SKU: HL.363741
ISBN 9781705132388. UPC: 840126956351. 6.0x9.0x0.389 inches.
Get just what you need to play Taylor's greatest hits on guitar! This third edition features 44 tunes with complete lyrics, chord symbols, and guitar chord diagrams from Taylor's country as well as pop career. Includes: Back to December • Blank Space • Cardigan • Exile • Fifteen • I Knew You Were Trouble • Love Story • ME! • Mean • No Body, No Crime • Picture to Burn • Red • Shake It Off • Teardrops on My Guitar • We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together • Wildest Dreams • You Belong with Me • and more.
SKU: FG.55011-324-4
ISBN 9790550113244.
Quadri Morandi (2014) ties together two essential themes of Kai Niminen's (b. 1953) compositional style: guitar and a subject inspired by Italy. The strong presence of the guitar in his works is natural since he is in an actively performing guitarist himself, and guitar works indeed play a significant role in his oeuvre. Moreover, he has written plenty of orchestral music; for instance two symphonies, numerous concertos, and chamber music. In the field of Finnish music he is a composer who can be characterized as free from any specific school or style. In his musical language, free tonal in essence, one can detect traces of Impressionism, Neoromanticism and even Expressionism at times, but he is also willing to employ more recent 20th-century stylistic devices. Nieminen has mentioned that he finds himself very similar to Japanese Toru Takemitsu both musically and in thought. Mediterannean culture and Italy especially have been close to Nieminen's heart ever since he first visited the country and appeared in the jury of the international Fernando Sor guitar competition in 1981. He has composed a great number of works which refer to Italian landscapes or artists. The work Quadri Morandi (Morandi's pictures) is written in four movements. It has at its centre the painter Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964), who is known as a master of still lifes and landscapes painted in a plain manner and is subdued colours. Their atmosphere typically reflects a calm spirit. This is the third guitar work that nieminen has written for Kleemola. It is easy to find a counterpart for the encaptivating realm of Morandi's art in Nieminen's clear and pure expression. The titles and expression markings also include several references to Morandi. For example, in the opening movement Prelude the words la Natura morta (still life) appear as an additional note on the chord sequence following the freely flowing opening section. At the end of the movement one can hear rhythmic motif coloured with flageolets that repeats the syllables of the painter's name: Gior-gio Moran-di. A similar motif can be heard at the end of the second movement Quasi cadenza. The tranquilly breathing third movement Paesaggio (landscape) creates an illusion of landscape by imitating the echo of monastery bells (come campane del monastero) and at the same time refers to il monaco (the monk), the name by which Morandi was often called. The final movement Ritratto (Portrait) is the most extensive of all the movements and can be seen, with its recurring motifs, as a reflection of the stable yet subtly varying elements of Morandi's art. The work ends with the rhythmic motif that once more echoes Morandi's name, like signature.
SKU: HL.50601174
8.25x11.75x0.048 inches.
After my work 'Furiant' of 2007, another guitar solo work has been written ten years later. The sonority of this album leaf is determined by a special scordatura based on the natural tone scale on C. Thus this intimate little “Rounddance†repeatedly sounds like the accompaniment to a Schubert Lied. –Johannes X. Schachtner.
SKU: FG.55011-071-7
ISBN 9790550110717.
Completed in Karstula, Finland during late July 2010, this carefully structured, but also free-ranging work is drawn from ideas for a much earlier work in four movements, Fantasy dating from the 1980s. Kai Nieminen has been for a long time an admirer of the work of artist Paul Klee (1879-1940), and the solo presented in its final form here is influenced by the painting Dances caused by Fear or as it is often refered to Dancing from Fear painted towards the end of Klee's life in Bern, 1938. Having left Germany for Switzerland in December 1933, Klee's later works were often full of signs and lines, very often represented in black, depicting human figures or various objects against a variety of coloured backgrounds, in the case of this painting of a brownish hue. This development in his painting style and technique is felt by some to be an effect perhaps of his long-term illness, systemic sclerosis, but in the case of Dances caused by Fear there is suggested an atmosphere of panic and terror, an attempt to escape from horrors to come (World War II), represented in the violent movement of the arms and legs of the figures, and the dark, indeed brooding nature of the colours. In Kai Nieminen's guitar work Images of Fear, there is only a very brief passage of calm at the very beginning, after which come three main connected sections in which a wide range of musically unsettling ideas emerge one by one, making use of the tritone, minor seconds, glissandos, tamboura, campanella, etc. The third and final section incorporates the grouping of 5 sixteenth-notes, to give an uneasy feeling to the music, with a short haunting and pleading five-note phrase (Cantando) heard immediately following this passage, before the work ends with further glissandos, and distant and diminishing harmonics. As with Kai Nieminen's other guitar works, the use of 'orchestral colour' is vital to the performance, and passages suggestive of for example brass, strings, woodwind, etc., should be taken into account and played with suitably considered contrast of tone. John Mills.
