Guitar; Methods and Music
for Children
SKU:
UT.CH-106
Composed by
Carlo de Nonno. Saddle
stitching. Classical. Ut
Orpheus #CH 106.
Published by Ut Orpheus
(UT.CH-106).
ISBN
9790215315921. 9 x 12
inches.
The first
impulse to compose these
3 Little Suites
for Guitar came from the
desire to offer very
young students
compositions not framed
by the usual features of
â??music for
childrenâ?? but, rather,
meant to introduce into
their musical horizon
sonorities, rhythms, and
expressive modalities not
generally experienced in
the more
â??traditionalâ??
courses of study.
As
the compositions
developed, the project
underwent some slight
modifications, so that in
the end one could say
that the three suites
became progressively more
difficult, though
remaining, in their deep
essence, quite
â??simpleâ??.
I
would recommend paying
careful attention to the
titles of the pieces and
to the expressive
markings. Although it was
not my intention to write
â??descriptiveâ??
music, I have tried to
handle these pieces like
stage scripts, giving
each a specific
â??characterâ??. For
this purpose my long
experience as a composer
of theatre music has been
very helpful.
It would
give me great
satisfaction if
guitarists of every age
would enjoy performing
these suites. I would
like teachers to find in
them cues for proposing
to their pupils further
refinements concerning
both technique and
expression, never
forgetting how
inexpressible music truly
is.
(Carlo de
Nonno).
