ISBN 9781619117983.

Romantic Arias for Classical GuitarA is a collection of the worlds most beloved songs from the world of opera.A A An aria is a song performed during an opera that listeners are the most familiar with. These AC/a!Apop songs of opera" provide an entry point for those unfamiliar with the opera repertoire, considered by many as the most expressive genre of western music. For those who are familiar with the world of opera, you will recognize the selections here as the arias most beloved by millions of listeners around the world.This project, a labor of love by master guitarist Steve Eckels, contains the most famous melodies by composers Verdi and Puccini including the great operasA La Traviata,A Madame Butterfly,A La BohA"me,A Turandot,A Nabucco,A Tosca, andA Rigoletto. Also included are MassenetsA Meditation, DelibesA Flower Duet, OffenbachsA Barcarolle,A BizetsA HabaneraA and others. The pieces have been arranged for recreational or concert guitarists, and have been meticulously fingered and engraved for ease of learning. The author has also provided music reading warm-ups to assist in learning the pieces. Eckels performances of all the arrangements on YouTube will provide an aid in familiarizing yourself with the most beloved songs ever written.A Includes access to online audio.

This is a beautiful, tender and heartfelt, finger-style guitar solo (ballad), exactly as performed by The Candlelight Guitarist on the album "Sunflower Serenity." As with other Candlelight Guitarist pieces, it seamlessly blends romantic popular, folk, classical and jazz styles. Written in both standard notation and TAB, it's for a strong intermediate level finger-style player (budding-into-more advanced), comfortable playing up to 12th position, with capable finger-style abilities (either classical or strong folk technique). Hear Brad's original recording at https://youtu.be/5wIn_Z5iuQA

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ABOUT: Bradley Powell (aka The Candlelight Guitarist) began guitar at age ten, inspired by The Beatles. At 15, he became a protégé of jazz guitarist Joe Pass, and later studied classical guitar under Vincent Macaluso and at California State University, Northridge under Ronald Purcell, with a master class under Andrés Segovia. Brad was featured performing Gerald Wilson's Sonata for Guitar and Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, with the composer conducting. Brad was mentored in composition by David Rose (composer for "Little House on the Prairie"). Brad has composed music for TV, including Hill Street Blues and The 'A' Team, working with Mi

45 New Classical Guitar Arrangements in Open D Tuning

Theclassical guitar book in open D guitar tuning presents a new, and I think, additionalway of approaching classical guitar repertoire. Tuning to an open chord, in this case, DADF#AD can have itsbenefits. The most obvious is that amajor chord can be played with a single finger, or in the key of D, with openstrings.

Everyattempt has been made to keep true to the original manuscripts, butoccasionally the tune is transposed from the original, or the odd note has beenaltered to make the pieces playable. Ihave kept the arrangements primarily in the keys of D, G or A to take fulladvantage of the open strings in D tuning. In short, this book may not be for the classical guitar purist butdoes expand the repertoire that is lacking with open tunings.

There is agood selection of graded pieces from prominent classical guitar composers like Aguado,Sor, Giuliani, Carcassi and Carulli, plus other well-known works by Bach, Dowland,Satie, Beethoven, de Visee, Diabelli, Grieg, Haydn, O?Carolan, Pachelbel,Paganini, Petzold, Sanz, Schumann and Vivaldi.

I also adapted24 of the Giuliani right-hand exercises, major and minor scales and arpeggios, plusfretboard charts to further develop your knowledge and technique in Open D. Each piece has notation, tablature in Open Dtuning, right- and left-hand fingerings, and performance markings. Audio tracks online.

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Composed by Camile Saint-Saëns.

Arranged by Ian Deterling, published by Deterling Music.

This advanced arrangement is perfect for the guitar ensemble that seeks a challenge. This arrangement captures the essence of the original orchestral work while enhancing the music?s effectiveness by assuring all parts are arranged idiomatically.

The preview recording was performed on electric guitars, and the preview video uses a midi mockup from a Eastwest Quantum Leap sound library.

Guitars 1-4, Bass Guitar

Score and set of parts - 61 pages.

"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional English ballad that hangs in some versions at least upon a possible visit by an unidentified person (the "third party") to the Yorkshire town of Scarborough.
The song implies the tale of a man who instructs the third party to tell his former love, who lives in said fair town, to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making for him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she were to complete these tasks he would take her back into his affections. Often the song is sung as a duet, with the woman then giving her sometime lover a series of equally impossible tasks, promising to give him his seamless shirt once he has finished.

