ISBN 9781513459516. 8.75x11.75 inches.

This book presents selected studies by masterful 19th-century classical guitar composer Fernando Sor, arranged and edited for bass. Drawn from several of Sors collections of studies, this publication aims to provide electric bass players with material that is both didactic and enjoyable to play but could also be used in recital programs. A set of duets provides more advanced players with further study material. Written in standard notation and tablature.

Song List: Moderato Allegro Andante Allegretto Andantino Grazioso Allegro Moderato Adagio Seven Exercises In Syncopation Seventeen Duos Musette La Fileuse Tambourin Tambourin (2) Menuet Italien Prelude Gigue Gigue (2) Sarabande Menuets Rustic Dance Menuets (II) Menuets (III) Le Tourbillon Le Chasseur Le Sauteur Contrefeseur Andante Con Moto, Op.20 Poco Adagio Allegro, Op.74 Allegro Moderato, Op.74 Andante Grazioso Tempo Di Marcia Andante Ma Non Tanto, No.6, Op.59 Allemande Duett Larghetto Slow Air Bourree Gavotte Giga German Gavotte, No.3, Op.8 Vivement, No.6, Op.8 Menuet Italien, No.6, Op.8 Allegro Molto Fugato Minuet, Op.42, No.8 Adagio, Sonata VI, Op.5 Waltz Sonatine I, Op.96

Studies play an important role in musical instrument training. Gerhard Mantel's new edition 'Etuden uben' [Practising studies] (3 volumes) complements his previous successful book 'Cello uben' (ED 8714). The basics of cello technique are worked on in selected studies, with the focus being not only on the ability to learn a technically and musically oriented text within a reasonable time but also on the solution of certain problems typical of the cello. Vol. 1 covers aspects ranging from the orientation on the fingerboard via changes of position, vibrato and trills to changes of strings and double stops. Vol. 2 deals with fingerings, whole-bow stroke, dynamics, articulation and types of bowing, among others. The final volume contains studies on legato, arpeggios, chords, martellato, staccato, spiccato and changes of rhythm. The accompanying volume of commentaries (for all three volumes) describes in detail the methodological practising processes.

Selected Works by Matteo Carcassi features five pieces (plus one recomposed piece) by Italian guitarist and composer Matteo Carcassi. The melodic, harmonic and textural elements of these particular pieces foreshadow many features of his most famous work, 25 Progressive Studies, Op. 60. Score with tablature plus individual guitar part without tabs included for each title. (Each title also available separately, search item number below.)

Contents:

Siciliano, Op. 59, No 22 (S0.1015363)
Valse, Op. 11, No. 7 (S0.1041843)
Andantino Grazioso, Op. 59, No. 25 (S0.1021513)
Allegretto, Op. 5, No. 12 (S0.1015759)
Larghetto, Op.1, No. 2 and Larghetto recomposed (S0.1043249)

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German - English.

This volume is a compilation of exercises of various authors which have already been tried and tested in practice. The editor has added some new pieces of his own to the selection. The exercises are mainly aimed at the advanced player or beginner. Great importance has been attached to tonal quality, ties and slurs, rhythm and technique. In order to counteract the - unjustly - poor image of studies, the editor selected or wrote mainly studies which have a certain musical quality and encourage the player to improvise.

German - English - French.

In the compilation of this collection of studies, the author was moved principally by the desire to produce a work which would introduce the student gradually to all the problems of the piano technique, give him confidence and technical facilities, develop his pianistic gifts, and thus provide him with the technical and musical background to enable him to master the purely musical material without too great an effort. Studies are also useful in developing a musical sense, if played with taste and charm and not practiced in a dull and mechanical manner. The more gradually the technical difficulties are introduced, the more will be gained from these studies from the purely musical side. The majority of the studies in the first volume have been chosen purposely in the triad form, along with those in diatonic scales. Proceeding from the triad, the student is afforded to the opportunity of combining these exercises with his other musical studies. Ear training is given practical application by singing the triad to the syllables la or do mi sol (or bi gu la), and then playing it in different positions. Short verses of folk or children's songs within a range of five tones can also be played in the same way so that the transposition of the first exercises into other keys will no longer offer any great difficulties for an ordinary musical ear. In this way, the student is gradually introduced to the chromatic signs, tonally and technically, which makes it possible to use other keys than C major much earlier than usual, as is suggested in the present work. Attention should also be paid to dynamics. first awaken a sense of the contrast between loud and soft tones by practical illustration, which the student should then imitate on the instrument. He himself must decide if his tone corresponds to his musical intentions, which accustoms him from the start to listen critically to his own playing. In the first exercises, the right hand part in the original has been divided between both hands for pedagogic reasons, without altering the melodic line of the original. A number of studies have been transposed into other keys.

Dotzauer etudes have been part of the standard repertoire in cello lessons for generations. Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was among the major cellists and cello pedagogues of the 19th century and knew what makes a good etude: it should deal specifically with a certain technical problem and at the same time not be monotonous, but musically appealing. The cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Dresden Hofkapelle managed to do that in an exemplary manner. Our new edition of the 18 progressive etudes Op. 120 follows the original sources and contains the original text. While the Dotzauer etudes are usually only available in selected editions today, opus 120 is edited here in its entirety, as conceived by the composer himself. Notes on studying and on the performance practice (dynamics, vibrato, change of position, ornamentation, bowings) make the new edition an ideal reference edition for music lessons.