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

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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.

NEW REVISED EDITION - NOW AVAILABLE! Our edition of Sor's Complete Studies is the definitive edition, newly revised. The musical text shows the original texts and the editor's suggestions. Full commentaries and historical notes are provided with several illustrations. Cannot be too highly recommended.

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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.

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.

An Hour with the Guitar presents a careful selection of the most beautiful pieces of guitar literature. All the names familiar to every professional and amateur guitarist - Aguado, Carulli, Carcassi, Coste, Giuliani, Sor, and many more - are represented in this collection and ensure much stimulating variety. These pieces, with grades of difficulty progressing from very easy to moderately difficult, will give not only the beginner but also the advanced guitarist some valuable material for this teaching, entertainment and performance. Except for a few very beautiful studies, dry exercises habe been avoided in this book in the hope that every guitarist will use it for his hour of relaxation.

Boureé in Twelve Keys is a harmonic and technical study for classical guitar based on transpositions of Johann Sebastian Bach's Boureé from Suite in E minor (BWV 996). Boureé in Twelve Keys presents 12 versions of the original piece, each in a different minor key, transporting the performer through the circle of fifths. An excellent resource for sight reading or for practice working in a particular key, the realization of each transposition poses unique challenges and leads the player to explore a range of possibilities for the guitar. Includes the original piece plus eleven transpositions with suggested fingerings and string designations. Note: Retuning required for two of the studies (6=D or 6=D# for the keys of D and D# minor). Some transpositions have been modified slightly to accommodate the range of the guitar.

ISBN 9781619117266.

This book of triadic concepts is as much for the ears as it is for the hands. Playing harmonized scales in triadic form is very helpful for the progressing guitarist. By working through these exercises, the guitarist will learn the harmonic sound of each key and develop a strong sense of melodic and harmonic voice leading. These studies contain interesting melodic content and are very fun to play. The keys are presented in tonic major and tonic minor rather than tonic major and relative minor. This is the second book in Mel Bay's Achieving Guitar Artistry series and follows the initial Linear Etudes text. Readers should develop a routine of practicing one key per day for the best results. Mastery of this book will do much to enhance the guitarist's sense of voice leading, note reading and improvising.

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.

This anthology contains 40 miniatures (studies, character pieces, caprices, etc.) from the classical and Romantic eras through to the 20th century, all of which are original compositions. The charming little pieces are little masterpieces by well-known composers such as Sor, Aguado and Barrios. While most of the pieces are from the catalogue of the renowned publisher of guitar music Chanterelle. The selected pieces are of medium difficulty and technically not hard to play. They are ideal for music lessons, performances and private music-making and also wonderful as encores. This edition contains a detailed English preface with performance instructions for each individual piece.

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This volume brings together what is known of Aguado's life, and gives full details about the publication of his music. It also includes the full text of Jose Romanillos' article "Dionisio Aguado - the man". Also included are the following two publications: The Coleccion de Estudios of 1820, which contains 46 studies and an explanatory text. Aguado's earliest known work, it is the fruit of his intensive study of the guitar in Spain. It was previously thought lost and has only recently come to light. The Nuevo Metodo de Guitarra, opus 6, which is a much simpler method than the elaborate one which Aguado had previously published. It consists of 70 pages, with short musical passages and explanatory text. This is Volume 1 of the Complete Works of Dionisio Aguado.

ISBN 9781619110601. This is an anthology of beautiful easy-to-moderate level pieces by 19th century masters of the guitar: Dionisio Aguado, Antonio Cano, Federico Cano, Matteo Carcassi, Fernando Sor, and Francisco Terrega, adapted for a modern right-hand technique that includes the little finger. German Professor of Guitar Leonhard Beck has compiled this collection with the assistance of Charles Postlewate, pioneer of the use of the right hand little finger. It shows the advantage of using the little finger in the playing of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics for speed, accuracy, strength and balance. These studies make good repertoire pieces for the beginning guitarist or for the advanced guitarist who wishes to add the little finger to an already-developed right-hand technique. They are graded in three levels of Easy (7 studies), Easy-Intermediate (9 studies) and Intermediate (11 studies) for the progressive development of the right hand. An ideal companion to MB98710 - Right Hand Studies for Five Fingers: Using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics by Charles Postlewate. Standard notation only.

ISBN 9781609741563. The Guitar Lessons of Julio Sagreras are among the most universally used collections of guitar music and represent a milestone in guitar didactic literature. The original six lesson books, along with the book Advanced Technique, were an immediate success on their introduction and remain so today. This edition brings together under one cover Lesson Books Four, Five, and Six as well as Sagreras's Advanced Technique volume. The studies in each book are carefully fingered and graded. They are charming, melodious and extremely effective in the classroom. They are also an ideal introduction to classical guitar playing and also to Latin American guitar music. Some of the later studies are appropriate as concert repertoire. This text is in English and Spanish, with French and German translations in an appendix at the back of the book.

ISBN 9781609746797. This book is a collection of studies and exercises designed to help the student develop right-hand technique. The first sections deal with the basic skills of rest and free stroke, finger alternation, and arpeggios; developing flexibility and efficiency in right-hand movements. Later sections deal with the more advanced techniques of timbre production, pizzicato, right-hand harmonics, and tremolo. Most of the study pieces have been selected from the great body of classical guitar music. A few have been adapted from other sources such as keyboard and cello.

ISBN 9781619119314.

Mastering the Classical Guitar Book 2B is the fourth book in a carefully graduated method series that uses a broad spectrum of technical exercises, music theory, chord studies, and repertoire to provide a solid technical foundation for the beginning to advanced-intermediate classical guitar student. This book is appropriate for students who have completed Books 1A, 1B and 2A and can read standard notation in the first and second positions. The book is written in three sections: Progressive Studies and Pieces, Technical Exercises, and Chords and Chord Progressions. Tips on how to integrate the three sections are given throughout the book. Mastering the Classical Guitar Book 2B introduces: notes on the second string, ascending and descending slurs, ornamentation, polyphony, and playing in the third and fifth positions. The bookas chord studies venture into new territory of seventh chords and jazz chord progressions. Teachers will welcome the generous number of attractive intermediate-level recital pieces by Aguado, Carulli, Carcassi, Coste, Giuliani, Mertz, Sor, and Tarrega. Written in standard notation only. Includes access to online audio.