Sona
ta No. 6 Kharkiv for
guitar solo was composed
in 2021, in the end of
the COVID-19 lockdown. At
that time my family and I
were staying in our home
city of Kharkiv (also
known as Kharkov),
Ukraine for almost two
years. We considered that
pandemic period as a
disaster, but later have
realized that it actually
was a rather happy time,
because a war came to our
homeland just a few
months later. Since 2022
a considerable fraction
of the 1.5 millions of
Kharkiv citizens have
left their homes, those
who stayed have been
living under ceaseless
missile attacks, and many
have been killed. I would
like to dedicate this
Sonata to the frontier
city of Kharkiv and, most
of all, to its citizens
suffering from the
war. Yet, the music of
the Sonata does not have
any specific program.
Here I will give a brief
overview of its main
composition elements to
facilitate future
interpretations. The
first and fourth
movements of this Sonata
are based on the
interplay between the
twelve-tone principle and
the G-major tonal center,
natural for the guitar.
Namely, the first
movement is based on the
interaction of the
G-major triad Gâ??Bâ??D
of the open guitar
strings 2â??3â??4,
ascending motif 1
involving the notes
Eâ??F#â??Aâ??C#
(originally on the first
string), and descending
motif 2 using the notes
E-â??Câ??Bbâ??A-
(originally, on the bass
string 6). These elements
supplement each other to
almost make up twelve
tones (apart from the
missing F), and the
motifs alternate with
ostinato fragments where
each note in the G major
triad is step-by-step
moved by a semitone up or
down. The second
movement is a Scherzo
involving numerous
semitones in accented
chords and fast passages,
as well as chromatic
melodic motion in the
bass voice. It is almost
atonal in some fragments,
but has an overall tonal
center of A-minor. The
third movement is a
meditative Adagio based
on a theme composed
within hexatonic scale
Dâ??Eâ??Fâ??G#â??Aâ?
?B and ostinato chords
involving open bass
strings Eâ??Aâ??D and
semitone
Bâ??C. Finally, the
fourth movement is based
on the complete
twelve-tone theme
consisting of two phrases
including motifs 1 and 2
from the first movement:
Gâ??Fâ??Bbâ??Abâ??Câ
??Ebâ??D and
Eâ??Bâ??C#â??Aâ??F#.
This theme is presented
in its prime and
retrograde forms. There
are dialogues between the
first string, basses and
open middle strings,
similar to the first
movement. In the
culmination, the
twelve-tone theme is
performed using the
parallel motion of the
standard guitar G-major
chord with open middle
strings across twelve
positions. The Sonata
was premiered and
recorded (CD Naxos No.
8.574630) by the
prominent Ukrainian
guitarist Marko Topchii
who has also lived and
studied in Kharkiv. I am
extremely grateful to him
for the brilliant
performance of this
piece. I am greatly
indebted to Productions
dâ??Oz for keeping my
original notations in
places where these do not
conform to the
publisherâ??s style.
Performed by Pat Metheny. For guitar (no tablature). Format: fake book. With lea...(+)
Performed by Pat Metheny.
For guitar (no
tablature). Format: fake
book. With leadsheet
notation and chord names.
Jazz and jazz fusion. 448
pages. 9x12 inches.
Published by Hal Leonard.
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SKU:
BT.MUSAM996996
Arranged by Russ Shipton.
The Complete Guitar
Player. Pop & Rock. Book
with CD. Wise
Publications
#MUSAM996996. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM996996).
ISBN
9781849380140.
English.
Th
e Complete Guitar
Player series
has taught hundreds of
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the accompanying
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John Denver and many
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N
ow these songbooks are
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The bonus
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By
The Beatles. The Little
Black Songbook. Pop. 384
pages. Hal Leonard
#HL00242081. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.242081).
ISBN 9781785588617.
UPC: 888680704407.
4.75x7.75x0.956
inches.
A
pocket-sized collection
of 195 Beatles hits
presented in chord
songbook format. Includes
complete lyrics, chord
names & a handy chord
box reference sheet.
Including classic hits
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Love • Can't Buy Me
Love • Day Tripper
• Do You Want to
Know a Secret •
Eleanor Rigby •
From Me to You •
Get Back • Help!