Here is a version for Guitar trio with standard guitar notation and tablature. 9 pages all Gtrs, 3 pages Gtr1, 3 pages Gtr2, 3 pages Gtr3 - total 18 pages in landscape page format for easier interpreting.
With downlaodable mp3 for audio help.
Guitar 3 easy to early intemrediate, Guitar 1 and 2 (which plays the melody) easy.

Claude Antoine Jean Georges Napoleon Coste was a virtuoso guitarist (27 June 1805 ? 17 February 1883) and Fernando Sor's student. He wrote many works for Classical guitar.
Melancholy is an early intermediate work in E minor, E major and C# minor keys, for Classical Guitar solo (or fingerstyle with nylon strings guitar).
With standard notation and Tablature, with downloadable simple mp3 for audio help.
Two pages, Early Intermediate, 3:10' min.

Paganini's dazzling Caprice No. 24 has been a favorite for guitarists but staying true to the original violin version has always been a challenge. Dr. Emre has arranged this quintessential piece of romantic repertoire making sure it can be performed with ease and faithfully to the original composition. If you?ve always wanted to include it in your repertoire, you?ll definitely want to check out our version.

Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani (27 July 1781 ? 8 May 1829) was an Italian guitarist, cellist, singer, and composer. He was a leading guitar virtuoso of the early 19th century.
This is the eighth of the set of 16 easy and pleasant duets for flute and guitar composed by Mauro Giulani at 1810.
For Flute and guitar duet.
With downloadable mp3's for audio help (with both the Flute and guitar and one with guitar only for practicing the Flute). With guitar tablature.
Pages: Four pages (1 page both Flute and guitar, 1 page Flute part, 1 page guitar part, 1 page guitar with guitar tablature part), 1:15' min.

Romantic Baroque Guitar, selected music by Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello (ca. 1690, Bologna - 4 October 1758, Stuttgart).

For Guitar solo.
With finger position suggestions.
With standard notation and tablature.
With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
Early intermediate.
Entree 1 page 2 min, Menuet 1 page 1:25 min, Siciliana 1 page 3 min, Gigue 2 pages 2:15 min.
Pages: Six pages (1 page cover, 5 pages music score).

Original guitar piece composed by Alfred, classical guitarist for 57 years and composing more than 40 years.
Education:
Masterclasses, with David Russell, Thu Le, Manuel Barrueco, Ricardo Gallen, Bertha Rojas, Roland Dyens a.o.
Favourite composers: J.S.Bach, Joaquin Rodrigo, Manuel de Falla,Enrique Granados, a.o.

Romantic Guitar, by Carl Czerny (1791-1857), Leopold Kozeluch (1747-1818), Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812).
For Classical Guitar solo (or acoustic Guitar with nylon strings, fingerstyle).

With tablature.
With simple downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
Three works arranged from romantic Piano solo to Guitar solo :
1. Romance by Czerny 2 pages,1;30 min, early Intermediate.
2. Canzonetta by Dussek 2 pages, 2' min, early Intermediate to Intermediate.
3. Romance by Kozeluch 1 page, 0:50' min, early Intermediate.

Solo Classical Guitar Arrangement For Raindrop Prelude (Op. 28 No.15) By F. Chopin .

Edward Alexander MacDowell (December 18, 1860 ? January 23, 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, "To a Wild Rose".
Here is an arrangement for classical Guitar solo early intermediate to intermediate.
With tablature, 25 bars, 2' min, with downloadable mp3 for audio help.

A 19th century set of selected Guitar solos first plublished 1900, transcribed from tablature Guitar to standard notation Guitar.
For Guitar solo.
With Guitar tablature. With finger position suggestions. With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Valse: Early intermediate, 2 pages, 1:40' min.
Polka: Early intermediate, 3 pages, 2:10' min.
Mazurka: Early intermediate, 2 pages, 1:36' min.
Scottisch: Intermediate, 2 pages, 2' min.
Habanera: Early intermediate, 3 pages, 2:35' min.
Paso Doble: Early intermediate to Intermediate, 2 pages, 2:20' min.
Tango: Early intermediate to Intermediate, 2 pages, 2:20' min.
Balance melodia Portuguesa: Early Intermediate, 2 pages, 1:25' min.
Spanish folklore: Intermediate, 3 pages, 1:40' min.
El Campesino Allegre (Robert Schumann): Intermediate to late intermediate, 1 page, 1 min'.

