ISBN 9781609746599.

This is the first compilation of guitar music specifically composed for right-hand technique that includes the little finger. The 57 compositions include original pieces in the Easy-Intermediate to Intermediate -Advanced levels by renowned guitarist/composers from Europe, North America, South America and the Caribbean. Music by Ernesto Cordero, Carlos Dorado, Jim Ferguson, David Flynn, Gerald Garcia, John Hall, Ricardo Iznaola, James Lentini, John Oliver, Charles Postlewate, Mirko Schrader, Burkhard Buck Wolters and Luis Zea show the advantages of a five-finger technique in the playing of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics. They also show the advantages of using the little finger for speed, accuracy, strength and balance. All of these compositions are edited and fingered by Postlewate, pioneer in the use of a five-finger technique. This book is a companion to Anthology of Nineteenth Century Guitar Studies for Five Fingers of the Right Hand (MB21153), compiled and fingered by Leonhard Beck and edited by Charles Postlewate. Standard notation only. In English and Spanish.

This volume contains everything needed for guitar lessons: 58 easy original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi, but also easy-to-play arrangements of classical music from the fields of orchestral music, chamber music or opera. Among them are themes from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Mozart's Magic Flute, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 or Verdi's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. It is this volume's concern to make classical masterpieces of concert literature accessible to children by means of such rather easy arrangements and make them enjoy classical music.

This volume contains everything needed for guitar lessons: 58 easy original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi, but also easy-to-play arrangements of classical music from the fields of orchestral music, chamber music or opera. Among them are themes from Vivaldi's Four Seasons, from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks, Mozart's Magic Flute, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 or Verdi's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. It is this volume's concern to make classical masterpieces of concert literature accessible to children by means of such rather easy arrangements and make them enjoy classical music.

My idea of developing music from Richard of Gloucester's monologue 'Now is the winter of our discontent', and of generating more music from that material, was conceived during the 1960s. Ten years later it took a more concrete form, when Julian Bream suggested to me that I should write a substanial new guitar work for him. More time went by, and only having finished 'We Come to the River' could I begin to realise our plan. Then began a collaboration with the instrumentalist that went through various phases, from which I gained a more profound knowledge of the technicalities and of the sound-world of the guitar. I would even go so far as to say that this collaboration gave me a new concept of how to write for an instrument with a rich tradition. The guitar is a 'knowing' or 'knowledgeable' instrument, with many limitations but also many unexplored spaces and depths within these limits. It possesses a richness of sound capable of embracing everything one might find in a gigantic contemporary orchestra. but one has to start from silence in order to notice this: one has to pause, and completely exclude noise.
The dramatis personae of this piece enter through the sound of the guitar as if it were curtain. Through masks, voices and gestures, they speak to us of great passion, of tenderness, sadness and comedy: strange events in people's lives. Into this, the whispering voices of spirits are mingled. The epilogue is spoken by Oberon, pacified and reconciled, as though Nature had been subjected to Man.
- Hans Werner Henze.

Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians.
Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary solo instruments to orchestra, well-known pieces to interesting rarities and includes about twenty of Schott's acknowledged and well-established instrumental series such as Guitar-Archive, Violin Library, Il Flauto Traverso and Original Music for Recorder.
Edition Schott publications share the highest production values and a distinct house style with clear notations, practical page-turns and high-quality paper.
Edition Schott maintains and extends the internationally recognized tradition of excellence and reliability established in 1770 by Schott Music.

'Comme un voyage' is a series of ten solo pieces inspired by Oriental music, tango as well as by Baroque, Celtic and Romantic music. It is particularly suitable for pupils as it makes increasing technical and musical demands while taking them on a journey through various kinds of musical styles: From 'L'oasis', an Orientally inspired piece with drone bass, via 'Cordoba', a tango with complementary themes, and 'Melodie celtique', a piece with a Breton touch, to the romantic and longing 'Romance' or 'Etude romantique', a piece of arpeggios. Great complementary material for music teaching.

A slow waltz, a romance with Iberian colour, a Baroque dance and 'Pensees andalouses' with its Spanish and dance-like atmosphere carry you away to the musical world of 'Reveries'. The four pieces for solo guitar by Laurent Meneret (*1963) deal with different musical and technical aspects enabling the guitar player to discover different styles, colours and ways of playing. A rewarding addition to the modern guitar repertoire for performances and advanced lessons.

This collection of 55 well-known masterpieces of classical music offers arrangements that are well suited to the guitar, while remaining as faithful as possible to the original setting. This includes widely known classical melodies through to South American tangos - music for entertainment that suits the guitar particularly well. Some historical arrangements by prominent musicians of their time such as Mertz, Coste and Tarrega are a valuable addition to this collection. .
This collection is a treasure trove for tuition purposes, concert performance and just for fun, with pieces presented in order of increasing difficulty.

English.

A selection of the most important guitar studies by Aguado, Cano, Carcassi, Coste Giuliano, Sor and others for advanced guitarists, with fingerings and information on how to study the works. Each study deals with certain technical and musical problems so that all important issues of guitar technique are treated in this volume. The chapters are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. All technical issues are clearly listed in the table of contents to help both the player and the teacher to find what they are looking for.

English ? German.

For use in lessons or for your first concert performances - Easy Concert Pieces for Guitar contains easy and well known solo pieces carefully selected according to technical and musical demands: Volume 1 Easy, Volume 2 Intermediate. Besides original guitar pieces by Aguado, Mertz, Diabelli, Carulli, Sor or Carcassi there are readily playable arrangements of classical masterpieces such as Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", Handel's "Firework Music", Mozart's "Magic Flute" or Verdi's "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves". These arrangements are designed to give access to masterpieces of the concert repertoire and to promote enjoyment of classical music. With recordings of all pieces for download.