SKU: UT.CH-157
ISBN 9790215320369. 9 x 12 inches.
Vals d'la Masca; Il racconto della Montagna; Sequenze sotterraneeThe Alpinia Suite was commissioned and composed for the festival <> and is dedicated to my friend and colleague Elio Galvagno. It was performed for the first time on August 30, 2011, in the Church of San Giovanni in Saluzzo, by an ensemble of professional and student guitarists from all over Europe. This piece was written to commemorate the first ascent of mount Monviso, by William Mathews, Frederick Jacomb, Jean Baptiste Croz and Michel Croz, exactly 150 years before, on August 30, 1861.The first movement is a small Waltz. I imagined a Masca (a sort of alpine pixie, a teasing sprite), dancing all around the house and playing tricks, mostly harmless and funny. The Masca is a legendary and very important character in the folklore of my valleys, and all rationally inexplicable events of everyday life are ascribed to her - such as objects that cannot be found anymore, holes in flour sacks, salt in sugar bowls...The next two movements are a homage to the Mountains. The Tale is a sort of journal, a bright and peaceful chronicle of a hike uphill, in which the beauty of the place is highlighted by an easy harmony and a sweet melody. After this, Underground sequences evokes that same world in a darker and nocturnal way; the faster pace and the choice of repeated and varying patterns are meant to show the transformation of the former environment into something more complex and tormented. Here mountains are a metaphor of human life, warts and all: their sundrenched slopes and their green pasture grasslands, but also their icy and dangerous northern sides, which demand calm, training and caution.(G. Signorile).
SKU: HF.FH-1010
ISBN 9790203410102. 9 x 12 inches.
1. Tanz allein (Dance Alone) / 2 Git; 2. Sieben Turme (Seven Towers) / 2 Git; 3. Nachtschwarmer (Night Owl); 4. Vogelsein (To be a Bird); 5. Simba (Simba); 6. Fur Carla (For Carla); Morgenstimmung (Morning Mood) / 2 Git; 8. In die Ferne getraumt (Distant Dreaming) / 2 Git; 9. Schneeganstanz (Snow Goose Dance); 10. Schneeganstanzgesang (Snow Goose Dance Song); 11. Das Geheimnis (The secret); 12. Regenstille, Nacht (Calm Rain, Night); 13. Parade der Glucksritter - Oktavius kehrt zuruck (Parade of Lucky Knights - Octavius is coming back); 14. Letzten Sommer (Last Summer); 15. Unter Sternen (Under the Stars) / 2 Git; 16. Eine Wanderung (A Walk) / 2 Git; 17. Kolibris Traum (Hummingbird's Dream); 18. Weite (Wideness); 19. Fruhjahrswind (Spring Wind); 20. Hoffnungsvoll (Hopeful); 21. Uber den Dachern (Above the Rooftops) / 2 Git; 22. Warme Tage (Warm Days) / 2 Git; 23. Wilder Westen (Wild West); 24. 1959 (1959); 25. Gesprach (Conversation); 26. Fantasie (A Fancy); 27. Quintus traumt (Quintus dreams); 28. Leuchtturmprinzessin (Light Tower's Princess) / 2 Git; 29. Schaukeln (Swing) / 2 Git; 30. Tanzen mocht' sie (She likes to dance) / 2 Git; 31. Zur Nacht (At Night); 32. Anda, Lucian (Hurry up, Lucian); 33. Vertraumt (Dreamy); 34. Geistermond (Ghost Moon).
SKU: M7.GHE-809
ISBN 9783890448091. English.
This new critical edition by leading guitar researcher Erik Stenstadvold contains thematic indexes, comprehensive critical commentaries based on sound and transparent editorial practice, copious historical notes, publishing history, and some previously unpublished repertoire. It has been thoroughly researched and is produced to the highest standards.
SKU: HL.50481192
UPC: 884088056056. 8.25x11.75x0.085 inches.
