Early Music; Music Education

SKU: UT.DM-14

Composed by Giorgio Pacchioni. Saddle stitching. Classical. Ut Orpheus #DM 14. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.DM-14).

ISBN 9790215301481. 9 x 12 inches.

Mi sono deciso a porre ordine ai miei appunti e studi sui canoni senza tenor nella speranza di essere utile a coloro i quali, attraverso il mio modesto sforzo, potranno abbreviare il lungo lavoro di addestramento in quella materia che ritengo sia l'unica ad affrontare sistematicamente e compiutamente la problematica compositiva dell'imitazione, cioe lo studio delle tecniche di imitazione canonica dei secoli XVI e XVIII.
Questo mio studio propone allo studente una serie di documenti storici di grandi didatti musicali del passato, quali Ludovico Zacconi, Giovanni Battista Martini e Orazio Tigrini nonche un mio personale e modesto contributo. Le fonti antiche sono state tradotte in italiano corrente, pur lasciando intatti alcuni termini specifici, del resto ben comprensibili.
Il presente volume e da impiegare come manuale di lavoro e di studio per chi voglia imparare la difficile arte dell'imitazione. Vengono qui affrontati, in modo sistematico e scientifico, la pratica del canone <>, molto lodata da Zacconi quale strumento per stimolare l'ingegno dello studente, i canoni <> - piu interessanti e utilizzabili musicalmente - e la prassi di rivoltare un canone o brano qualsiasi al fine di ottenerne 'onestamente' una nuova composizione. Sono stati ignorati volutamente tutti quei canoni enigmatici o oscuri che non contengono nessun interesse musicale o didattico. Si e inoltre affrontato sistematicamente il criterio di 'fugare' un tenor, pratica molto in voga nei secoli dal XV al XVII e attinente al nostro argomento.
(G. Pacchioni).

For Vocal Bass-Baritone. Includes a printed vocal score on high-quality ivory paper, with informative liner notes; and a CD G graphics-enabled compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo orchestral accompaniments to each piece, minus the soloist. Published by Music Minus One.

By Giorgio Pacchioni. For Treble Recorder (Violin, Flute, Viol). Published by Ut Orpheus. (DM 07)

Guitar solo - Advanced

SKU: DZ.DZ-4308

Composed by Giorgio Mirto. Score. Les Productions d'OZ #DZ 4308. Published by Les Productions d'OZ (DZ.DZ-4308).

ISBN 9782898522253.

Foll owing a recent experience on the jury of a guitar competition, I noted with great pleasure that Giorgio Mirto, with whom I had shared the role of juror, wanted to celebrate the experience of the competition - during from which we discovered that we had had a great affinity of thought - with something which could endure over time and not evaporate as often happens in short and occasional meetings between musicians. He did it as a true composer, which he is, and dedicated to me a very beautifully crafted Suite to which I allowed myself to collaborate at least formally, by suggesting titles for the four movements. This is how Suite n.1 was born, a piece that does not strictly respect the formal rules of the Baroque era, but reinterprets and reuses them in a new key. The work's obvious late Baroque inspiration led me to find titles that invited the performer to delve deeper into the work's aesthetic inspiration. So I suggested to Giorgio that he title the four movements with something that linked their content to four greats of the 18th century. German masters. The prelude has thus become from Eisenach because of its sometimes improvised Bach-like atmosphere, the second movement, vaguely toccata, speaks an organ language in the manner of Buxtehude (who lived in Lübeck), the slow movement has a Handelian quality - and Handel was born in Halle - and the last movement, far from being a true Chaconne, undoubtedly has the latter's taste for variation and ostinato, typical traits of Telemann who lived in Magdeburg. The cities that appear in the titles are therefore indelible to the authors cited. Furthermore, one should not think that the style of the work is in any way German, given that Giorgio Mirto expresses himself in a very joyful language that synthesizes modality with minimalism, all seasoned with a a nod to Pink's progressive rock Floyd. or a Mike Oldfield... The result of this mixture of ideas, inspirations and styles is a work that personally I never tire of reading and rereading, for the freshness that emanates from it and for the climate expressive which rises, nourishing itself with full efficiency. We ultimately cannot ignore that the note B, the one which marks in a minor way some of the most expressive works of the guitar repertoire, from the study of Sor which made generations of students fall in love with the guitar, until to that of Frank Martin's Four Pieces via La Catedral di Barrios, is the modal fulcrum of the entire Suite: it is true that the Prelude begins with a clear chord in E minor and lingers on an open ending in A minor , but it almost seems that the initial E serves as a launching pad for a continuation of the work in which the dominant, that is to say the B, is the true musical North, the pole star which guides us in the other three movements until the end of the Chaconne de Magdebourg. I wish Giorgio and our Suite great longevity and a favorable destiny in the complex and complex world of contemporary guitar composition. And I thank him again, flattered by his very kind dedication.

