SKU: DZ.DZ-4273
ISBN 9782898521904.
Composé à l'occasion de la naissance d'un premier enfant, une fille née au mois de mai.Dédiée à son fier père, le guitariste turc Serhat Bulut.La pièce démarre dans l'expectative, puis se dessine dans des sonorités orientales, suivie d'un passage tendre représentant le berçage d'un enfant.La pièce se termine par un intervalle mélodique dans lequel chaque bébé dit maman et papa pour la première fois.Composed on the occasion of the birth of a first child, a girl born in the month of May. Dedicated to her proud father, the Turkish guitarist Serhat Bulut.The piece starts expectantly, then takes shape in oriental sounds, followed by a tender passage depicting the cradling of a child. The piece ends with a melodic interval in which each baby says mommy and daddy for the first time.
SKU: DY.DO-1522
ISBN 9782897963026.
Francis Bebey est né à Douala en juillet 1929, dans une grande famille où son père, pasteur, luttait pour nourrir ses enfants. Mais Francis a eu l'opportunité d'aller à l'école. Admirant son frère aîné, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, il s'est éduqué, s'est distingué, et a finalement reçu une bourse pour passer son baccalauréat en France.Nous approchions de la fin des années 1950 lorsqu'il est arrivé à La Rochelle. Plus que jamais, dans cette France où les Africains étaient regardés avec curiosité, condescendance ou dédain, Francis s'appuyait sur ses ressources intellectuelles. Travailleur assidu, il a obtenu son baccalauréat, puis s'est installé à Paris où il a commencé des études d'anglais à la Sorbonne. Un jour, il a su ce qui l'attirait vraiment : il voulait faire de la radio. Francis a appris son métier en France et aux Ã?tats-Unis.Après avoir travaillé quelques années comme reporter, il a été embauché en 1961 en tant que fonctionnaire international au Département de l'information de l'UNESCO.Parallèlement, Francis a toujours été attiré par la création musicale. Son activité diurne très sérieuse ne l'empêchait pas de fréquenter les clubs de jazz le soir. Ã? Paris, le jazz, la musique à la mode à cette époque, mais aussi la rumba et la salsa l'attiraient. Il collectionnait les disques et assistait à de nombreux concerts. Avec son complice Manu Dibango, Francis montait sur scène et jouait de la musique.Francis aimait la musique classique depuis son enfance. Il avait grandi en écoutant les cantates et les oratorios de Bach ou Handel que son père chantait au temple. Il s'est passionné pour la guitare, impressionné par les maîtres espagnols et sud-américains, et a décidé d'apprendre à jouer de l'instrument lui-même.Il a commencé à composer des pièces pour guitare, mêlant les diverses influences qui le traversaient avec la musique traditionnelle africaine qu'il portait en lui depuis son enfance. Son approche a captivé le directeur du Centre culturel américain (alors situé dans le quartier de Saint-Germain à Paris), qui lui a offert l'opportunité de se produire devant un public. Francis y a donné son premier récital de guitare (1963) devant un public hypnotisé. Son premier album solo est sorti peu de temps après.Progressivement, Francis est devenu reconnu comme musicien et compositeur. Plusieurs albums de l'ambassadeur africain de la guitare, comme le décrivait la presse, sont sortis. Il a également écrit des livres, au point que sa carrière artistique est devenue difficile à concilier avec sa carrière de fonctionnaire. En 1974, même s'il était devenu le directeur général chargé de la musique à l'UNESCO, il a fait le saut audacieux et a démissionné de cette prestigieuse institution pour se consacrer aux trois activités qui l'intéressaient : la musique, la littérature et le journalisme.Il a exploré le patrimoine musical traditionnel du continent africain, notamment à travers le piano à pouce sanza et la musique polyphonique des pygmées d'Afrique centrale, ou en chantant dans sa langue maternelle et en composant des chansons humoristiques en français !Le succès a suivi. Francis Bebey a parcouru le monde : de la France au Brésil, du Cameroun à la Suède, de l'Allemagne aux Caraïbes, ou du Maroc au Japon... la liste des pays où il a été invité à se produire, à donner des conférences ou à rencontrer des lecteurs est très longue. En plus de la reconnaissance publique, il bénéficiait de la reconnaissance de ses collègues musiciens, tels que le guitariste John Williams ou le Vénézuélien Antonio Lauro, qui l'ont invité à faire partie du jury d'un concours de guitare classique à Caracas.Sa vie était le voyage d'un pionnier africain, un homme enraciné dans son patrimoine culturel et portant un message de partage et d'espoir pour le monde. Son originalité continue de résonner dans le monde entier depuis son décès à la fin du mois de mai 2001.Francis Bebey was born in Douala in July 1929, into a large family where his father, a pastor, struggled to feed his children. But Francis had the opportunity to go to school. Admiring his elder brother, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, he educated himself, distinguished himself, and eventually received a scholarship to go and take his baccalaureate in France.We approached the end of the 1950s when he arrived in La Rochelle. More than ever, in this France where Africans were looked at with curiosity, condescension, or disdain, Francis relied on his intellectual resources. A diligent worker, he obtained his Baccalaureate, then moved to Paris where he started English studies at the Sorbonne. One day, he knew what truly attracted him: he wanted to do radio. Francis learned his craft in France and in the USA.After working for a few years as a reporter, he was hired in 1961 as an international civil servant in the UNESCO Information Department.In parallel, Francis had always been drawn