ISBN 9781610650939. Argentine master Jorge Morel combines his years of experience of life in Cuba and Puerto Rico and acquaintances with great Latin musicians with his talent for guitar performance in composing this delightful extended dance for solo classic guitar. Written in separate standard notation and tablature editions within the same folio (13 pages each), Morel's Homage makes extensive use of the syncopated clave rhythm pattern and the anticipated attack of bass notes so typical of salsa music. The standard notation edition is carefully fingered for the left hand to facilitate performance, with only minimal suggestions for the right hand. Audio available online.

Mestizo is a piano piece inspired by the traditional ?Pasillo?, characteristic rhythm of the Colombian Andean region. This piece aims to exalt the romantic and also lively essence of this genre full of color and colonial charm. Mestizo receives its name from the syncretism of Spanish influence and genuinely Latin American colors. The form is given by the alternation of two main themes: one of melodic nature object of variations and the other of motivic construction for extension and development. The harmonic concept is given mainly by the inherent progressions of this autochthonous genre, however, the romantic language complemented by jazz sonorities are responsible for making the exaltation of this popular rhythm. Thus, Mestizo is a tribute to Colombia, its music, and its charm.

ISBN 9781610653091. Joel Pena, a professional musician with many years of experience, has created the definitive method book for those interested in taking up the unique instrument known as the Cuban tres or three-course guitar. This bilingual book/audio method addresses everything from appropriate string gauges to creating authentic Latin tumbaos or groove patterns. Beginners and experienced players alike will appreciate the book's logic as each section features diagrams and exercises in standard notation to help the student understand the concepts being presented at any given point. The book includes many musical examples from the tres repertoire, and the audio download available online, recorded by an authentic tresero, erases any doubts about performance style. Includes access to online audio.Joel Pena, ein professioneller Musiker mit langjahriger Erfahrung, hat das definitive Methodenbuch fur diejenigen erstellt, die sich fur das einzigartige Instrument interessieren, das als kubanische Tres oder Drei-Gange-Gitarre bekannt ist. Diese zweisprachige Buch- / Audiomethode adressiert alles von geeigneten Saitenstarken bis zur Erzeugung authentischer lateinamerikanischer Tumbaos oder Groove-Muster. Anfanger und erfahrene Spieler werden die Logik des Buches gleichermassen zu schatzen wissen, da jeder Abschnitt Diagramme und Ubungen in Standardnotation enthalt, um dem Schuler zu helfen, die Konzepte zu verstehen, die zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt prasentiert werden. Das Buch enthalt viele musikalische Beispiele aus dem Tres-Repertoire, und der online verfugbare Audio-Download, aufgenommen von einem authentischen Tresero, beseitigt alle Zweifel am Performance-Stil. Beinhaltet den Zugriff auf Online-Audio.

ISBN 9781609743970. The lullaby, a particular genre of song, is a gentle expression of intense emotion a caregiver uses to express boundless love to the child. The soothing melody of the lullaby sung from the motherICOs tender voice provides the infant with an inner feeling of peace and comfort. These love songs end up being the childICOs earliest memory of comfort and affection. The lullaby leaves such a lasting impression that it is recalled later in life and sung to subsequent generations for the same purposes for which it began. The lullabies in this collection are arranged for classic guitar solo (without vocals) in notation and tablature.

ISBN 9781513459370. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Choro is a popular instrumental-music tradition flourishing in Brazil and around the world. It preceded, influenced, and in turn was influenced by samba and bossa nova. Its repertory is vast, including thousands of choros composed by all manner of string, wind, keyboard, and percussion playersin addition to the guitar classics by Joao Pernambuco and Heitor Villa-Lobos.This landmark publication gives guitarists access to this seemingly endless repertory, empowering its readers to turn a choro written for any instrument into a convincing and idiomatic solo guitar arrangement. This process is taught through examples provided by Dr. Stephen Guerra, a versatile guitarist/composer intimately familiar with both classical and Brazilian guitar (violao brasileiro) as well as the choro idiom. This book is intended for both students of Brazilian guitar and classical guitarists seeking to add choros to their repertory and play them authentically. It includes: Original solo arrangements plus lead sheets and online recordings of 10 choros for the intermediate to advanced classic guitarist.Biographical and performance notes regarding the selected composers and compositions.Insightful suggestions for further reading, listening, and study. Extensive endnotes explaining arrangement choices, notation practice and influences. Dr. Guerra focuses on classics from the pioneering generation of choro composers culminating in the artistry of Joao Pernambuco, Pixinguinha, and Heitor Villa-Lobos; among others, these include compositions by choro pianists Chiquinha Gonzaga and Ernesto Nazareth, samba singer-composer Noel Rosa, choro bandleaders Joaquim Calado and Anacleto de Medeiros, and Brazils early flute virtuoso, Patapio Silva.Includes access to online audio.