FRANCE SCO BIRAGHI

Au lendemain d'une récente expérience au sein du jury d'un concours de guitare, j'ai constaté avec grand plaisir que Giorgio Mirto, avec qui j'avais partagé le rôle de juré, souhaitait célébrer l'expérience du concours - au cours de laquelle nous avons découvert que nous avions eu un grand affinité de pensée - avec quelque chose qui pourrait perdurer dans le temps et ne pas s'évaporer comme cela arrive souvent lors de rencontres courtes et occasionnelles entre musiciens. Il l'a fait en véritable compositeur, ce qu'il est, et m'a dédié une Suite d'une très belle facture à laquelle je me suis permis de collaborer au moins formellement, en suggérant des titres pour les quatre mouvements. C'est ainsi qu'est née la Suite n.1, une pièce qui ne respecte pas strictement les règles formelles de l'époque baroque, mais les réinterprèt e et les réutilise dans une nouvelle tonalité. L'inspiration évidente du baroque tardif de l'œuvre m'a amené à trouver des titres qui invitaient l'interprète à approfondir l'inspiration esthétique de l'œuvre. J'ai donc suggéré à Giorgio de titrer les quatre mouvements avec quelque chose qui reliait leur contenu à quatre grands du XVIIIe siècle. Maîtres allemands. Le prélude est ainsi devenu d'Eisenach en raison de son atmosphère parfois improvisée à la Bach, le deuxième mouvement, vaguement toccata, parle un langage d'orgue à la manière de Buxtehude (qui vivait à Lübeck), le mouvement lent a un Qualité haendélienne - et Haendel est né à Halle - et le dernier mouvement, loin d'être une véritable Chaconne, a sans doute le goût de cette dernière pour la variation et l'ostinato, traits typiques de Telemann qui vivait à Magdebourg. Les villes qui apparaissent dans les titres sont donc indélébiles aux auteurs cités. De plus, il ne faut pas penser que le style de l'œuvre soit en aucune façon allemand, étant donné que Giorgio Mirto s'exprime dans un langage très joyeux qui synthétise la modalité avec le minimalisme, le tout assaisonné d'un clin d'œil au rock progressif Floyd de Pink. ou un Mike Oldfield... Le résultat de ce mélange d'idées, d'inspirations et de styles est un ouvrage que personnellement je ne me lasse pas de lire et de relire, pour la fraîcheur qui s'en dégage et pour le climat expressif qui monte, se nourrissant de plein efficacité. On ne peut finalement pas ignorer que la note B, celle qui marque de manière mineure certaines des œuvres les plus expressives du répertoire de guitare, depuis l'étude de Sor qui a fait tomber amoureux de la guitare des générations d'étudiants, jusqu'à celle de Frank Martin Quatre Pièces via La Catedral di Barrios, est le point d'appui modal de toute la Suite : il est vrai que le Prélude commence par un accord clair en mi mineur et s'attarde sur une fin ouverte en la mineur, mais il semble presque que le mi initial sert de une rampe de lancement pour une suite de l'œuvre dans laquelle la dominante, c'est-à-dire le B, est le véritable Nord musical, l'étoile polaire qui nous guide dans les trois autres mouvements jusqu'à la fin de la Chaconne de Magdebourg. Je souhaite à Giorgio et à « notre » Suite une grande longévité et un destin favorable dans le monde complexe et complexe de la composition contemporaine pour guitare. Et je le remercie encore, flatté de son très aimable dévouement.

FRANCESCO BIRAGHI.

By Giorgio Pacchioni. For Violin or Recorder in C and G. 32 pages. Published by Ut Orpheus

Guitar; Methods and Music for Children

SKU: UT.CH-234

Composed by Giorgio Signorile. Saddle stitching. Classical. Score and Parts. Ut Orpheus #CH 234. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.CH-234).

ISBN 9790215324060. 9 x 12 inches.

Mattina presto (Early Morning)/ Shirok/ Sweet Argentina

The guitar's repertory is now widely varied and includes works that cover, in historical periods, all technical and interpretative aspects, from the single instrument to the guitar orchestra, passing to the duo, the quartet and the ensemble.
What I thought to be important was a work that would include a comparison between the instruments, a dialog in which music flows between the instruments in a harmonized way, with moments of hard work and others of listening, almost to underline the friendship and the collaboration between the players... it is in that way that these songs of middle difficulty are developed, where the components of the orchestra not only have their part to play, they must also pay attention to the solo guitar playing the theme in counterpoint to themselves.
The three compositions presented are of different inspiration: Mattina Presto is the awakening of the day, clear, as a spring morning. It's the easiest song, with it's simple melody that flits among the voices in the group; Scirok (Scirocco in Albanese) contains a theme inspired by balcanic music, signifying the interest of entering other populations to better understand their culture, as in Sweet Argentina, that begins with a tanguero rhythm, passing then to a slower and more delicate melody and by the end returning to the original popular danced rhythm.
Three pieces in which I hope the game will not only help those who play to grow musically, but will also spark a culture interest, music born by the love for the instrument and the world that surrounds me.
(G. Signorile).

