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Homage to Villa-Lobos and Other Compositions
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By Charles Postlewate. For Guitar (Classical). Classic. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub…
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By Charles Postlewate. For Guitar (Classical). Classic. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music
ISBN 9781609743727. This is the first compilation of guitar music for a right hand technique that includes the little finger. The 12 complete compositions include original pieces by Charles Postlewate (Homage to Villa-Lobos, Variations on a Theme of Prokofiev and Improvisation on Green Dolphin Street), transcriptions of piano pieces by Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino and Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum), arrangements of Peruvian popular songs (Jose Maria and Virgins of the Sun) and new editions of standard repertoire pieces - two studies by Fernando Sor and the beautiful tremolo study by Agustin Barrios, An Alm for the Love of God. Postlewate also includes excerpts of two other standard repertoire pieces by Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) and Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2) - which are published elsewhere under copyright restrictions - to show the advantage of using the little finger. These pieces demonstrate new right hand techniques for the classical guitar that use the little finger in the playing of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics. They also show the advantage of using the little finger for speed, accuracy, strength and balance. This book is a companion to RIGHT HAND STUDIES FOR FIVE FINGERS using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics , also by Charles Postlewate.Spanish DescriptionEsta es la primera recopilacion de musica para la guitarra usando una tecnica de la mano derecha de cinco dedos que incluye el dedo menique. Las 12 composiciones completas incluyen piezas originales por Charles Postlewate (Homenaje a Villa-Lobos, Varicaciones sobre un tema de Prokofiev e Improvisacion sobre La calle del delfin verde), transcripciones de piezas para piano por Claude Debussy (La puerta del vino y Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum), arreglos de canciones populares peruanas (Jose Maria y Virgenes del sol) y nuevas ediciones de piezas del repertorio tradicional-dos estudios por Fernando Sor y el bello estudio de tremolo por Agustin Barrios, Una limosna por el amor de Dios. Ademas, Postlewate incluye extractos de otras dos piezas del repertorio tradicional de Federico Moreno Torroba (Sonatina) y de Heitor Villa-Lobos (Prelude #2)-las cuales han sido publicadas y estan protegidas bajo derecho de autor-para mostrar la ventaja de usar el dedo menique. Estas piezas muestran nuevas tecnicas de la mano derecha para la guitarra clasica que usan el dedo menique para tocar escalas, acordes, arpegios, tremolos y arpegios. Tambien muestran la ventaja de usar el dedo menique para aumentar la velocidad, la exactitud, la fuerza y el equilibrio. Este libro acompana a RIGHT HAND STUDIES FOR FIVE FINGERS using Chords, Arpeggios, Tremolos and Harmonics (ESTUDIOS PARA LOS CINCO DEDOS DE LA MANO DER*E*CHA usando acordes, arpegios, tremolos y armonicos) tambien por Charles Postlewate.
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The house of the rising sun
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1322103 Composed by Traditional. A…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1322103 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Bettina Schipp. Blues,Country,Folk,Traditional. Individual part. 2 pages. Songbooks.info #910460. Published by songbooks.info (A0.1322103). These Folk and Gospel Songs and Traditionals were arranged for Guitar fingerpicking. They were written in the well-known tablature for string instruments as well as in classical musical notation - for slightly intermediate and advanced guitarists. The songs were recorded at a slow tempo and with a metronome in the background. Have fun making music...!Diese Folk und Gospel Songs und Traditionals wurden für das Fingerpicking mit der Gitarre arrangiert. Sie wurden in der bekannten Tabulatur für Saiteninstrumente sowie in der klassischen Notenschrift notiert - für leicht fortgeschrittene und fortgeschrittene GitarristInnen. Die Lieder wurden in einem langsamen Tempo und mit einem Metronom im Hintergrund aufgenommen. Viel Spaß beim Musizieren...!
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Sunny
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.927625 By Bobby Hebb. By Bobby Heb…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.927625 By Bobby Hebb. By Bobby Hebb. Arranged by T. Douglas Bush. Contemporary. Individual part. 6 pages. T. Douglas Bush #6230255. Published by T. Douglas Bush (A0.927625). Sunny was written and performed by Bobby Hebb. This R&B classic was a #2 hit on the US charts in 1966 and is rated #25 on BMI's list of the Top 100 Songs of the Century.
