Par HOLENKO JOHN. La plupart de la musique dans ce livre vient d'éditions ou des manuscrits de l'Angleterre dans les années 1500 fin. Il y a aussi quelques pièces français. La cistre était populaire en Italie, en Angleterre et en France. Hormis les divers ajustements apportés, il y a deux principaux types d'instruments étant joués pendant les XVIe et XVIIe siècles : le cours de 4 (quatre ensembles de chaînes doublées) et le cistre 6 cours avec plusieurs éditions de musique pour aller de pair avec les deux. Les pièces I ont choisi pour ce livre ont été écrits pour l'instrument de 4 plats et entrent dans trois catégories principales : dansent de la musique, des arrangements de la chanson et des pièces libres. Les pièces libres sont essentiellement des préludes qui explorent la gamme mélodique de l'instrument. Comme le titre l'indique, ces pièces peuvent être joués très librement et ne doivent pas avoir un tempo très strict. Les morceaux de danse ne sont pas vraiment destinées à être dansé à, mais plutôt prendre leur forme et leur rythme des danses de la Cour populaire de l'époque. Ces peut être joué avec un large éventail de tempo globale, mais une fois un tempo i... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Recueil / Mandoline

The octave mandolin is valued for its rich tone and wide range of potential use in a variety of musical settings. This book contains 27 easy to intermediate pieces from the Baroque era that have been carefully chosen and arranged to benefit from the longer scale and deeper voice of the big mandolin.The music is presented in both standard notation and tablature, making it easily playable on the mandocello, mandola or standard mandolin. Thirteen composers are represented, including six pieces by J. S. Bach, four by G. F. Handel and three by G. P. Telemann.

Arranged For Mandolin. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach's solo violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature is included throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning these pieces in the mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for violin. As a result, Bach's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the mandolin. Also, as solo works they are a useful addition to anyone's performingrepertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for mandolinists. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach 's solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for Mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature isincluded throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning thesepieces in the Mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for Violin. As a result, Bach 's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the Mandolin. Also, as solo works theyare a useful addition to anyone's performing repertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building Mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach SoloSonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for Mandolinists./ Recueil / Mandoline

A generous anthology of Celtic melodies collated and presented by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh and arranged for the Mandolin. From Cremonea to Planxty Burke every tune includes performance notes and historical information. Guitar chord symbols are provided to guide your accompaniments and a full CD of examples is included featuring Angelina Galashenkova-Reed playing the Mandolin. Melodies are provided in both notation and tablature.

These 12 Divertimentos were published in 1759 by the prominent Scottish composer James Oswald. These pieces were originally composed for the popular wire-strung cittern known then as the 'guittar'. Thebody of work was intended to help meet the demand for easy to intermediate solo guittar music. Oswald's 12 Divertimentos have been arranged here by John Goodin for the modern Mandolin inboth standard notation and tablature each piece includes three or four short movements full of pleasant melodies and interesting ideas. Whereas the original compositions were published in the key native to the guittar tuning (anopen C major chord) this book offers the music in a variety of Mandolin-friendly keys. These transpositions adhere to Oswald's original intent that the music be easy to play and pleasant to hear. While suitablefor teaching and performance these divertimentos are above all fun and satisfying to study and play.

Learn 12 MORE great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards (see song list below left) in the style of Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Just like with the original set you'll playalong with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords comping and melodies then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practicebasic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops each at their own individual learning pace. You'll learn moveable closed position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swingmandolin comp. We've also included information on basic chord substitution along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician. You'll alsoexplore some basic chord melody passages! But we've added more: Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II has downloadable bonus music lyrics TAB and MP3s! Book/CD set Includes standard notation tablature chord diagrams lyrics playing tips and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you???ll hear the melody played on mandolin at a slow speed with just guitar backup then it's repeated at regular speed with theband. The back up band is a classic 'Hot Club'- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars string bass plus a rhythm mandolin so mandolinists can hear just how the Gypsy Swing comp sounds on mandolin. On this mandolinversion of Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II for Mandolin all the leads are played on mandolin. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. Songs may be repeated at slow or regular speed as many times asyou wish in order to perfect phrases melodies and solos in a band context.

