Media Comments:(...)A publication that is relevant and enjoyable to use on your ...(+)
Media Comments:(...)A publication that is relevant and enjoyable to use on your own as it is in a tutorial setting is a rare thing indeed but wonderfully achieved here by Richard Graf in his book of duos Guitar for Two. Entertaining titles of original works include Mission Possible (an entertaining spoof version of Mission Impossible) and Reggae for Carmen (an amusing mix of Stevie Wonder’s Masterblaster and the Habañera from Carmen) as well as other more traditional arrangement of tunes such as Danny Boy and House of the Rising Sun. The relatively simple top line combined with the more detailed accompaniment offers a range of challenges which will make this book of usethroughout the easy to intermediate stages of learning the guitar. A CD included allowing accompanied performance of the pieces at home. Although the CD is performed on steel-strung guitars this book is nevertheless also perfectly relevant for classical guitarists. Graf has pitched his writing to provide challenging yet idiosyncratic pieces within a framework of highly entertaining styles.(...)(Music Teacher 6/03)Contents: Graf Richard: RichBlues · Bonfa Luiz: Manha de Carneval (Black Orpheus) · Graf Richard: Rain in Spain · Scarborough Fair · Graf Richard: Mission Possible · Russian Tango (Dark Eyes) · Graf Richard: Whatz up · Reggae for Carmen (Habanera) · Graf Richard: Sad Tango · Graf Richard: Flip Flap · House of the Rising Sun · Graf Richard: Bolero · Danny Boy · Oh Happy Day · Graf Richard: Zeit vergeht
The seven fingerstyle guitarists on this DVD have all put their own highly pers...(+)
The seven fingerstyle guitarists on this DVD have all put their own highly personal stamp on the instrument not only by the way they play but also by the music they write and interpret and the emotions and images their music invokes. No other instrument has found such a vast global audience in the last 40 years and as you'll see and hear no other instrument is capable of such a diverse range of sounds and styles. As divergent as these performances are the personal backgrounds of these highly creative and influential musicians are interwoven by the mentors who inspired and guided them their influence on each other and by the events which have become a part ofmodern musical history.BOB BROZMAN: Zonky Down The Road Train SongPIERRE BENSUSAN: La Femme Cambree CordilliereJOHN FAHEY: On The Sunnyside Of The Ocean Who Will Rock The CradleJORMA KAUKONEN: Embryonic Journey Water SongJOHN RENBOURN: Sweet Potato AngieSTEFAN GROSSMAN: Struttin' Rag Blues For The MannMARTIN SIMPSON: Medley:The Turtle & The Asp/Dreamtime Icarus