• Hey Jude •
I Want to Hold Your Hand
• Let It Be •
Magical Mystery Tour
• Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
• Please Please Me
• Ticket to Ride
• Twist and Shout
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Guitar Poems Guitare [Partition + CD] - Facile Ricordi
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intermediate
SKU:
BT.SY-2909
20
Stücke für Gitarre
solo - 20 Pieces for
Guitar Solo. Composed
by Giuseppe Di Girolamo.
Book, CD and Audio
Online. Composed 2019. 28
pages. Ricordi #SY 2909.
Published by Ricordi
(BT.SY-2909).
German-English.
With appealing melodies
that would be right at
home in catchy pop songs,
Giuseppe Di Girolamoâ??s
Guitar Poems
indulges in the
overwhelming beauty of
the sound of the acoustic
guitar. This publication
contains all twelve
pieces from Letters
for You, supplemented
by eight newly-composed
titles that complete the
collection. The pieces
are presented
progressively and contain
comprehensive fingerings
to make them as
technically accessible as
possible. Guitar
Poems also includes
first-rate demo
recordings of all the
pieces, performed
especially for this
edition by the young
concert guitarist and
international
prize-winner Julia
Trintschuk.
Man
schwelgt in der ganzen
Klangschönheit der
akustischen Gitarre und
in eingängigen
Melodien, die aus guten
Pop-Songs stammen
könnten: Das ist
Guitar Poems von
Giuseppe Di Girolamo. Die
Ausgabe enthält
sämtliche zwölf
Stücke aus Letters
for You, ergänzt
um acht neu komponierte
Titel, welche die
Sammlung ideal abrunden.
Alle Stücke wurden
progressiv angeordnet und
mit Fingersätzen
versehen, um sie
technisch noch leichter
zugänglich zu machen.
Ein zusätzliches
Bonbon von Guitar
Poems sind die
erstklassigen
Demo-Aufnahmen aller
Stücke, die von der
jungen Konzertgitarristin
und mehrfachen
internationalen
Preisträgerin Julia
Trintschuk eigens für
diese Ausgabe eingespielt
wurden.
Guitar (fingerpicking) - Intermediate SKU: MB.30780M The Guitar Playin...(+)
Guitar (fingerpicking) -
Intermediate
SKU:
MB.30780M
The
Guitar Playing of Lonnie
Johnson, Bo Carter, Rev.
Gary Davis, Buddy Moss,
Josh White and Tommy
McClennan. Composed
by Stefan Grossman.
Squareback saddle stitch,
Solos, Blues, Technique,
Theory and Reference.
Grossman Audio. Style.
Book and online audio.
136 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30780M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30780M).
ISBN
9781513462714. 8.75 x
11.75 inches. Transcribed
by Stefan
Grossman.
This collection
presents six legendary
blues guitarists from the
1920s to early 1940s.
Each has his own unique
approach, style and
techniques for playing.
Some like Rev. Gary Davis
favored regular tuning
while Josh White was
equally at home playing
in Open D tuning as well
as standard tuning.
Lonnie Johnson is unique
in his playing techniques
as well as use of a D G D
G B E tuning. Buddy
Mossâ??s recordings
influenced generations of
Piedmont guitarists,
especially Blind Boy
Fuller. Bo Carter had one
of the most unusual tonal
approaches for playing
blues, ragtime and
novelty songs. And lastly
there is Tommy McClennan.
His recordings sound
â??rough and tumbleâ?
but once you explore the
intricacies of his
playing you will discover
a powerful blues
guitarist.
