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.
Lyrics/Chords Guitar SKU: HL.242081 By The Beatles. The Little Black Song...(+)
Lyrics/Chords Guitar
SKU: HL.242081
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
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A
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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
• and more.
Irish Reel Book Guitare [Partition + CD] - Facile AMA Verlag
By Patrick Steinbach. For Acoustic Instruments. Solos. AMA Verlag. Celtic/Irish....(+)
By Patrick Steinbach. For
Acoustic Instruments.
Solos. AMA Verlag.
Celtic/Irish. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book/CD Set. Size
9.x11.75. 180 pages.
Published by AMA Verlag.
ISBN 3899220234.
Book with Online Audio & Video Guitar SKU: HL.346730 The Best Step-by-...(+)
Book with Online Audio &
Video Guitar
SKU:
HL.346730
The Best
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Start Playing. Do It
Yourself. Method.
Softcover Media Online.
136 pages. Published by
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ISBN 9781540094797.
UPC: 840126925111.
9.0x12.0x0.329
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Do-It-Yours
elf Guitar is a fun way
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Covers: Guitar
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techniques; chords &
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scales; techniques for
acoustic and electric
guitar; lead guitar;
fingerstyle guitar;
playing styles of famous
guitarists; demonstraton
and play-along audio
tracks; video instruction
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Includes PLAYBACK+, a
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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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–Guitar World
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The method's unique,
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Book 1 includes: parts of
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Guitar - Intermediate SKU: MB.31008M Perfect binding. Blues. Book and onl...(+)
Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.31008M
Perfect binding. Blues.
Book and online audio.
160 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#31008M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.31008M).
ISBN
9781513467016. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Blind Lemon
Jefferson was a trail
blazer, both as a singer
and guitarist, but also
as a commercial
phenomenon, for he was
the first blues musician
to establish the
tremendous appeal that
blues, as played and sung
by rural African American
folk, had for the
record-buying public. It
is no exaggeration to say
that the sales of
Lemon’s records
paved the way for a host
of other solo rural blues
musicians to record in
his wake and made the
record companies more
willing to give other
musicians a chance, in
the hopes of achieving
similar
success.Â
Lemon
’s record sales
weren’t what made
him a great musician,
though - that could only
be attributed to his
startlingly virtuosic
guitar - playing and
soulful singing,
developed over years of
busking, building on his
natural gifts with a
great deal of practice
and work. In the Guitar
of Blind Lemon Jefferson
author John Miller
presents transcriptions,
in standard notation and
tablature, of 22 of
Lemon’s greatest
performances, with an
additional essay
examining Lemon’s
senses of time and
phrasing and his picking
techniques. Also included
is a download link to all
the original
recordings.Â
To
present a picture of
Lemon the man, noted
blues researchers Alan
Governar and Kip Lornell
have contributed an essay
focusing on
Lemon’s early
life, the origins of his
music, and his time spent
in a musical partnership
with Lead Belly. Links
are provided to
downloadable performances
of the songs in the book
from which the
transcriptions were made,
so that you can have
Lemon’s sound in
your head as you learn to
play his
songs.
Blind Lemon
Jefferson was remarkable,
even in a style that
abounded in great
musicians, and some
measure of his influence
can be seen in the fact
that musicians recorded
in the 1960s, more than
thirty years after his
death, were still
covering his songs and
stealing guitar licks
from him. The Guitar of
Blind Lemon Jefferson
gives you the resources
needed to learn what was
so special about
Lemon’s music, and
to experience his musical
excellence from inside
the music
itself.
Titles
include: One Dime Blues,
Got The Blues, Dry
Southern Blues, Big Night
Blues, Rabbit Foot Blues,
Shuckin' Sugar Blues,
Where Shall I Be, Wartime
Blues, Black Horse Blues,
Prison Cell Blues, Piney
Woods Money Mama, See
That My Grave Is Kept
Clean, He Arose From The
Dead, Beggin' Back, Broke
And Hungry, Bad Luck
Blues, Matchbox Blues,
Lemon's Worried Blues,
That Crawlin' Baby Blues,
Easy Rider Blues,
Stocking Feet Blues and
Right of Way
Blues
Level 2/3
• 160 pages •
Direct download link to
audio
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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.
Guitar (classical and lute) SKU: MB.30105M Composed by Tom Bills. Saddle-...(+)
Guitar (classical and
lute)
SKU:
MB.30105M
Composed by
Tom Bills.