'Mozart for Guitar' is the second volume in the Schott Composers' series which makes the most famous masterpieces accessible to guitar players thanks to special arrangements for the guitar. Pupils, students and music lovers are of course interested in getting to know better both original guitar music and famous works and their music. The guitar moves the music into a tonal area which gives the music a rather intimate and sometimes dreamy character. The ideal album for guitar-playing Mozart lovers!

English - French - German.

The second volume of this anthology series contains 25 original works by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, transcribed for guitar by co-author Stuart Willis. Including pieces by Corbetta, Falkenhagen, Gallot and Weiss, amongst others, it offers a wide stylistic range of works, many of which are rarely available. The collection is suitable for students of c.4-5 years of playing experience, or those of grades 3-4 level (UK and Commonwealth). The book also includes composer biographies and teaching notes on each of the pieces.

Also available:

Baroque Guitar Anthology:
Vol 1 - ED 13357
Vol 3 - ED 13446
Vol 4 - ED 13489
Romantic Guitar Anthology:
Vol 1 - ED 13110
Vol 2 - ED 13111
Vol 3 - ED 13112
Vol 4 - ED 13113



BAROQUE GUITAR ANTHOLOGIES - press reviews

This is a significant contribution to Baroque literature... teacher and student are the lucky beneficiaries of this great collection. Jens, Stuart and Schott are all to be congratulated. - COLIN TOMMIS, EUROPEAN GUITAR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

English - French - German.

The third volume is the latest addition to the Baroque Guitar Anthology series and contains 16 original works by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries, transcribed for guitar by co-author Stuart Willis.

Including pieces by Weiss, de Visee, Hagen and Daube amongst others, it presents a carefully selected range of work, and, as with the other volumes in the series, is ideal for any players interested in gaining an insight into the richness and variety of the Baroque guitar and lute repertoire.

The book contains composer biographies and teaching notes on all of the works.

Suitable for students of ca. 6-7 years of playing experience, or those of grades 5-6 level.

Also available:

Baroque Guitar Anthology:
Vol 1 - ED 13357
Vol 2 - ED 13437
Vol 4 - ED 13489
Romantic Guitar Anthology:
Vol 1 - ED 13110
Vol 2 .- ED 13111
Vol 3 - ED 13112
Vol 4 - ED 13113



BAROQUE GUITAR ANTHOLOGIES - press reviews

This is a significant contribution to Baroque literature... teacher and student are the lucky beneficiaries of this great collection. Jens, Stuart and Schott are all to be congratulated. - COLIN TOMMIS, EUROPEAN GUITAR TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Digital publication of the piece found in the following print music collection: Best of Guitar Classics - 50 Famous Concert Pieces.

Digital publication of the piece found in the following print music collection: Asturias - 55 Classical Masterpieces from 5 Centuries.

Digital publication of the piece found in the following print music collection: Asturias - 55 Classical Masterpieces from 5 Centuries.

German - English.

This collection contains pieces of varying degrees of difficulty (easy to moderate) from three centuries of music. .It includes several enchanting and little-known miniatures which, as a collection, should be a welcome addition to the advanced guitar repertoire, both for tuition purposes and concert performance.

The advantages of Bach's music are that it is universal and to a certain extent independent of the instruments for which it was composed. His music is structured in such a brilliant and clear manner that it sounds good on any instrument. These compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach definitely are some of his best-known works and very popular. Therefore, also guitarists will certainly appreciate to be able to play this magnificent music on their instrument. All pieces are easy to play on the guitar and a valuable addition to the teaching and concert repertoire.

English * French * German.

English Folk Tunes contains 28 original arrangements of traditional and contemporary tunes including ballads, sea shanties, and carols. Most of the pieces are arranged for solo guitar, with several also offered as trios and with accompaniments. Experienced folk guitarist, and author of Scottish Folk Tunes for Guitar (ED 13359) Hugh Burns provides notes on all of the pieces, as well as playing tips, and technical advice. The volume includes recordings of all tunes in MP3 files for download performed by Hugh Burns. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.

English - German.


Classical guitarist, and author of the Schott Guitar Anthology Series, Jens Franke presents the first published edition of these studies by the Catalan guitarist, composer and teacher.

Michael Tippett changed the order of the movements after the fist performances and recordings. . The 2008 Edition Schott reprint of this work now has the movements in the correct playing order along with .corrections to the score of several mistakes which were previously highlighted with .an errata list.

Only few original manuscripts of Barrios' compositions (about 300) have survived, but fortunately he made more than 30 sound recordings. Containing 18 concert pieces by Agustin Barrios-Mangore, this edition is the result of listening to sound recordings of the composer and of the experience of the arranger, R. Burley, with this music in concert performances.

The Spanish guitarist Narciso Yepes (1927-1997) was one of the great masters of his instrument and was regarded as the greatest guitarist of Spain, apart from André.s Segovia and Emilio Pujol. Pupil of Vicente Asensio, he had a strong connection with the flamenco. in 1947, Yepes made the breakthrough with the performance of Joaquí.n Rodrigo's 'Concierto de Aranjuez'. As a composer, Yepes was internationally recognised because of his film music of 'Jeux interdits' (René. Clé.ment, 1952). Yepes added numerous transcriptions to the repertoire of the acoustic guitar. The newly compiled anthology contains the most beautiful pieces from the repertoire of this brilliant virtuoso.