By Giorgio Pacchioni. For Violin or Recorder in G. Published by Ut Orpheus. (DM 43)

Early Music; Music Education

SKU: UT.DM-8

Single volume. Composed by Giorgio Pacchioni. Paperback (Soft Cover). Classical. Ut Orpheus #DM 8. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.DM-8).

ISBN 9790215300477. 9 x 12 inches.

Musicologo e musicista hanno rappresentato, in questi ultimi decenni, due entita distinte. Il musicologo e quasi sempre uno studioso di preparazione o di inclinazione piu teorica che pratica e che possiede conoscenze scientifiche e letterarie di gran lunga superiori a quelle musicali pratiche. Il musicologo e stato ed e tuttora di grande aiuto al musicista pratico nel suo rendere nota una grande mole di documenti riguardanti la prassi esecutiva delle epoche passate, in particolare del Rinascimento e del Barocco. Cio nonostante, sembra quasi che il musicologo e il musicista pratico lavorino su due piani paralleli destinati a non incontrarsi mai: da un lato la musicologia spesso dimostra di essere fine a se stessa o comunque non destinata a scopi immediatamente pratici, dall'altro il musicista e di solito abbastanza recalcitrante nell'apprendere tecniche esecutive diverse da quelle imparate in conservatorio.
Come risolvere questo problema? Qualcuno lo ha gia fatto fondendo nella stessa persona le due specialita: questo sembra difficile - e forse lo e - ma probabilmente e l'unica soluzione pos- sibile per lo sviluppo futuro della prassi esecutiva della musica antica. Qualcuno potrebbe obiettare che anche nell'antichita convivevano 'musici teorici' e 'musici pratici', ma questi ultimi era- no certamente preparati sia negli aspetti che oggi consideriamo attinenti la musicologia sia in quelli puramente pratici, cioe riguardanti la tecnica vocale e strumentale. Inoltre, gli antichi musici teorici avevano ben poco in comune con i moderni musicologi: essi appartenevano ad una speciale categoria di scienziati-filosofi, indagatori di speculazioni teoriche e matematiche nonche astrologiche e cabalistiche, tesi a investigare i segreti piu occulti in relazione con la musica.
E quindi auspicabile che il musicista moderno approfondisca la sua conoscenza della prassi esecutiva della musica antica per poterla eseguire rispettandone la vera natura. Il presente studio, gia in uso nella classe di Flauto Dolce del Conservatorio <> di Bologna, rappresenta un utile supporto per giungere a questo scopo. Il contenuto delle varie sezioni e sintetico, ma, crediamo, esauriente e comprensibile a tutti coloro che desiderano elevare il proprio livello di conoscenza nel campo della musica antica o che, piu semplicemente, necessitano di un'agevole guida che permetta di risolvere rapidamente eventuali dubbi di carattere storico e pratico.
(G. Pacchioni).

Guitar; Methods and Music for Children

SKU: UT.CH-157

Composed by Giorgio Signorile. Saddle stitching. Classical. Score and Parts. 40 pages. Ut Orpheus #CH 157. Published by Ut Orpheus (UT.CH-157).

ISBN 9790215320369. 9 x 12 inches.

Vals d'la Masca; Il racconto della Montagna; Sequenze sotterranee

Th e Alpinia Suite was commissioned and composed for the festival <> and is dedicated to my friend and colleague Elio Galvagno. It was performed for the first time on August 30, 2011, in the Church of San Giovanni in Saluzzo, by an ensemble of professional and student guitarists from all over Europe. This piece was written to commemorate the first ascent of mount Monviso, by William Mathews, Frederick Jacomb, Jean Baptiste Croz and Michel Croz, exactly 150 years before, on August 30, 1861.
The first movement is a small Waltz. I imagined a Masca (a sort of alpine pixie, a teasing sprite), dancing all around the house and playing tricks, mostly harmless and funny. The Masca is a legendary and very important character in the folklore of my valleys, and all rationally inexplicable events of everyday life are ascribed to her - such as objects that cannot be found anymore, holes in flour sacks, salt in sugar bowls...
The next two movements are a homage to the Mountains. The Tale is a sort of journal, a bright and peaceful chronicle of a hike uphill, in which the beauty of the place is highlighted by an easy harmony and a sweet melody. After this, Underground sequences evokes that same world in a darker and nocturnal way; the faster pace and the choice of repeated and varying patterns are meant to show the transformation of the former environment into something more complex and tormented. Here mountains are a metaphor of human life, warts and all: their sundrenched slopes and their green pasture grasslands, but also their icy and dangerous northern sides, which demand calm, training and caution.
(G. Signorile).

by William Bay and Mike Christiansen. For all guitars. Mastering Guitar. All styles, solos and exercises. Level: Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. Method. Size 8.75x11.75. 144 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.