Saddle-stitched,
Contemporary, Technique,
Theory and Reference.
Style. Book and online
video. 56 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30105M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30105M).
ISBN
9780786691692. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
The
Art Of Lutherie offers a
glimpse into the mind and
craft of luthier Tom
Bills, whom many consider
to be one of the most
talented luthiers today.
In this beautifully
written and enjoyable
read, Tom elegantly and
clearly shares his
best-kept secrets and
methods of custom guitar
making - those which make
his guitars favorites
among top collectors and
players. Toms unique
approach to The Art Of
Lutherie will empower and
inspire you to create
more than just a guitar,
but a truly unique work
of art. The information
that is generously shared
within this insightful
and timeless work is both
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It contains the same
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experimentation that Tom
uses in creating his
inspiring instruments.
Over the years, he has
produced instruments
considered to be some of
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ever made. Learning the
steps of how to build a
guitar is important, but
understanding why master
luthiers take those steps
and make those decisions
can empower you to make
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guitars - your important
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and creating unique
guitars.It is not often I
heap such lavish praise
on people; however, Tom
is in this case more than
deserving: I know of no
other luthier whose work
I respect more. Tom knows
his craft inside and out;
he pours his soul into
every guitar he makes; he
uses cutting-edge science
to guide his work, and it
shows...as head of Artist
Relations and Product
Development at Mel Bay,
it gives me great
pleasure to publish Toms
work, which will no doubt
take the art of lutherie
to a new level. I hope
youll spend some time
soaking in this book - it
will certainly augment
your musicality - Collin
Bay. Includes access to
online video.
by William Bay. For all guitars. Gospel-old time, strum/sing. Level: Beginning-I...(+)
by William Bay. For all
guitars. Gospel-old time,
strum/sing. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book. Solos. Size
8.75x11.75. 112 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Pub., Inc.
(An In-Depth Study of Single-Note Lines for Guitar). By Randy Vincent. For guita...(+)
(An In-Depth Study of
Single-Note Lines for
Guitar). By Randy
Vincent. For guitar. This
edition: spiral-bound.
Method book. 156 pages.
Published by Sher Music
Company
Spanish Edition Guitar SKU: HL.114930 Metodo De Tab Para Guitarra....(+)
Spanish Edition Guitar
SKU: HL.114930
Metodo De Tab Para
Guitarra. Guitar Tab
Method. Instruction,
Method, Spanish Edition.
Softcover with CD. With
guitar tablature. 32
pages. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.114930).
ISBN 9781480312579.
UPC: 884088876326.
9.0x12.0x0.17
inches.
The
revolutionary Hal Leonard
Guitar Tab Method
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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
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today.
100 Classic Songs Specially Arranged for Beginner Guitarists with Performance...(+)
100 Classic Songs
Specially Arranged for
Beginner Guitarists with
Performance Tips.
Music Sales America.
Softcover. 224 pages.
Music Sales #AM1011538.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14043892).
By William Bay. For Guitar (All). Methods. You Can Teach Yourself. All Styles. L...(+)
By William Bay. For
Guitar (All). Methods.
You Can Teach Yourself.
All Styles. Level:
Beginning. Book/CD Set.
Size 8.75x11.75. 112
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
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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
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Printed on deluxe stock
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music, this book is a
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Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (from
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* Evermore (from Beauty
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See the Light (from
Tangled) * Let It Go
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Composed by Hubert Kappel. Guitar: Classical and Lute, Music Styles & Re...(+)
Composed by Hubert
Kappel.
Guitar: Classical and
Lute,
Music Styles &
Regions,
Classical, Technique,
Theory
and Reference. Book. 248
pages. Published by Mel
Bay
Publications, Inc
Backing Tracks and Improv Lessons. Composed by Jared Meeker. Book; DVD; Guit...(+)
Backing Tracks and Improv
Lessons. Composed by
Jared
Meeker. Book; DVD; Guitar
Method or Supplement;
Method/Instruction;
Play-
Along. Sitting In Series.
Rock. 80 pages. Published
by
Alfred Music
(The Most Popular Series for Learning How to Play). By Ron Manus, L. C. Harnsber...(+)
(The Most Popular Series
for Learning How to
Play). By Ron Manus, L.
C. Harnsberger, and
Nathaniel Gunod. For
Guitar. Book; CD; Guitar
Method or Supplement;
Method/Instruction.
Alfred's Basic Guitar
Library. Rock. 64 pages.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.4