By Jerry Silverman. For Guitar (Fingerpicking). SongBook. Bill's Music Shelf. Victorian. Beginning. Book. 140 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Performed by The Beatles. Guitar/vocal songbook for voice and C instrument. With vocal melody, lyrics, chord names and guitar chord diagrams. Series: Hal Leonard Paperback Songs. 255 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

For voice and guitar. Format: fakebook. With vocal melody, lyrics, guitar tablature, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and strum and pick patterns. Christmas and holiday. Series: Hal Leonard Fake Books. 189 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Hal Leonard.

Guitar Chord Songbook. Brentwood-Benson Miscellaneous. Size 5.75x8.75 inches. 160 pages. Published by Brentwood-Benson.

Voice and Guitar. By John Dowland. Arranged by Siegfried Behrend. Vocal Collection. Size 9.25x12.5 inches. 24 pages. Published by Sikorski.

Compiled by Robert Gogan. Celtic. Composed 1-31-2006. 130 pages. Published by Feadog.

By Many. Arranged by Elaine Stratford. Text: Many. For Guitar and Voice. Published by Jackman Music Corporation.
Level: Medium.

Guitar and voice - Intermediate

SKU: DY.DO-1538

Composed by David Leisner. Score. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan #DO 1538. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (DY.DO-1538).

ISBN 9782897963187.

When guitarist John Olson and soprano Gioia De Cari commissioned me to write a piece for them, I envi- sioned writing something theatrical that might especially suit Gioia, who is both a singer and an actress. Eventually, I thought of Mark Twain. The great American writer and humorist of substance wrote a short, little-known book called The Diary of Adam and Eve, which is, of course, about the first days of human life on this earth, in Twain’s witty, but touching take on the Bible story. Adam and Eve each write diary entries. I chose several passages from Eve’s diary that convey the sense of constant wonder that she felt because absolutely everything in her world was new.

Setting prose, rather than poetry, is a challenge for a composer because it has neither the innate rhythm nor the lyricism of poetry. On some intuitive level, this challenge led me to a process that allowed the music to evolve mostly from the guitar part. Whereas normally the vocal melody might emerge first, motivated by the text and with the accompaniment then added for support, here the guitar part was the prime mover. An example of this is the last song, which is a passacaglia played by the guitar, providing the ground over which the vocal line can soar. Eve’s Diary was composed in 2015.

Lorsque le guitariste John Olson et la soprano Gioia De Cari m'ont commandé une pièce pour eux, j'ai imaginé écrire quelque chose de théâtral qui pourrait particulièrement convenir à Gioia, qui est à la fois chanteuse et actrice. Finalement, j'ai pensé à Mark Twain. Le grand écrivain et humoriste américain a écrit un petit livre peu connu intitulé Le Journal d'Adam et Ève, qui raconte les premiers jours de la vie humaine sur terre selon l'interprétation spirituelle et espiègle de Twain de l'histoire biblique. Adam et Ève tiennent chacun un journal. J'ai choisi plusieurs passages du journal d'Ève qui expriment ce sentiment d'émerveillement constant qu'elle ressentait, car absolument tout dans son monde était nouveau.

Mettre en musique de la prose, plutôt que de la poésie, est un défi pour un compositeur car elle n'a ni le rythme inné ni le lyrisme de la poésie. Intuitivement, ce défi m'a conduit à un processus qui a permis à la musique d'évoluer principalement à partir de la partie de guitare. Alors que normalement la mélodie vocale pourrait émerger en premier, motivée par le texte et avec l'accompagnement ajouté ensuite pour le soutien, ici la partie de guitare était le moteur principal. Un exemple en est la dernière chanson, qui est une passacaille jouée à la guitare, fournissant le fond sur lequel la ligne vocale peut s'élever. Le Journal d'Ève a été composé en 2015.

Guitar Chord Songbook (6 inch. X 9 inch.). Performed by Various. Guitar Chord Songbook. Size 6x9 inches. 238 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Guitar Chord Songbook (6 inch. X 9 inch.). Performed by Elvis Presley. Guitar Chord Songbook. Size 6x9 inches. 216 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

(Strum and Sing Series). By Colbie Caillat. Easy Guitar. Softcover. 148 pages. Published by Cherry Lane Music