This handy case-sized book is packed full of useful information and tips for Mandolin players of any experience level. Clear musical examples in standard notation and Mandolin tablature are included along with diagrams photosand cartoons. Topics covered include left/right hand technique chords practice theory traditional music improvisation posture instrument care and accessories. An ideal gift for any Mandolin player.

The fun and easy way to learn to play the mandolinThe newest addition to the highly successful Dummies instrument-instruction line Mandolin For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction on learning to play the mandolin. Following the time-tested Dummies format Mandolin For Dummies provides a level of content and instruction greater than anything currentlyavailable.Mandolin For Dummies breaks down the fundamentals of this instrument and provides the resources you need to practice and improve your ability over time. Packed with individualizedinstruction on key mandolin-friendly musical styles including Irish and Celtic 'old time' American music blues bluegrass swing and jazz Files available via download provide audio tracks from the book andexercises so you can play along and build your skills -- almost 2 hours of music! Clear and useful photos and diagrams ensure you fret strum and pick with precision Includes a mandolin buying guide tohelp ensure you make the right purchases Tips on restringing mandolins and other DIY care and maintenance topicsIf you're an aspiring mandolin player don't fret! Mandolin For Dummies has you covered.

From 1651 to 1728 John Playford his son Henry and John Young published multiple editions of the Dancing Master-collections of dance instructions and musical accompaniment. Over 500 distinct tunes were printed in these volumesand they give us one of the best pictures of English popular dance music in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the Mandolin-all are written in standard notation and tablature withchord symbols. Several pieces have been transposed into more mandolin-friendly keys. Suitable for use in teaching and performance many of these tunes are still played by musicians today both for pleasure and danceaccompaniment.This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the Mandolin. All are written in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols. Several pieces have been transposed into more Mandolin-friendly keys.Suitable for use in teaching and performance many of these tunes are still played by musicians today both for pleasure and dance accompaniment.

This wonderful collection of festive favourites gives the Mandolin player a wide variety of material from which to choose. Well-known soloist Steve Kaufman includes beautiful meaningful carols arranged specificallyfor Mandolin.The book includes both a simple melody edition and an intermediate-advanced solo version all in both notation and tab. The Mandolin backup parts are discussed in the first section of the book and chord symbols as well as Guitar tablature are provided for the backup parts. A 'must-have' book for the Mandolin player! In notation and tablature.The companion audio is designed as a listening recording first and an instructional toolsecond. All 24 songs are played through at least three times. The first time is the basic melody as it appears in the book followed by the intermediate version and another improvised version making this both a listening tool andan ear training tool. Recorded Direct to Digital in true stereo sound. Access to audio available online.

Thirty Bob Dylan classics expertly arranged for Mandolin. Complete with full lyrics and easy-to-read chord boxes, this great songbook allows you strum and sing all-time great songs such as All Along the Watchtower, Forever Young, Like a Rolling Stone and This Wheel's On Fire . / Mandoline

An Early American Christmas. Versatile mandolinist Tommy Norris presents this collection of 20 intermediate to advanced melody/chord arrangements of familiar and lesser-known Christmas melodies, all in both standard notation and tablature. Expand your holiday repertoire and general musicianship with these idiomatic settings of Christmas classics from the British Isles! Includes access to online audio for all selections.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 92 A fun-to-play collection of 62 favorite fiddle and Irish tunes arranged in notation and tablature for mandolin solo. Ideal music for intermediate level technical study in sight reading. The CD is in split-track format, thus allowing the mandolin student to play along with the mandolin solo, lively guitar accompaniment, or both. Due to time constraints, the CD contains only 18 songs from the book.