Item Number: S9.Q49597

Costes 25 Etudes de genre opus 38 and 6 studies from the Method de Guitare by Fernando Sor are standard repertoire for solo guitar.

Inspired by Toru Takemitsu and Leo Brouwer, Eight Octatonic Studies features eight short studies for classical or electric guitar. Each study explores the expressive potential of a single octatonic collection (also referred to as an octatonic scale or diminished scale).

Studies I, IV and VI feature ostinato patterns that support evocative melodies. Study II is an exercise in octatonic counterpoint and imitation. Studies III and VII feature octatonic scalar motives punctuated by dyads and seventh chords. Study V simulates a tonal context, implying the key of D flat major. Finally, Study VIII explores the intervallic relationships inherent in an octatonic collection. Includes preface, 9 pages sheet music

English.

This edition presents all Schulz's known studies, and they demonstrate the composer at his best. Many of the studies are technically demanding, often with focus on specific and sometimes unusual techniques or right-hand fingerings. They also have a rich harmonic language, thus displaying an instrumental and compositional proficiency beyond that of the average guitarist at the time. In quality the Schulz studies may be compared to those by Giulio Regondi.