Traditional, Wire bound,
Celtic. Folk. Book and
online audio. 216 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#WBM58M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.WBM58M).
ISBN
9781736363058. 8.75x11.75
inches.
A
comprehensive collection
of 172 guitar solos for
the flatpick or plectrum
guitarist. All solos are
written in standard
notation with
accompanying online
recordings by the author.
The solos include
beautiful American,
British and Celtic airs
and ballads, Celtic dance
tunes, lute and early
music, popular classical
repertoire and
contemporary etudes.
Includes access to online
audio.
Composed by Jerry Moore. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons - Spanish. Book and ...(+)
Composed by Jerry Moore.
Saddle-stitched. First
Lessons - Spanish. Book
and
online audio. 40 pages.
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
#20229MSP. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
Composed by Craig Duncan. Saddle-stitched. First Lessons - Spanish. Spanish L...(+)
Composed by Craig Duncan.
Saddle-stitched. First
Lessons - Spanish.
Spanish
Language. Book and online
audio. Mel Bay
Publications,
Inc #99292MSP. Published
by
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.WBM75M Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book and onli...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.WBM75M
Saddle-stitched. Folk.
Book and online audio.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#WBM75M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.WBM75M).
ISBN
9781737795353. 8.75X11.75
inches.
This is a
collection of 86 guitar
solos in notation only
from William Bayâ??s
books, Solo Guitar in
Worship,
Communion,
Psalms,
Timeless Gospel
Melodies and
Spirituals. The
solos work well as
preludes, offertories,
communion hymns,
recessionals or they can
be played for
enjoyment. All 86
solos have been recorded
and are available as
online downloads with
this book.
A Reading Workout for Serious Musicians. By Fred Hamilton. For Guitar. Technique...(+)
A Reading Workout for
Serious Musicians. By
Fred Hamilton. For
Guitar. Technique. All
Styles. Level:
Intermediate. Book. Size
9x11.75. 96 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
(LEARNING CHORDS / PLAYING SONGS). Composed by William Bay. For guitar. Saddle-s...(+)
(LEARNING CHORDS /
PLAYING SONGS). Composed
by William Bay. For
guitar. Saddle-stitched.
First Lessons series.
Chord Playing. Beginning.
Book/CD Set. 40 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
Composed by Janet Davis. For banjo (5-string). Squareback saddle stitch. School ...(+)
Composed by Janet Davis.
For banjo (5-string).
Squareback saddle stitch.
School of.
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
Recorder - Intermediate SKU: MB.30963 Saddle-stitched, Solos and Duets. B...(+)
Recorder - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30963
Saddle-stitched, Solos
and Duets. British Isles.
Book. 44 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30963.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30963).
ISBN
9781513468204. 8.75x11.75
inches.
This exceptional
collection of 41 truly
beautiful airs and
ballads from the British
Isles offers both
well-known tunes by the
prolific blind Irish
harpist, Turlough
Oâ??Carolan and rarely
heard melodies by
anonymous composers; all
have stood the test of
time. Arranged for
soprano or tenor
recorder, these include
Oâ??Carolanâ??s
classically influenced
â??Lord Inchiquinâ?
and â??Eleanor
Plunkettâ? as well as
â??O Gentle Doveâ?
and â??Cuckoo
Dearâ?â?? both
examples of the strong
tradition of song in
Wales. Among other tunes,
the haunting modal
melodies of â??The Dark
Slender Boyâ? and
â??Enchanted Valleyâ?
express the melancholic
heart and soul of the
British Isles.
A
few of these songs have
taken on a life of their
own in modern times.
â??Bonny at Mornâ?, a
popular traditional tune
of northern England and
Scotland, was arranged
for soprano voice and
harp by the 20th century
British composer,
Benjamin Britten. â??The
Skye Boat Songâ?
originally recounted
Bonnie Prince Charles
Edward Stuartâ??s
journey to the Isle of
Skye after his defeat at
the historic Battle of
Culloden. Later, the song
evolved into a lilting
lullaby and was more
recently used as the
theme song for the
popular Outlander
television
series.
Departing
slightly from recorder
notation practice, author
Marcia Diehl has
judiciously arranged
these melodies complete
with spare slur markings
to aid the amateur player
in authentically and
musically rendering these
tunes.
Developing Motivic Ideas Through Chord Changes. Composed by Bruce Saunder...(+)
Developing Motivic
Ideas Through Chord
Changes. Composed by
Bruce Saunders. Perfect
binding. Book and online
audio. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.20216M).
Composed by Michael J. Anthony. Saddle-stitched, Style, Technique, Theory, Refer...(+)
Composed by Michael J.
Anthony. Saddle-stitched,
Style, Technique, Theory,
Reference and Rhythm,
Bluegrass, Contemporary,
Rock. Jazz. Book. 68
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30510.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30510).
Guitar - Beginning SKU: MB.31103M Third Edition. Bluegrass, Wire b...(+)
Guitar - Beginning
SKU: MB.31103M
Third Edition.
Bluegrass, Wire bound.
World. Book and online
audio. 236 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31103M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31103M).
ISBN
9781513468792. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Adam Granger
self-published the first
edition of
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar in
1979. A second edition
was published in 1994.
Now Mel Bay Publications
presents the third
edition of the
book.
This 236-page book
is the most extensive and
best-documented
collection of fiddle
tunes for the flatpicking
guitar player in
existence, and includes
reels, hoedowns,
hornpipes, rags,
breakdowns, jigs and
slip-jigs, presented in
Southern, Northern,
Irish, Canadian, Texas
and Old-time
styles.
