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.
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.
First Sonata on Shakespearean Characters Solo Guitar. Composed by Hans Werner ...(+)
First Sonata on
Shakespearean
Characters Solo Guitar.
Composed by Hans Werner
Henze
(1926-). Edited by Marco
Minà.
Guitar. Classical.
Softcover.
48 pages. Duration 1500
seconds. Schott Music
#GA580.
Published by Schott Music
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.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6765EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6765EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6765EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6765EM).
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6761EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6761EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6761EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6761EM).
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6763EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6763EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6763EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6763EM).
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6767EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6767EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6767EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6767EM).
ISBN
9790365067671.
This
sonata (WeissSW No. 15,
London) is one of a new
series of eight sonatas
by Silvius Leopold Weiss
arranged for the first
time for guitar and
published by Metropolis
Music. Sonata X comes
from Weissâ??s middle
â??productiveâ??
period, thought to have
taken place between 1719
and 1725. The original
tablature manuscript is
in the British Library
(London Ms. Add. 30387).
The Sonata has six
movements: Allemande,
Courante, Paisane,
Sarabande, Menuet, and it
ends with a Gigue. There
is a another copy of this
Sonata in the Warszawa
Biblioteka Uniwersytecka
Poland (in its entirety),
and a copy in the
Sächsisches
Landesbibliothek in
Dresden (Suite XXVI),
which contains three
concordant movements:
Allemande, Courante, and
the Gigue. The Dresden
manuscript displays some
differences from the
London manuscript. This
Edition has taken those
differences into account
in certain details.
Originally, the Sonata is
written in B flat major,
a key often used by Weiss
as it is appropriate for
playing the lute, but
rather awkward with the
guitar. For ease and
effectiveness of playing,
I have transposed the
Sonata a minor third
lower to G major. To
create more concordance
with the baroque tuning
of the lute, the G string
is lowered by a semitone
to F sharp. I suggest
using a capodastro to
achieve the original
pitch. Based on the
present standard of A at
440 Hertz, the capo
should be placed at the
3rd fret. However, during
Weissâ??s lifetime, it
was more common in many
parts of Germany to use a
standard of A at 415
Hertz -â? a semitone
lower. So, to hear the
pitch heard by Weiss and
his contemporaries, the
capo should then be
positioned at the 2nd
fret.
In
September of 2018,
guitarist, Toby
McWilliams commissioned
Cruz to write a
three-movement guitar
solo after hearing his
Five Pieces in C on the
internationally
syndicated radio show,
Classical Guitar Alive.
McWilliams requested the
first movement to be in
sonata-allegro form
followed by two other
pieces that reflect the
tempo choices of a
typical three-movement
sonatina. As is the case
with most of Cruzâs
music, this Sonatina was
completed as music
written for musicâs
sake. However, in his
quest to find titles
other than tempo
markings, Cruz plucked
three words from the
correspondence between
himself and McWilliams
that together, add a
personal touch to the
collection while
suggesting a progression
of an imaginary
dayâs
events.
A point of
interest in the first
movement, A theme: Cruz
begins on the IV chord
and intentionally avoids
using a proper I chord
throughout. While the B
section does begin in the
dominant key, it moves
quickly towards a D major
tonal
center.
Festival
(3rd movement) uses a
bitonal opening theme: E
major in the top voice
while the bass line uses
E minor.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6760EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6760EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6760EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6760EM).
Guitar (classical) - Beginning SKU: MB.20133 Composed by Elias Barreiro. ...(+)
Guitar (classical) -
Beginning
SKU:
MB.20133
Composed by
Elias Barreiro. Style,
Classical and Lute,
Method, Perfect binding.
Classic. Book. 168 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#20133. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.20133).
ISBN
9780786666805. UPC:
796279087247. 8.75 x
11.75 inches. By Elias
Barreiro.
The
result of decades of
experience in teaching
the classical guitar,
this method introduces
the student to
the earliest stages of
learning how to
play the classical
guitar, from learning
how to read music to
becoming
an accomplished
player. This
gradually progressing
approach covers
scales, including
scales in thirds, sixths
and octaves in all
major and minor
keys, arpeggios,
chords, slurs,
harmonics, and more.
The technical aspects in
this book are
supplemented with a vast
number of exercises
and solos, from easy
to more advanced,
including
repertoire music to
make the process of
learning to play the
guitar a most
enjoyable experience.