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CLASSICAL GUITAR TUNES - ENGLISH FOLK SONGS
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download Classical. E-book. 49 pages. Mel Bay Publica…
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download Classical. E-book. 49 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30947EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music
ISBN 9781513459844. 8.75x11.75 inches.<br> <br> This book presents 42 English folk songs arranged for the intermediate classic guitarist in standard notation with phrase and dynamic markings plus light fingering. The collection includes popular melodies like Sprig of Thyme, Seventeen Come Sunday, and Blow the Wind Southerly, but also lesser known but no less beautiful tunes like Cupid the Pretty Ploughboy, Dabbling in the Dew and Saucy Sailor. All the arrangements present the basic tune faithfully and simply before offering more elaborate and sophisticated variations suitable for concert performance. Without compromising their sophistication, these polyphonic arrangements are elegant and idiomatic to the guitar, all but devoid of excessive physical demands; even barre chords are kept to a minimum so the player can relax and focus on tone and interpretation. The primary objective of this collection is to draw attention to these deserving melodies, some of which are now rarely heard. Longtime fans of the genre will recognize a few songs once performed by folk-rock groups like Steeleye Span and The Fairport Convention, here presented anew for the solo classic guitar. Its an excellent collection - good to play for pleasure, good for learning and consolidating rhythm, good for sight-reading. Just marvelous. It should meet a lot of needs. Gilbert Biberian These are very accessible arrangements of 42 English folk tunes, some of which are familiar and many others which deserve to be better known. They are all tuneful and have interesting harmonies and rhythms in arrangements which will be well within the reach of intermediate guitarists. These fine settings would be useful pieces for a teacher looking for supplementary material and also for the performer looking for unhackneyed repertoire. They are thoughtfully presented with good fingering and phrasing, with idiomatic guitar writing and interesting harmonies. Congratulations to Peter Worley for presenting this compendium of gems from a lesser known tradition. Gerald Garcia.
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In An English Garden
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Guitar - Advanced - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1529 Composed by Dusan Bogdanovic. …
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Guitar - Advanced - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1529 Composed by Dusan Bogdanovic. Score. 8 pages. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) #DO 1529. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) (ZY.DO-1529). Homage to the English guitarist-composer John Duarte, In an English Garden, is a short Neo-Baroque triptych based on a charming harmonic fragment from the second movement of the composer?s well-known work English Suite. The blueprint for the Prelude is in the French Overture style and Sarabande with the accompanying Double is modelled after Bach?s Partita no.1 in B minor. The quote Sitting in an English garden, waiting for the sun, is from one of my favorite songs by John Lennon, I Am The Walrus.Hommage au guitariste-compositeur anglais John Duarte, In an English Garden est un court triptyque néo-baroque basé sur un charmant fragment harmonique du deuxième mouvement de l??uvre bien connue du compositeur English Suite. Le plan du Prélude est dans le style de l?Ouverture française et la Sarabande accompagnée du Double est calquée sur la Partita n°1 en si mineur de Bach. La citation « Assis dans un jardin anglais, attendant le soleil » est tirée d?une de mes chansons préférées de John Lennon, I Am The Walrus.
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Rejoice Evermore
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1015988 Composed by Kelsey Grindst…
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1015988 Composed by Kelsey Grindstaff. Arranged by K Grindstaff. Christian,Gospel,Sacred,Spiritual. Individual part. 4 pages. K Grindstaff #5197309. Published by K Grindstaff (A0.1015988). Three Bible songs perfect for Sunday school or simply to sing on your own.