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span style=font-family:
Arial;> REV. GARY DAVIS:
Cincinnati Flow â?¢
Piece without Words â?¢
Children of Zion â?¢
Twelve Gates to The
City
BO CARTER:
Letâ??s Get Drunk Again
â?¢ Nobodyâ??s
Business â?¢ Honey
â?¢ What You Want Your
Daddy to
Do
BUDDY MOSS: Oh
Lordy Mama â?¢
Sleepless Night â?¢
Someday Baby (Iâ??ll
Have
Mine)
JOSH WHITE Crying
Blues â?¢ Bad
Depression Blues â?¢
High Brown Cheater â?¢
My Soul Is Gonna Live
With God â?¢ Pure
Religion
Hallilu
LONNIE JOHNSON:
Away Down In the Alley
Blues â?¢ Stomping
â??Em Along Slow â?¢
Blue Ghost Blues There Is
No Justice â?¢ Helena
Blues â?¢ Sittinâ?? On
A Log â?¢ Corn Bread
Blues
TOMMY McCLENNAN:
Blues as I Can Be â?¢
Iâ??m Goinâ??, Donâ??t
You Know â?¢ Love With
a Feeling � New
Highway No.51 â?¢ Drop
Down
Mama
HOW TO USE THIS
BOOK: 1) Listen over and
over to the original
recordings available via
the download link for
this collection. 2) Get a
program that can control
digital audio files. Use
this with the
transcriptions and the
recordings. 3) Be
patient!! Practice,
practice and practice
some
more!!
Guitar SKU: HL.146362 Book Only. Guitar Tab Method. Instruction. S...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
HL.146362
Book
Only. Guitar Tab
Method. Instruction.
Softcover. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.146362).
ISBN 9781495023354.
UPC: 888680070212.
9.0x12.0x0.11
inches.
“The
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go from zero to guitar
hero in no time!â€
–Guitar World
magazine Designed for
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guitar. Get started
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chords with classics by
AC/DC and the Who,
chord-strumming with
songs from Neil Young and
Nirvana, and much more.
The method's unique,
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teaching sequence will
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and music from popular
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Book 1 includes: parts of
the guitar,
easy-to-follow guitar
tablature, notes &
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E string, tempo &
time signatures,
understanding notes and
rests, palm muting,
vibrato, power chords,
open chords, strumming,
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hammer-ons and pull-offs,
many music styles, nearly
100 riffs and songs, and
more!
Guitar SKU: HL.49015154 Composed by Attila Zoller. Edited by Carlo Bohlae...(+)
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SKU:
HL.49015154
Composed
by Attila Zoller. Edited
by Carlo Bohlaender. This
edition: Saddle
stitching. Sheet music.
Edition Schott.
Classical. 32 pages.
Schott Music #ED 5048.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49015154).
ISBN
9790001057820.
German.
Jazz ist
Rhytmus und
Improvisation. Diese
Anleitung will den Weg
weisen, wie sich jeder
das Improvisieren
aneignen kann. Von der
einfachen Ubung bis zum
vollendeten Chorus sind
alle Schwierigkeitsgrade
berucksichtigt. Daruber
hinaus konnen zwei oder
mehr Spieler
verschiedener Instrumente
sich durch gemeinsames
Uben mit der
Kollektiv-Improvisation
vertraut machen. Fur
diesen Zweck weisen die
Ubungen gleicher Nummer
bei allen Instrumenten
dieselbe Harmoniefolge
und dieselbe (klingende)
Tonart auf.Der Erfolg
wird sich einstellen,
wenn die Besonderheiten
des Rhytmus, die Regeln
der Melodiebildung und
die harmonischen
Grundlagen des Jazz in
den Schriften geschichte
und Rhythmus und
Harmonielehre aus der
JAZZ-STUDIO-Reihe
beachtet werden. - Die
Melodiesammlung Old Folks
at Home bietet zusatzlich
fur das Uben der
Improvisation vierzig
bekannte Songs und
Spirituals.
Guitar SKU: BT.MUSAM1008029 By Toby Knowles. The Complete Guitar Player. ...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
BT.MUSAM1008029
By
Toby Knowles. The
Complete Guitar Player.
Pop & Rock. Book Only.
Composed 2015. 146 pages.
Wise Publications
#MUSAM1008029. Published
by Wise Publications
(BT.MUSAM1008029).
ISBN 9781783055364.
English.
