Guitar - Intermediate SKU: DY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: DY.DO-1522
Composed by Francis
Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid
Riollot. Score. Les
Editions Doberman-Yppan
#DO 1522. Published by
Les Editions
Doberman-Yppan
(DY.DO-1522).
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.
After
being some time away from
classical composition I
decided to challenge
myself and write one
short guitar piece daily.
I did it for a month and
ended up with around 20
Sketches. The original
idea was to make short
pieces for children.
Some turned out to be
too difficult for
students, so they might
become longer pieces in
the future. Some others I
just didn't like that
much. In the end I
selected the 10 Sketches
that I liked the most.
These 10 pieces
are intended for
intermediate level
players and each of them
focuses on a technical or
musical aspect.
Composed by Ben Monder. For guitar. Wire bound; Solos/Transcriptions. Jazz and C...(+)
Composed by Ben Monder.
For guitar. Wire bound;
Solos/Transcriptions.
Jazz and Contemporary.
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
Chamber Music Guitar SKU: PR.114410840 A Sleepless Nocturne for Guitar...(+)
Chamber Music Guitar
SKU: PR.114410840
A Sleepless Nocturne
for Guitar. Composed
by Michael Karmon. Solo
part. With Standard
notation. Composed 1998.
Duration 15 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#114-41084. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114410840).
UPC:
680160015689.
See
the biography of Michael
Karmon on the back
cover. WHEN THE SHEEP
WON'T COME: A
SLEEPLESS NOCTURNE FOR
GUITAR was composed for
Joseph Hagedorn, winner
of the 1990 GFA solo
competition, and
premiered by him in
November 1999. My
original idea was to
write a serene and moody
nocturne in several
movements. However,
as I began researching
and listening to new
guitar pieces, I came
across Toru Takemitsu's
All in Twilight, and it
immediately made a
profound impression.ÂÂ
At the time I found it
beautiful, moving, and
inspiring, but I also
felt I didn't have
anything to add to what
Takemitsu already did,
and that I needed to find
a new concept for my
piece. So, I decided
to view night as a
potentially restless
time, rather than a
serene time, and portray
states of mind one might
go through during a
sleepless night. The
names of the movements
evoke, at least in my
mind, the moods I am to
depict, and the piece
becomes progressively
more convoluted as it
goes on. By the end,
the music is a surreal
and weary shadow of the
opening.
By Jerry Silverman. By Jerry Silverman. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). Methods. Arc...(+)
By Jerry Silverman. By
Jerry Silverman. For
Guitar (Fingerpicking).
Methods. Archive Edition.
Folk. Level: Beginning.
Book. 95 pages. Published
by Mel Bay Publications,
Inc.
Piano/Vocal/Guitar SKU: HL.256650 Composed by Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar...(+)
Piano/Vocal/Guitar
SKU: HL.256650
Composed by Various.
Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Songbook. Children,
Disney, Movies.
Softcover. 288 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.256650).
ISBN
9781540015303. UPC:
888680723699.
9.0x12.0x0.78
inches.
This
updated 7th edition
coffee table collection
is a Disney lover's dream
come true! It is a guided
tour through the many
legendary years of Disney
music. The book begins
with an extensive musical
history of Disney,
followed by beautiful
piano/vocal arrangements
of 70 Disney classics.
Printed on deluxe stock
with more than 100
stunning full-color
illustrations
accompanying the text and
music, this book is a
keepsake to treasure for
years to come! Songs
include:
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (from
Cinderella) * Circle of
Life (from The Lion King)
* Evermore (from Beauty
and the Beast) * How Far
I'll Go (from Moana) * I
See the Light (from
Tangled) * Let It Go
(from Frozen) * Under the
Sea (from The Little
Mermaid) * When You Wish
Upon a Star (from
Pinocchio) * You've Got a
Friend in Me (from Toy
Story) * and more.
(A Totally Different, Fun Way to Learn). By Nathaniel Gunod. For Guitar. Book; ...(+)
(A Totally Different,
Fun Way to Learn). By
Nathaniel Gunod. For
Guitar. Book; CD; Guitar
Method or Supplement;
Method/Instruction. 56
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Guitar/Bass/Drum. Disney.
Sheet music. Yamaha Music
Media #GPL01096230.
Published by Yamaha Music
Media (YM.GPL01096230).
ISBN
9784636962307.
13
Arrangements with TAB and
technical suggestions.
Fu You TABPu He Dan
Zou Tie Shi De 13Shou
Bian Pei Ge Qu .
1. Someday My
Prince Will Come; 2. A
Dream Is a Wish Your
Heart Makes; 3.
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo; 4.
The Second Star to the
Right; 5. La La Lu; 6.
Chim Chim Cher-ee; 7.
Part of Your World; 8. A
Whole New World; 9.
Someday; 10. If I Didn't
Have You; 11. Aloha, E
Komo Mai; 12. He's a
Pirate; 13. It's a Small
World 1. Zong You Yi
Tian Wang Zi Hui Chu Xian
; 2. Meng Jiu Shi Ni Xin
Zhong De Yuan Wang ; 3.
Mo Fa Zhi Ge ; 4. You
Bian De Di Er Ke Xing ;
5. La La Lu; 6. Yan Cong
Zhi Ge ; 7. Yu Ni Wei Ban
; 8.Zhan Xin De Shi Jie ;
9. Zong You Yi Tian ; 10.
Ru Guo Mei You Ni ; 11.
Aloha, E Komo Mai; 12. Ta
Shi Hai Dao ; 13. Xiao
Xiao Shi Jie.