There are 508
fiddle tunes referenced
under 2500 titles and
alternate titles. The
titles are fully indexed,
making the book doubly
valuable as a reference
book and a source
book.
In this new
edition, all tunes are
typeset, instead of being
handwritten as they were
in the previous editions,
making the tabs easier to
read.
The tunes in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
presented in Easytab, a
streamlined tablature
notation system designed
by Adam specifically for
fiddle
tunes.
The book comes
with a link which gives
access to mp3 recordings
by Adam of all 508 tunes,
each played once at a
moderate tempo, with
rhythm on one channel and
lead on the
other.
Also included in
Grangerâ??s Fiddle
Tunes for Guitar are
instructions for reading
Easytab, descriptions of
tune types presented in
the book, and primers on
traditional flatpicking
and rhythm guitar.
Additionally, there are
sections on timing,
ornamentation, technique,
and fingering, as well as
information on tune
sources and a history of
the
collection.
Mel Bay also
offers The Granger
Collection, by Bill
Nicholson, the same 508
tunes in standard music
notation.
Composed by Mark Kailana Nelson. Squareback saddle stitch. Solos. Book and ...(+)
Composed by Mark Kailana
Nelson. Squareback saddle
stitch. Solos. Book and
online audio. 80 pages.
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
#30663M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
compiled by Dr. Ed Whitcomb. For Fiddle. songbook. Canadian. Level: Beginning-In...(+)
compiled by Dr. Ed
Whitcomb. For Fiddle.
songbook. Canadian.
Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Size 8.75x11.75.
224 pages. Published by
Mel Bay Publications,
Inc.
Saddle-stitched. Country.
Book. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #31088.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.31088).
ISBN
9781513473413. 8.75X11.75
inches.
Whether you
already play old-time
music, or you are just
getting started, this is
the book for you.áDan
LevensonÃ?s Master
Collection of Old-Time
Tunesápresents more
than 300 tunes in
standard notation with
suggested chords for you
to explore and enjoy. All
but a few are traditional
or older tunes and are
easily searched online to
discover their pedigree
as well as several
recorded versions of
them.Some might call this
a complete repertoire in
a book in the following
sense: It is a large
though not encyclopedic
collection of old-time
fiddle tunes played in
todayÃ?s
sessions.Learning the
tunes in this book will
give you a solid old-time
repertoire that would
allow you to join in jams
in the many communities
playing old-time music
today.
Other - Intermediate SKU: MB.30903M Theory, Wire bound. Jazz. Book and on...(+)
Other - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30903M
Theory, Wire bound. Jazz.
Book and online audio.
316 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30903M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30903M).
ISBN
9781513468105. 8.75x11.75
inches.
This book focuses
on the intersection of
melody and harmony. While
valuable for all
instrumental and choral
composers and arrangers,
it specifically explores
ways to move melodic
voices independently
within three-part harmony
on the guitar.
All you need to benefit
from this book is the
ability to read standard
notation on the guitar.
Working through this book
will improve fretboard
knowledge and help you
write better melody-chord
arrangements.
For
the first time in print,
VOICE MOTION
presents a condensed,
comprehensive list of all
the possible ways for
three voices to move in
2nds or 3rds within the
context of common 7-note
or heptatonic scales.
With graphic
illustrations that
instantly reveal the
nature of the motion (see
front cover), the
versatility of this list
is unparalleled in modern
music
publishing.
VO
ICE MOTION contains
not only the essential
list of all possible
moves, in close and open
(drop-2) voicing, but
also:
Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.30667M With Guitar Transcriptions of Bac...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30667M
With Guitar
Transcriptions of Bach's
Figured Bass
Accompaniment.
Composed by Matthias
Stegmann. Gospel/Sacred,
Squareback saddle stitch,
Christian. Gospel. Book
and online PDF. 238
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30667M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30667M).
ISBN
9781513463971. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Johann
Sebastian Bachâ??s
arrangements of the
â??69 Sacred Songsâ?
from the Musical
Hymnal by Georg
Christian Schemelli
(Leipzig, 1736) have long
been part of the German
language vocal concert
repertoire and a mainstay
in vocal pedagogy.
Originally, only these 69
of the 954 hymns in the
collection were published
with a single bass line
as the accompaniment.
Bachâ??s contribution
was to specify harmonies
to be played over those
same bass lines by adding
figured bass
numbers and symbols
beneath each
note.
A figured
bass line can easily be
turned into a relatively
simple guitar
accompaniment or a more
elaborate setting,
offering a range of
possibilities that make
working with this music
both interesting and
rewarding for the
guitarist. While other
period and modern
editions of the â??69
Sacred Songsâ? offer
accompaniments for
keyboard instruments,
this Mel Bay publication
features intermediate to
advanced transcriptions
exclusively for the
guitar.
Best
suited to college-level
players or advanced
aficionados, this special
Mel Bay Publications
edition includes the
vocal line with German
lyrics and the guitar
accompaniment transcribed
from Bachâ??s figured
bass lines. Written in
guitar-friendly keys, 29
of the transcriptions
employ a capo to achieve
the original key designed
for high voices. Without
the capo, these same
arrangements would be
suitable to be sung by
lower voices. The
remaining 40 hymns are in
their original
guitar-friendly keys and
so do not require a
capo.
This volume
contains accompaniment
settings of all 69 of the
sacred songs and arias
for which Bach wrote
figured bass annotation.
For performance variety
and convenience, this
book includes â??Scores
in their Original
Keys,â? and
stand-alone â??Guitar
Accompaniment,â? and
â??Bass Parts.