Par SETH F.ORTSAO JOSEL. This book, co-written by guitarist Seth F. Josel and composer Ming Tsao, provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary performance techniques on the classical guitar. It was inspired by a new generation of solo guitarists whose extraordinary technical and virtuosic skills have paved the way for a new understanding of instrumental performance practice. Detailed explanations are given for the instrument's technical potential within the historical context of traditional guitar technique. Composers will be interested in the in-depth analyses of contemporary guitar literature, featuring many examples of chamber and ensemble music. Four main chapters describe: - Techniques of the right and left hands - Special harmonies and percussive techniques - The main instruments of the guitar family and their potential - Possible ways of notating contemporary guitar literature The examples discussed in the book are complemented by an enclosed CD and detailed charts on multiphonics, bitones, and percussion techniques. Seth F. Josel is among the leading figures of his generation in modern guitar performance and has taken part in the premieres of more than 100 works as a soloist and ensemble member. A regular guest at Europe's major contemporary music festivals, he has worked with composers of the stature of Mauricio Kagel, Helmut Lachenmann, Tristan Murail and James Tenney and has played with such leading orchestras and ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Staatskapelle. From 1991 to 2000 he was a permanent member of the Ensemble musikFabrik. Today he lives in Berlin. Ming Tsao (b. Berkeley, CA, 1966) is professor of composition at Gothenburg University. His compositions have been performed amongst others by the Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche and the Stuttgart Opera (premiere of 'Die Geisterinsel” in 2011). He is regularly involved in the Donaueschingen Festival, the Witten Days of New Chamber Music, the Darmstadt Contemporary Music Holiday Courses and Wien Modern. His works are published by C.F. Peters (Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig). He, too, lives in Berlin./ Recueil / Guitare

Arrangements for Solo Acoustic Guitar 2 - more instrumentals from a national champion.Pete Huttlinger continues his exploration of the guitar arrangements that have won him accolades throughout the acoustic guitar world - and a National Fingerstyle Championship! An engaging and accomplished instructor, Pete brings his spectacular playing with dramatic performance pieces that are as challenging as they are fun to learn.Pete starts out by teaching his Merle Travis-inspired chord/melody arrangement of the great Gershwin tune I Got Rhythm. His exciting version features lightening-fast fingerpicking and a total left hand workout.Things calm down a bit as you learn Pete's somewhat easier 'Chet-style' fingerpicking tune Darcy's Guitar. Then you're off and running again, this time with an in-depth teaching of Pete's most requested tune, the showstopper, The Santa Rita Connection.McGuire's Landing in DADGAD brings us back to a mellow Celtic mood. Tommy In The Morning, written by Pete for fellow fingerpicker Tommy Emmanuel, and the lovely hymn On Eagles' Wings, played in James Taylor's evocative style, round out this terrific DVD lesson.Over the years, Peter Huttlinger has established himself as a top-notch session player, composer, arranger, songwriter and sideman. The Berklee graduate has been a featured artist with the San Diego and Housten symphonies and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and has performed on numerous Grammy winning and nominated projects. In 2000 he won first place in the prestigious National Fingerstyle Championship in Winfield, Kansas. Pete toured, recorded and performed with John Denver from 1994 until the singer's death in 1997. He has also written music for HBO, PBS, ESPN, and many other networks. His 2003 release Naked Pop is on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label. / Guitare

Par CORDERO ERNESTO. Concierto Festivo du Cordero, pour guitare et orchestre à cordes, est son plus récent ouvrage, écrit en 2003. Il a été commandé par l'Université de Porto Rico, pour célébrer le 100e anniversaire de sa fondation et la réouverture de son théâtre. Le concerto comporte trois mouvements, écrits dans un style modal et neo-romantique, dans lequel les éléments contrapuntiques de la Renaissance espagnole combinent avec les harmonies contemporains, lui donnant une saveur distinctive qui est présente dans la plupart des oeuvres de Cordero. Comme dans ses précédents concertos, influences Afro-Antillais apparaissent parfois dans cette composition, avec leurs riches, rythmes somptueuses. Ernesto Cordero explore créative les ressources sonores de la guitare, il offre une fonctionnalité solo virtuose enrichie par les dialogues avec les autres instruments. Dans plusieurs sections lyriques de la pièce, les projets et brille de guitare romantique spirit, par le biais de belles phrases qui reflètent la passion du Cordero pour la vie et pour sa bien-aimée de Porto Rico. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Contemporary - Chamber / Recueil / Guitare Classique et Orchestre