Written in
standard notation
only.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6764EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6764EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6764EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6764EM).
Saddle-stitched, Solos.
Sonatinas. Book. 152
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30989.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30989).
ISBN
9781513466705. 8.75x11.75
inches.
In this
book, guitarist and music
historian David Grimes
presents 20 â??small
sonatasâ? or
sonatinas, complete
with detailed performance
notes and bio sketches of
each of the contributing
composers: Leonhard von
Call, Matteo Carcassi,
Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro
Giuliani, Francesco
Molino, and Antonio
Nava. While flexible,
the early 19th-century
sonatina form usually
consists of 2 - 4
contrasting movements,
here in guitar-friendly
keys, making these pieces
ideal for performance by
intermediate-level
students.Â
In
all but the most
challenging passages,
Grimes has intentionally
kept fingering to a
minimum to allow students
to form their own concept
of this critical skill.
Then, as many bass notes
in these pieces are
played on open strings,
the player must develop a
sense of when to
selectively damp
dissonant tones or
observe a restâ??
exposing and overcoming
yet another shortcoming
in the education of many
guitarists.  Most classic guitar
teachers are familiar
with the easy didactic
studies by Carcassi,
Carulli and Giuliani;
Favorite
Sonatinas offers
more highly developed,
but not yet virtuoso
pieces by the same
Italian triumvirateâ??
plus three more composers
in a similar veinâ??
promoting confident,
enjoyable sight-reading
by guitarists of all
levels. .
Saddle-stitched,
Classical, Jazz,
Contemporary, Rock,
Method, Christian. Modern
Guitar Method. Learn To
Play. Instructional book.
With instructional text,
standard guitar notation,
chord names and
fingerings. 48 pages. Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
#93203. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.93203).
ISBN
9780871663634. UPC:
796279000222. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Now clearly
at the intermediate
level, Grade 4 begins by
introducing the E major
scale in three octaves
plus the principal chords
in E major. The C#
harmonic and melodic
minor scales are
introduced followed by a
wealth of carefully
arranged solo and duet
study material in various
keys in the fourth,
fifth, seventh, and ninth
position. Three basic
shapes for major and
minor chords are reviewed
through chord studies in
various keys through the
seventh position. Theory
lessons address
identification of
intervals, the dominant
seventh chord, and
modulation. Written in
standard notation
only.
Guitar Solo SKU: IS.G6766EM Composed by Silvio Leopold Weiss. Arranged by...(+)
Guitar Solo
SKU:
IS.G6766EM
Composed
by Silvio Leopold Weiss.
Arranged by Ben Beuming.
Plucked - Guitar.
Metropolis Music
Publishers #G6766EM.
Published by Metropolis
Music Publishers
(IS.G6766EM).
For Guitar. Includes a high-quality printed music score with both primo and seco...(+)
For Guitar. Includes a
high-quality printed
music score with both
primo and secondo guitar
parts; and a compact disc
containing a complete
performance with secondo
guitar on the left
channel, and primo guitar
on the right channel.
Either can be easily
removed for your
performance pleasure.
Published by Music Minus
One.
Composed by Agustin Barrios Mangore, edited by Richard D. Stover. Instrumental s...(+)
Composed by Agustin
Barrios Mangore, edited
by Richard D. Stover.
Instrumental solo book
for guitar. With standard
guitar notation,
fingerings, introductory
text, biography, black
and white photos and
illustrations. 63 pages.
Published by Belwin.
Guitar SKU: FG.55011-582-8 Composed by Tuomas Turriago. Fennica Gehrman #...(+)
Guitar
SKU:
FG.55011-582-8
Composed by Tuomas
Turriago. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-582-8. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-582-8).
ISBN
9790550115828.
Tuom
as Turriago's (b. 1979)
Sonata for Guitar solo
(2019, rev. 2020)
reflects the main source
of anguish of the 21st
century: according to the
composer things are
growing so fast that we
can't keep up with the
pace. That is true of
global warming, of
population, of economy,
of pandemics. The second
movement builds up to a
huge climax after which
the material of the fist
slow part returns, but in
a distorted and
ghost-like manner. The
Sonata dies away
gloomily. Janne Malinen
commissioned the work and
premiered it in Tampere,
Finland in June 2019.