By Laurindo Almeida; Edited by Ron Purcell. For Guitar (Classical). Duets. Brazi...(+)
By Laurindo Almeida;
Edited by Ron Purcell.
For Guitar (Classical).
Duets. Brazilliance Music
Pub. Classic. Level:
Intermediate. Book. Size
11.75x8.75. 104 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
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.
By Laurindo Almeida, edited by Ronald Purcell. For Guitar (Classic). Trios. Braz...(+)
By Laurindo Almeida,
edited by Ronald Purcell.
For Guitar (Classic).
Trios. Brazilliance Music
Pub. Classic. Level:
Intermediate. Book. Size
8.75x11.75. 112 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
(Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Baiao, Frevo, and Other Brazilian Styles) Edited by C...(+)
(Samba, Bossa Nova,
Choro, Baiao, Frevo, and
Other Brazilian Styles)
Edited by Carlos Arana.
Instructional book and
examples CD for guitar
solo. With instructional
text, chord names, guitar
tablature and standard
guitar notation. 97
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
by Laurindo Almeida, edited by Ron Purcell. Brazilliance Music Pub. Level: Inter...(+)
by Laurindo Almeida,
edited by Ron Purcell.
Brazilliance Music Pub.
Level:
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book. Size 9x11.75. 176
pages. Published by Mel
Bay Pub., Inc.
Guitar Play-Along Volume
144. By Django Reinhardt.
Guitar Play-Along. Jazz.
Softcover Audio Online.
With guitar tablature. 56
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (
Celtic, Perfect binding.
Festival. Book and online
audio. 244 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30957M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30957M).
ISBN
9781513466101. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
This
collection shows a wide
variety of musical
approaches in open and
alternate tunings. The
arrangements come from
the playing of Davey
Graham, Pat Kirtley, Tony
McManus, John Renbourn,
John Fahey, Sandy Shalk,
Dave Evans, Martin
Carthy, El McMeen, Leo
Wijnkamp and Stefan
Grossman. The music
ranges from the medieval
La Rotta to Willie
Brown?s Future Blues from
the deep Mississippi
delta; from O?Carolan?s
Lord Inchiquin to
Waterbound, an old-time
folksong. From Celtic
airs and jigs to gospel
and blues you will
explore the world of
tunings. Hopefully, this
collection will help you
to discover new
approaches and techniques
to playing your
instrument. Along the way
you?ll have fingerpicking
challenges and fun.
Guitar Atlas Brazil. (Your passport to a new world of music). By Billy Newman. F...(+)
Guitar Atlas Brazil.
(Your passport to a new
world of music). By Billy
Newman. For Guitar.
Guitar Method or
Supplement;
Method/Instruction.
Guitar Atlas. Latin;
Multicultural; World.
Book and CD. 48 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
Edited by John Zaradin. For guitar. Format: guitar tablature book. With guitar t...(+)
Edited by John Zaradin.
For guitar. Format:
guitar tablature book.
With guitar tablature,
standard notation,
fingerings and guitar
notation legend. Latin.
63 pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Chester
Music.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G7353EM Composed by Arthur Bosmans. Plucked - Guitar....(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G7353EM
Composed
by Arthur Bosmans.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G7353EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G7353EM).
ISBN
9790365073535.
Alth
ough Belgian composer
Arthur Bosmans (1908 -
1991) was born in
Brussels, he lived most
of his life in Brazil,
having gained Brazilian
citizenship in 1953. He
first moved to Rio de
Janeiro in 1940 in order
to conduct the Brazilian
Symphonic Orchestra.
Later, he became the
chair of composition and
conducting at the Music
School of the University
of Minas Gerais State in
Belo Horizonte. He
composed two works for
solo guitar, the most
famous of which is this
suite entitled
Brasileiras, consisting
of five movements:
Ponteio, Modinha,
Batukada, Toada and
Sorongo.
(A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Latin Guitar Playing). By Doug Munro. For G...(+)
(A Fun and Comprehensive
Overview of Latin Guitar
Playing). By Doug Munro.
For Guitar. Book; CD;
Guitar Method or
Supplement;
Method/Instruction. The
Total Guitarist. Jazz.
128 pages
For Flute and Guitar. Composed by Frederic Hand. Score and part(s). With Standar...(+)
For Flute and Guitar.
Composed by Frederic
Hand. Score and part(s).
With Standard notation.
Duration 6 minutes.
Handwerks Music
#494-03080. Published by
Handwerks Music