Originally written for cello, Le Cygne (the Swan) from Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals), is perhaps the best-known piece by Camille Saint-Saens and ranks among the best-known cello pieces in the music world. With its flowing melody and chromatic harmony, this easy arrangement for guitar introduces the beginner/intermediate student to French romantic music of the late 19th century.

Includes 2-page score with tablature, plus 1-page guitar part without tab.

Seven selected Opera themes for Guitar solo.
Romance de Nadir is extract of Act I \'Je crois entendre\' (I Hear as in a Dream) from the opera \'Les pêcheurs de perles\' (The Pearl Fishers), by the French composer Georges Bizet, first premiered on 30 September 1863. Easy to Early intermediate, 1:45\'min. Two (2) pages.
Rinaldo is an opera by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), composed in 1711, and was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. Here is an arrangement of the popular piece Lascia ch\'io pianga (Almirena act 2) for Classical Guitar. Easy to Early Intermediate, 2:09\' min. Three (3) pages.
Casta Diva (Norma - Cavatina) theme by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835). Intermediate Guitar, 36 bars. Two (2) pages.
Mattinata (morning), is a well-known work by Ruggero Leoncavallo (23 April 1857 ? 9 August 1919, an Italian opera composer. Early Intermediate. 1:30 min. Two (2) pages.
O mio babbino caro (\"Oh my dear daddy\") is a soprano aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. The aria was first performed on 14 December 1918 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Early Intermediate. 1:18 min. Two (2) pages.
O Sole Mio is a Neapolitan song written in 1898 by Eduardo di Capua (1865 -1917). O sole mio translates literally as \"my sunshine\". Easy to early Intermediate,1:20 min. Two (2) pages.
Habanera by Georges Bizet from opera comique Carmen.
Guitar in drop D tuning (low E to D). Intermediate. 1:29 min.Two (2) pages.

With Tablature. With downloadable mp3 just for audio help.
Total: 15 pages.

A beautiful arrangement of the Christina Perri song A Thousand Years for solo violin with a lovely soft finger-picking guitar accompaniment perfect for a wedding ceremony or other events needing soft romantic music.

The violin part suits an intermediate player; the guitar part, with TAB included, suits an intermediate finger-picking or classical guitarist.

The Blue Danube ( "by the Beautiful Blue Danube"), is a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866.
For Classical Guitar solo (or acoustic guitar with nylon strings and fingerstyle).

With tablature. With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Early Intermediate to Intermediate. Pages: 4 pages, 2:20' min.

Baroque suite I by Ludovico Roncalli (1654?1713) arranged for classical Guitar solo.
This is the first suite from the set of 9 suites published in 1692 by the name "Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola ("Harmonic caprices for the Spanish guitar").
Contents:
Gavotta 1:00 min easy, 1 page
Sarabanda 1:27 min easy, 1 page
Preludio 1:00 min easy, 2 pages
Gigue 1:25 min early intermediate, 2 pages
Alemanda 1:35 min early intermediate, 2 pages
Corrente 0:52 min early intermediate. 2 pages

11 pages (10 pages guitar score 1 page cover)
This edition is with standard guitar notation and tablature and downloadable mp3 for audio help.

Fantasia (WSW 9) by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (12 October 1687-16 October 1750) German composer and lutenist.

For Guitar solo (Classical or acoustic fingerstyle).
With Guitar tablature. With finger position suggestions.
With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Intermediate, 3:10' min.
Pages: 3 pages.

Isn't It Romantic? arranged for jazz guitar. This chord melody arrangement features re-harmonizations, walking bass lines, chord extensions and substitutions, chord/single line fills and embellishments. Includes 5-page score with chord symbols and tablature.

The Easy Winners is of the most popular ragtime works by Scott Joplin (1868 ? April 1, 1917) .
Guitar solo (fingerstyle) Classical or Acoustic.
With standard notation and tablature.
With downloadable mp3 for audio help.
Five (5) pages, 4:45' min. Intermediate to advanced intermediate.