to musical creation. His very serious daytime activity didnâ??t prevent him from frequenting jazz clubs in the evenings. In Paris, the Jazz, the trendy music of that time, but also rumba and salsa attracted him. He collected records and attended numerous concerts. With his accomplice Manu Dibango, Francis took the stage and played music.Francis liked classical music since his childhood. He grew up listening to the cantatas and oratorios of Bach or Handel that his father had sung in the temple. He became passionate about the guitar, impressed by the Spanish and South American masters, and decided to learn to strum the instrument himself.He started composing guitar pieces, blending the various influences that flow through him with the traditional African music he had carried within since childhood. His approach captivated the director of the American Cultural Center (then located in the Saint-Germain neighborhood of Paris), who offered him the opportunity to perform in front of an audience. Francis gave his first guitar recital there (1963) in front of a mesmerized audience. His first solo album was released shortly thereafter.Gradually, Francis became recognized as a musician and composer. Several albums of the African guitar ambassador, as described by the press, were released. He also wrote books, to the point that his artistic career became challenging to reconcile with his career as a civil servant. In 1974, even though he had become the General Manager in charge of music at UNESCO, he took the bold leap and resigned from this prestigious institution to dedicated himself to the three activities that interested him: music, literature, and journalism. He explored the traditional musical heritage of the African continent, notably through the thumb piano sanza, and the polyphonic music of the Central African pygmies, or singing in his native language and composing humoristic songs in French!Success followed. Francis Bebey traveled the world: from France to Brazil, Cameroon to Sweden, Germany to the Carribean, or Morocco to Japan... the list of countries where he was invited to perform, gives lectures, or meets readers is very long. In addition to public recognition, he enjoyed the recognition of his fellow musicians, such as guitarist John Williams or Venezuelan Antonio Lauro, who invited him to be a part of the jury for a classical guitar competition in Caracas.His life was the journey of an African pioneer, a man rooted in his cultural heritage and carrying a message of sharing and hope for the world. His originality continues to vibrate around the world since his passing at the end of May 2001.
SKU: BT.MUSAM996996
ISBN 9781849380140. English.
The Complete Guitar Player series has taught hundreds of thousands how to play and the accompanying songbooks have featured hits by Paul Simon, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, John Denver and many othertopartists.Now these songbooks are available in super value omnibus editions like this one. The songs are still graded by ease of playing and everything is there... standard notation, Guitar chord boxes, full lyrics andevenstrumming patterns!Over 180 great songs! Perfect for all players and singers!The bonus CD contains backing tracks to 16 of the songs in the book.
SKU: M7.DUX-900
ISBN 9783868490114.
Mit Werken von John Dowland, Robert Johnson, Thomas Robinson, Francis Cutting, Francis Pilkington und Anthony Holborne.
SKU: BT.MUSAM985204
ISBN 9781846094767.
Play Guitar With... Paul McCartney on six of his greatest songs! Take over from Paul on guitar with 'soundalike' backing tracks and full instrumental demos on CD!
SKU: HL.14036540
ISBN 9780853608479. 8.25x11.75x0.258 inches.
The growth of interest in the guitar has been of the most remarkable phenomena in post-war music. It is too well founded and it has lasted too long to support the view that it is probably a 'nine-days-wonder' or some kind of ephemeral 'boom'. The guitar has become to stay as an integral part of the world of music, with its own contribution to make on many fronts. The serious and talented may even study it at many of the princiapal academies and colleges of music - which do not cater for mere frivolities of popular fashion...
SKU: AP.36-M182691
ISBN 9798888522301. UPC: 676737517076. English.
Luis de Narváez (ca. 1500 - ca. 1550) was a 16th century composer and performer on the vihuela, also notable for being the first composer for vihuela to adapt the contemporary Italian style of lute music. He is best known today for Los seys libros del Delphin, a historically significant collection of polyphonic music for the guitar. Part 3 includes 18 Romances and Villancicos (with voice), plus additional variations. Edited and transcribed for guitar by Emilio Pujol.
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SKU: AP.36-M176991
ISBN 9798888522288. UPC: 676737516642. English.
Luis de Narváez (ca. 1500 - ca. 1550) was a 16th century composer and performer on the vihuela, also notable for being the first composer for vihuela to adapt the contemporary Italian style of lute music. He is best known today for Los seys libros del Delphin, a historically significant collection of polyphonic music for the guitar. Part 1 includes 14 fantasias. Edited and transcribed for guitar by Emilio Pujol.
SKU: AP.36-M179691
ISBN 9798888522295. UPC: 676737516659. English.
Luis de Narváez (ca. 1500 - ca. 1550) was a 16th century composer and performer on the vihuela, also notable for being the first composer for vihuela to adapt the contemporary Italian style of lute music. He is best known today for Los seys libros del Delphin, a historically significant collection of polyphonic music for the guitar. Part 2 includes 20 variations. Edited and transcribed for guitar by Emilio Pujol.