The
Complete Guitar Player
Acoustic Songbook
features a huge
collection of 50 acoustic
hits from all genres for
Guitar. Each song
includes full lyrics and
Guitar chords as well as
strumming and picking
patterns, making this
perfect for the aspiring
acoustic Guitarist. Every
song included in this
Guitar songbook is a bona
fide acoustic classic,
perfect for singalongs at
parties or just a strum
on a summer's day in the
park. Songs like Hey,
Soul Sister by
Train, Wonderwall
by Oasis and Ho Hey
by The Lumineers
represent the best in
unplugged and fun
chill-out music. 'The
book is designed to be
accessible and enjoyable,
showcasing the best songs
by the best songwriters
like Bob Dylan, Mumford
& Sons, The Beatles
and Adele. Songs from the
past and the present are
included, so there will
be something for everyone
in this acoustic
songbook. Each song has
been carefully arranged
for Guitar and Voice,
including the melody,
lyrics and Guitar chord
shapes. Not only this,
but there are also
suggested strumming or
picking patterns to help
you nail the exact sound
of the song straight
away. This acoustic
Guitar songbook is ideal
for beginners and
intermediate Guitarists
looking to expand their
repertoire with acoustic
songs new and old,
whereas absolute
beginnersnew to the
Guitar might find that
the four books of the
famous Complete Guitar
Player series by Russ
Shipton will help them
out with the
basics. With these
50 acoustic Guitar songs,
you'll be singing,
strumming
andfingerpicking your way
through the folk, pop and
rock canon in no time at
all. The Complete Guitar
Player Acoustic Songbook
would make a stellar
addition to any
guitarist's bookshelf,
and every one of these
great songs will make
sure that everyone is
singing along.
Compiled by Russ Shipton. Fake book for voice and guitar. With vocal melody, lyr...(+)
Compiled by Russ Shipton.
Fake book for voice and
guitar. With vocal
melody, lyrics, chord
names and guitar chord
diagrams. 167 pages.
Published by Music Sales.
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.
by Mel Bay. For all guitars. Modern Guitar Method. All styles, solos & duets. Le...(+)
by Mel Bay. For all
guitars. Modern Guitar
Method. All styles, solos
& duets. Level: Multiple
Levels. Book. Method.
Size 8.75x11.75. 320
pages. Published by Mel
Bay Pub., Inc.
The Green Songbook Guitare [Partition + CD] - Débutant Alfred Publishing
By Jessica Baron. Book; CD; Classroom/Pre-School; General Music and Classroom Pu...(+)
By Jessica Baron. Book;
CD; Classroom/Pre-School;
General Music and
Classroom Publications;
Other Classroom. 128
pages. Published by
Alfred Music Publishing
Acoustic Blues Guitar. By Keith Wyatt. Guitar Video; Method/Instruction. Beyond ...(+)
Acoustic Blues Guitar. By
Keith Wyatt. Guitar
Video;
Method/Instruction.
Beyond Basics. Popular.
Instructional and Blues.
Instructional video: VHS.
1 pages. Alfred Music
#00-REH883A. Published by
Alfred Music
Guitar SKU: UT.CH-395 Composed by Giorgio Signorile. Classical. Score. Ut...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
UT.CH-395
Composed by
Giorgio Signorile.
Classical. Score. Ut
Orpheus #CH 395.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.CH-395).
ISBN
9790215328587. 9 x 12
inches.
Il
grande larice rosso;
Piccole vite; Requiem per
un bosco
Never
before have I felt the
urgency within myself to
communicate with my
instrument something
which goes beyond just
the notes, a desire to
embrace with music parts
of the world which I see
as being so neglected and
abandoned, as if man were
no longer able to see
beyond the narrow
confines of his home and
work spaces. The
environment which
surrounds us, free and
pure, seems to bow more
and more to the base
instincts of abuse which
man brings into play...
the destruction of
centuries-old forests and
glaciers, the
construction of harmful
and disturbing, useless
and polluting elements...
and I wonder what we can
do, what I, as a
musician, can do, at
least to show my
disapproval of these
situations. I have no
straight answer but I
know that writing the
music I love to play,
often born in natural and
wild environments can
help to dream of, or
imagine a present time
which is more on a human
scale, thanks to the
strong evocative power
which music possesses and
emanates. This is the
meaning of these
compositions, dedicated
to a tree, a 700-year-old
specimen of the Stura
Valley, Lu Merze Gros
(The Big Larch), to the
small beings which
inhabit it, in the bark,
among its foliage, in the
surrounding soil and to
my sense of frustration
at seeing a forest of fir
trees razed to the ground
to allow the construction
of a bobsleigh
run. This action of
mine has been useless and
nostalgic perhaps, but it
has given me intense
moments of emotion in the
writing and moves me
enormously during its
performance.
