Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Op. 49, no. 4, by Johannes Brahms, arranged for solo guitar. Four progressive variations, from basic to intermediate, concluding with a 9/8 waltz. Includes 5-page score with tablature, plus 3-page guitar part without tab.

Three Preludes on Occitan Songs

The single download comprises of an Introduction with performers' notes, a score with TAB underneath (to aid with the DADGBD tuning) and a score with notes only.

In performance, the guitar is tuned DADGBD (with both strings 1 and 6 tuned to D).

Icomposed Three Preludes on Occitan Songsduring the years I spent living and working in South West France.
I hadthe pleasure of seeing Occitan bands performing at village festivals. The styleof music was coarse and rhythmic with lyrics telling timeless stories. I borrowed the mostsimple of melodic fragments and use them to create contemporary guitar workssuitable for concert performance.

The Cancion de Hialara translates as ?The Spinner?sSong?. In this, I have imitated the rustic drones of the hurdy-gurdies found inOccitan bands through the use of tremolo patterns.

Som Som is a lullaby. This melody isfamiliar to many cultures across Europe and beyond.

L� NostreAse translatesas ?Our Donkey?. It is a comic song which tells of the antics of a stubbornrustic animal. Players should enjoy the hemiola rhythms where 3/4 is set again6/8.

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This cancause some difficulty in reading. Also, to take advantage of the sonority ofthe instrument when tuned this way, the unusual playing positions and fingeringare critical. It is for these reasons that I have provided the score in justnotes but also with notes and tablature below.

Thankyou and I hope you enjoy Three Preludes on Occitan Songs.

Heno Heno Hen Blant Bach (Tonight, Tonight My Little Child) is a beautiful, traditional Welsh lullaby.

A film of the arranger performing the work can be viewed here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYHqMz6d7v0

This arrangement is perfect for concert repertoire. The arrangement is presented in a number of harmonisations and uses a range of guitar techniques including right-hand and left-hand harmonics.

Heno Heno Hen Blant Bach is the final item on the solo guitar album Les Cerisiers available at all digital download sites and at www.danjonesguitarist.com

Lullaby (Cradle Song Wiegenlied op. 49, No. 4), by Johannes Brahms, is a lied (art song) for voice and piano which was first published in 1868. It is one of the composer's most popular songs. The cradle song was dedicated to Brahms's friend, Bertha Faber, on the occasion of the birth of her second son and was first performed in public on 22 December 1869 in Vienna.
Guitar solo. With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
Guitar in drop D tuning (low E to D).
Easy to early Intermediate.
With standard notation and tablature (TAB).
Pages: One (1) page 1' min.

ISBN 9781609743970. The lullaby, a particular genre of song, is a gentle expression of intense emotion a caregiver uses to express boundless love to the child. The soothing melody of the lullaby sung from the motherICOs tender voice provides the infant with an inner feeling of peace and comfort. These love songs end up being the childICOs earliest memory of comfort and affection. The lullaby leaves such a lasting impression that it is recalled later in life and sung to subsequent generations for the same purposes for which it began. The lullabies in this collection are arranged for classic guitar solo (without vocals) in notation and tablature.