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Élégie
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey.…
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Guitar - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: ZY.DO-1522 Composed by Francis Bebey. Arranged by Ingrid Riollot. Score. 5 pages. Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) #DO 1522. Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan (digital) (ZY.DO-1522). Francis Bebey est né à Douala en juillet 1929, dans une grande famille où son père, pasteur, luttait pour nourrir ses enfants. Mais Francis a eu l'opportunité d'aller à l'école. Admirant son frère aîné, Marcel Eyidi Bebey, il s'est éduqué, s'est distingué, et a finalement reçu une bourse pour passer son baccalauréat en France.Nous approchions de la fin des années 1950 lorsqu'il est arrivé à La Rochelle. Plus que jamais, dans cette France où les Africains étaient regardés avec curiosité, condescendance ou dédain, Francis s'appuyait sur ses ressources intellectuelles. Travailleur assidu, il a obtenu son baccalauréat, puis s'est installé à Paris où il a commencé des études d'anglais à la Sorbonne. Un jour, il a su ce qui l'attirait vraiment : il voulait faire de la radio. Francis a appris son métier en France et aux Ã?tats-Unis.Après avoir travaillé quelques années comme reporter, il a été embauché en 1961 en tant que fonctionnaire international au Département de l'information de l'UNESCO.Parallèlement, Francis a toujours été attiré par la création musicale. Son activité diurne très sérieuse ne l'empêchait pas de fréquenter les clubs de jazz le soir. Ã? Paris, le jazz, la musique à la mode à cette époque, mais aussi la rumba et la salsa l'attiraient. Il collectionnait les disques et assistait à de nombreux concerts. Avec son complice Manu Dibango, Francis montait sur scène et jouait de la musique.Francis aimait la musique classique depuis son enfance. Il avait grandi en écoutant les cantates et les oratorios de Bach ou Handel que son père chantait au temple. Il s'est passionné pour la guitare, impressionné par les maîtres espagnols et sud-américains, et a décidé d'apprendre à jouer de l'instrument lui-même.Il a commencé à composer des pièces pour guitare, mêlant les diverses influences qui le traversaient avec la musique traditionnelle africaine qu'il portait en lui depuis son enfance. Son approche a captivé le directeur du Centre culturel américain (alors situé dans le quartier de Saint-Germain à Paris), qui lui a offert l'opportunité de se produire devant un public. Francis y a donné son premier récital de guitare (1963) devant un public hypnotisé. Son premier album solo est sorti peu de temps après.Progressivement, Francis est devenu reconnu comme musicien et compositeur. Plusieurs albums de l'ambassadeur africain de la guitare, comme le décrivait la presse, sont sortis. Il a également écrit des livres, au point que sa carrière artistique est devenue difficile à concilier avec sa carrière de fonctionnaire. En 1974, même s'il était devenu le directeur général chargé de la musique à l'UNESCO, il a fait le saut audacieux et a démissionné de cette prestigieuse institution pour se consacrer aux trois activités qui l'intéressaient : la musique, la littérature et le journalisme.Il a exploré le patrimoine musical traditionnel du continent africain, notamment à travers le piano à pouce sanza et la musique polyphonique des pygmées d'Afrique centrale, ou en chantant dans sa langue maternelle et en composant des chansons humoristiques en français !Le succès a suivi. Francis Bebey a parcouru le monde : de la France au Brésil, du Cameroun à la Suède, de l'Allemagne aux Caraïbes, ou du Maroc au Japon... la liste des pays où il a été invité à se produire, à donner des conférences ou à rencontrer des lecteurs est très longue. En plus de la reconnaissance publique, il bénéficiait de la reconnaissance de ses collègues musiciens, tels que le guitariste John Williams ou le Vénézuélien Antonio Lauro, qui l'ont invité à faire partie du jury d'un concours de guitare classique à Caracas.Sa vie était le voyage d'un pionnier africain, un homme enraciné dans son patrimoine culturel et portant un message de partage et d'espoir pour le monde. Son originalité continue de résonner dans le monde entier depuis son décès à la fin du mois de mai 2001.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.
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1230892 By Fayrouz. By Rahbani bro…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1230892 By Fayrouz. By Rahbani brothers. Arranged by Mahmoud Abuwarda. Contemporary,Folk,Multicultural,Pop,Singer/Songwriter,World. Individual part. 4 pages. Mahmoud Abuwarda #826583. Published by Mahmoud Abuwarda (A0.1230892). Kan El Zaman W Kan or as known Hana El Sakran, is an Arabic Lebanese song and is very famous in the middle east. This song is composed by the Lebanese composers Rahbani Brothers and sung by the Lebanese singer Fayrouz, this song is also considered as a folk dance in Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, and Syria. Arabic music is renowned for its intricate melodies, and by arranging these songs for classical guitar, I hope to introduce a new dimension to the guitar repertoire while showcasing the beauty and complexity of Arabic music.Â
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