In Concert at the Bottom Line June 22, 1992. by Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. For ...(+)
In Concert at the Bottom
Line June 22, 1992. by
Chet Atkins and Jerry
Reed. For Guitar
(Fingerpicking).
concert/documentary.
Vestapol. Country. DVD.
84 pages. Published by
Grossman's Guitar
Workshop.
Guitar - Advanced SKU: MB.30762M Saddle-stitched, Solos. American Music. ...(+)
Guitar - Advanced
SKU:
MB.30762M
Saddle-stitched, Solos.
American Music. Book and
online audio. 24 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#30762M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30762M).
ISBN
9781513465692. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Civil War
Suite for Classical
Guitar is a
collection of ten Civil
War-era songs arranged in
standard notation for the
advanced solo classical
guitarist. The suite
includes music from the
Confederacy and the
Union, along with
soldier's songs, parlor
songs, and an African
American spiritual. The
sequencing of the pieces
is designed to create a
musical narrative, with
songs grouped in a manner
that shows various
perspectives of the war
before ultimately
celebrating Union
victory. Throughout the
suite, extensive passages
feature delightful
special effects that
emulate period
instruments such as the
banjo, snare drum, and
fiddle. Includes access
to online
audio.
Guitar SKU: UT.CH-363 An Anthology of Contemporary Music (Rodriguez, S...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
UT.CH-363
An
Anthology of Contemporary
Music (Rodriguez, Silva,
Zapata Bello) for
Guitar. Edited by
Piero Bonaguri. Piero
Bonaguri Collection.
Classical. Ut Orpheus #CH
363. Published by Ut
Orpheus (UT.CH-363).
I
welcome with great
enthusiasm the
publication of this
collection of music by
Venezuelan
guitarist-composers. I am
certain that my father
would also have been
happy, in that it shows
the productiveness and
continuity of the
Venezuelan school of
composition, ever careful
as to its own
individuality while
adhering to the canons of
so-called cultured
music. My thanks go to
Maestro Piero Bonaguri
who, with devotion and
gratitude towards one of
his teachers (whose birth
centenary occurs in
2023), has completed this
important work aimed at
spreading the new
Venezuelan musical
heritage, and I also
thank all the composers
who, with great
commitment, have wished
to honour their fellow
citizen:
Alirio. (Senio
Diaz)
I am very
happy with the release of
this anthology of pieces
written in homage to the
great guitarist Alirio
DÃaz in the
contemporary music series
that I manage. For
many years I attended his
summer courses, in Italy
and abroad, and meeting
Maestro DÃaz, who over
time also honoured me
with his friendship, was
fundamental for my
education. I was also
particularly pleased and
honoured when he invited
me to play with him in
Venezuela, and then to
have played, in the
church of the Artists in
Rome, on the sad occasion
of his funeral. The
pieces in this volume,
which by happy
coincidence comes out
near the hundredth
anniversary of the birth
of the great guitarist,
were written by composers
who are also guitarists
and demonstrate that
impressive integration in
the repertoire of the
cultivated guitar of
themes and colours of
Venezuelan folk music,
which is one of the
fundamental artistic
contributions of Alirio
DÃaz, who wrote that
folk music is as
important and cultivated
as cultivated music
itself. (Piero
Bonaguri).
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Guitar
SKU:
BT.ALB10655
Composed
by Cees Hartog. Tuition.
Book with CD. 64 pages.
Alsbach #ALB10655.
Published by Alsbach
(BT.ALB10655).
ISBN
9789043145305.
Dutch.
Following
on from the material in
Gitaar Starter
1, this book/CD set
covers even more
techniques that are vital
for the beginning
guitarist to learn. It
discusses, amongst other
topics, playmaking,
legato, positionchanges,
harmonics and chords.
In addition to the
individual exercises, the
techniques are mainly
used in the playing
materials, which contains
pieces in many different
styles from all around
the world.
When
thewhole Gitaar Starter
series has been worked
through, the student will
have mastered the most
important basics of
Guitar playing.
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.
by Roger Filiberto. For Guitar (All). technique. All Styles. Level: Intermediate...(+)
by Roger Filiberto. For
Guitar (All). technique.
All Styles. Level:
Intermediate. Book. Size
8.75x11.75. 88 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.