SKU: BT.SY-2232
In this series European Guitar and Lute Music, seven albums will be published on original 16th to 18th century music. Each album will be devoted to music from one country. Choice of pieces for transcription for the guitar, selected from the vast amount of tablature available, has been made with consideration for their particular musical merit and for their suitability for the instrument in use today. In der Reihe Europa sche Gitarren- und Lautenmusik erscheinen originale Werke des 16. bis 18. Jahrhunderts in sieben nach Ländern geordneten Heften. Aus der Fülle überlieferter Gitarren- und Lautentabulaturen wurden solche Werke ausgewählt, die musikalisch wertvoll sind und sich ohne Schwierigkeit auf der heutigen Gitarre spielen lassen. Nella serie Musica europea per chitarra e liuto appaiono composizioni originali del 16°, 17° e 18° secolo raccolte in sette fascicoli ordinati secondo i paesi. Dalle numerose intavolature disponibili per chiatarra e liuto sono state scelte le opere musicalmente più valide e che si possono suonare senza difficolt sulle chitarre d'oggi.
SKU: DY.DO-1555
ISBN 9782897963354.
Pierrot, or Harlequin? (2023) is based on stock characters from the Italian commedia dellâarte tradition. Columbina has a choice of partner â Pierrot, or Harlequin? Or maybe she will select neither of them. In this set of triple variations, Pierrot and Harlequin compete for Columbina's attention and favour. Pierrot is deep, quiet, thoughtful, and loving, but sometimes melancholic. Harlequin is light-hearted, extrovert, and fun to be with, but somewhat shallow and brash. Columbina herself is coquettish, impulsive, and unpredictable. How will the story end between these imperfect characters? The performer gets to select one of three possible endings as the piece nears its conclusion.Pierrot, or Harlequin? was commissioned by the International Guitar Festival Homenaje 2023. The premiere was given by Giacomo Susani at Barco Teatro, Padova, Italy, on 10th November 2023.Pierrot, or Harlequin? (2023) est basé sur des personnages de la tradition italienne de la commedia dellâarte. Columbina a le choix entre deux partenaires â Pierrot ou Harlequin? Ou peut-être ne choisira-t-elle aucun des deux. Dans cette série de variations en trio, Pierrot et Harlequin rivalisent pour l'attention et les faveurs de Columbina. Pierrot est profond, calme, réfléchi et aimant, mais parfois mélancolique. Harlequin est enjoué, extraverti, amusant à être avec, mais quelque peu superficiel et effronté. Columbina elle-même est coquette, impulsive et imprévisible. Comment se terminera l'histoire entre ces personnages imparfaits? Le performer a le choix entre trois fins possibles alors que la pièce approche de sa conclusion.Pierrot, or Harlequin? a été commandé par le Festival International de Guitare Homenaje 2023. La première a été donnée par Giacomo Susani au Barco Teatro, Padoue, Italie, le 10 novembre 2023.
SKU: BT.SY-2231
SKU: BT.SY-2224
SKU: PD.PIL1546
SKU: DY.DO-1521
ISBN 9782897963019.
Dedicated to the luminary Steve Cowan, …empty mind, open heart… is a four-movement suite that centers around the intervals of a fifth and a tritone. Each movement is inspired by a quote from the Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu. The opening movement is a meditation. The aleatoric rhythms and pacing of the notes are guided by the breathing of the performer, according to specific instructions in the score. Out of that atmosphere emerges a fluid, serene series of arpeggios in irregular rhythms in the second movement. Each new chord changes only one or two notes at a time in a gradual evolution over time. The third movement is a study in rhythm, sometimes dizzying. And the piece ends with a heartfelt, mostly quiet soliloquy.Dédiée à la sommité Steve Cowan, … esprit vide, cœur ouvert… est une suite en quatre mouvements centrée sur les intervalles d'une quinte et d'un triton. Chaque mouvement est inspiré d'une citation du Tao Te Ching de Lao Tseu. Le mouvement d’ouverture est une méditation. Les rythmes aléatoires et le rythme des notes sont guidés par la respiration de l'interprète, selon des instructions spécifiques de la partition. De cette atmosphère émerge une série d’arpèges fluides et sereins aux rythmes irréguliers dans le deuxième mouvement. Chaque nouvel accord ne change qu'une ou deux notes à la fois selon une évolution progressive dans le temps. Le troisième mouvement est une étude du rythme, parfois vertigineuse. Et la pièce se termine par un monologue sincère, plutôt calme.
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