Award-Winning
Fingerstyle Guitar
Solos. Composed by Al
Petteway.
Saddle-stitched, Solos.
Celtic / Irish. Book.
With transcribed solos.
76 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #95381.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.95381).
ISBN
9780786603213. UPC:
796279023641. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
Whispering
Stones won the award
for â??Best
Recordingâ? from the
Washington Area Music
Association and has
continued to be a
favorite with fans of
fingerstyle guitar music
throughout the world. The
book features
Celtic-inspired original
and traditional tunes
performed on solo
acoustic guitar with the
occasional addition of
flute, mandolin, cello,
piano, or bells. The
tunes appear in the same
order as in the
recording. Al Petteway is
an award-winning
fingerstyle guitarist and
composer. His many
â??Wammieâ? awards
from the Washington Area
Music Association include
â??Artist of the
Yearâ? and
â??Musician of the
Yearâ?. Alâ??s
playing fuses
Celtic/British ideas and
tunings with American
themes and drive.
Acoustic Guitar Magazine
praised his â??concise,
clean arrangements
similar to John
Renbournâ??s better
workâ??. In notation and
tablature.
Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.30919M Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book and onli...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30919M
Saddle-stitched. Folk.
Book and online audio.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#30919M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30919M).
ISBN
9781513477145. 8.75x11.75
inches.
This
collection of 35
arrangements of early
music from Medieval and
Renaissance Europe
presents familiar pieces
like Greensleeves,
Canarios, WilsonÂ?s Wild
and KempÂ?s Jig, as well
as pieces that you have
probably heard but never
knew their origins. Then
too, the book includes
pieces that reach deep
into the repertoire and
are new to most listeners
and players.This volume
contains a mix of vocal
and instrumental
compositions, all treated
with the same melodic
emphasis, using both
traditional and modal
harmonic accompaniment.
When appropriate, the use
of polyphony to create
interesting harmonic
structures and modal
passing tones were
usedÂ?a common practice
in vocal music of the
era. While keeping these
arrangements within the
language of the period,
occasionally a harmonic
twist was added for
freshness and
interest.The arrangements
are in standard or
dropped-D tuning and are
suitable for both steel
and nylon-string guitar
performance. In addition,
the pieces appear in
standard notation and
tablature so are easily
accessible to the
intermediate guitarist.
To facilitate
performance, this book
includes access to online
audio of every tune,
expertly recorded by the
author.
