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And So It Goes
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.946418 By Billy Joel. By Billy Joe…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.946418 By Billy Joel. By Billy Joel. Arranged by Nick Mordal. Classical,Folk,Pop,Rock,Singer/Songwriter. Individual part. 1 pages. Nick Mordal #6294925. Published by Nick Mordal (A0.946418). Transposed from C to D. Billy's piano chord voicings and counterpoint are preserved in this guitar arrangement. Techniques include a precise right hand for string selection of the thick chord voicings, barre and bringing out melodies amidst the chords. It works as accompaniment with a singer or by itself as a solo performance.
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The Winner Takes It All
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Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1283320 By ABBA. By Benny Andersson and…
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Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1283320 By ABBA. By Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Arranged by Derek Hasted. 20th Century,Pop. 28 pages. Derek Hasted #874514. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.1283320). THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - Great concert piece for 4 GUITARS or larger ensemblePrimarily for Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar only.Derek Hasted writes This is a concert crowd-pleaser perfect for intermediate or advanced intermediate guitarists!One reason ABBA songs are so memorable isn’t the strong melody line, it’s all the other clever harmonies and countermelodies that lurk just under the surface to make a crafted masterpiece.My arrangement uses guitar-friendly shapes to capture the whole song and many of the countermelodies that make the original such a great listen.The dynamics on the score tie in with the orchestration, so that the quiet sections are slow-moving and the louder sections are busy, adding yet more notes before the previous ones fade away. I’ve added just a little fingering here and there if there’s really only one place on the neck to play what’s on the page. Elsewhere, please choose the sweet spot that gives you, the player, the best mix of tone, sustain, playability and confidence.I hope you enjoy performing this as much as the audience will enjoy hearing it!This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by number of instruments, with links to soundclips and sample score.
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It Ain't Necessarily So
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1148988 Composed by Dorothy Heywar…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1148988 Composed by Dorothy Heyward, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by Viktoriia Kulykovska. 20th Century,Blues,Jazz,Opera,Spiritual. Individual part. 2 pages. Viktoriia Kulykovska #749111. Published by Viktoriia Kulykovska (A0.1148988). The famous theme It Ain't Necessarily So arranged for solo guitar by Viktoriia Kulykovska. Medium level of difficulty. 2 pages.
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Say It Isn't So
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1157356 By Hall & Oates. By Daryl …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1157356 By Hall & Oates. By Daryl Hall. Arranged by Andrés Rivas. 20th Century,Blues,Classical,Film/TV,Pop. Individual part. 4 pages. Andrés Rivas #757683. Published by Andrés Rivas (A0.1157356). Classical guitar arrangement with tablature from Say It Isn't So.
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"It Came Upon The Midnight Clear"-Piano Background for Guitar and Piano
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.633079 Composed by Richard Storrs …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.633079 Composed by Richard Storrs Willis. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik. Christmas,Film/TV,Jazz,Pop. Individual part. 6 pages. F & N Enterprise #3365319. Published by F & N Enterprise (A0.633079). Piano Background for famous Christmas Song It Came Upon The Midnight Clear- Guitar & Piano (Jazz/Pop Version). Plus Version at SMP: SO 263893 The composition is easy to read, fun to play and sound professional when performed. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik, very well known as Composer/Publisher. His books Jazz & Pop Piano Paradise (Volumes 1-5) have become a commercial success and a hit with music teachers and students in Canada. (Thousands books already sold in Canada). They are also starting to enter the US, Brazil, Norway, Russia, Holland, Israel, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Latvia and UK markets. This is a wonderful new publication. These pieces offer much appeal for the young pianist and excellent choice for a supplementary book for students from Grade 3 to 8. Lore Ruschiensky, Editor, (from review in The Canadian Music Teacher) Yesterday I spent at least two pleasure filled hours playing through your imaginatively inventive compositions. Congratulations! I trust students will decide to program your well crafted and entertaining works on recitals and examinations. Review from Dr. Jack Behrens, B.Sc. (Julliard), PH.D (Harvard), Director of Academic Studies, The Glenn Gould School I liked this book the best so far. Great work! You have a gift for melody and your arrangements are very playable. Congratulations on the 3rd Volume. Mark Carlstein, Hal Leonard, Keyboard
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So Amazing- Guitar
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.885366 Composed by Richard W. Youn…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.885366 Composed by Richard W. Young. Christian,Film/TV,Jazz,Pop. Individual part. 2 pages. Richard Young #2021909. Published by Richard Young (A0.885366). Title: So AmazingÂ- Guitar by Richard Wellington Wan Young. So Amazing is a mix between Smooth Jazz and House or Club music. The melody really grooves. The bridge takes it up a notch and really sets the stage for an incredible solo as demonstrated by the audio demo. Get your groove on because this tune will set the house on fire. mp3 demo available.
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Let It Go
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151990 By Idina Menzel. By Kriste…
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Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151990 By Idina Menzel. By Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Arranged by Tyler Adams. Film/TV,Pop. Individual part. 1 pages. Adams Arrangements #752196. Published by Adams Arrangements (A0.1151990). This short and simple guitar arrangement of Let It Go includes sheet music and tabs, so you can learn any way you want! Enjoy playing this solo guitar arrangement of Let It Go! Disney guitar sheet music.
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And I Love You So
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1075609 By Bobby Goldsboro. By Don…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1075609 By Bobby Goldsboro. By Don McLean. Arranged by Peng Chen. Contemporary,Country,Folk,Pop,Romantic Period. Individual part. 4 pages. JCmusic.com #679804. Published by JCmusic.com (A0.1075609). This fingerstyle solo piece was played in key of G with drop D tuning, please watch my YouTube video before learn it.
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And I Love You So
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Read All About It, Part III
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Solo Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.961505 By Emeli Sande. By Ben Kohn, Emeli Sa…
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Solo Guitar - Digital Download SKU: A0.961505 By Emeli Sande. By Ben Kohn, Emeli Sande, Iain James, Peter Kelleher, Stephen Manderson, and Tom Barne. Arranged by Coin Tommis. R & B. Individual part. 2 pages. Colin Tommis #4821241. Published by Colin Tommis (A0.961505). This is just one of a large collection of arrangements of popular tunes for advanced classical or acoustic guitar players - or very good intermediate-standard players. In some cases, ideas from the original are developed so that the piece can sustain interest as an instrumental piece. There is no tablature and no chords, just music notation.
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Let It Be
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.487626 By Kris Allen and The Beatl…
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.487626 By Kris Allen and The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Best Music Coach and Dan Spencer. 20th Century,Pop. Individual part. 3 pages. Best Music Coach #105185. Published by Best Music Coach (A0.487626). Level 1: Notation for Solo guitar. Lyrics and words are included so you know where you are in the song at all times!
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Waltz For Guitar
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1042421 Composed by Frank Zappa. A…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1042421 Composed by Frank Zappa. Arranged by Andrew Pattinson. Classical,Contemporary. Individual part. 1 pages. Andrew Pattinson #647206. Published by Andrew Pattinson (A0.1042421). Zappa Quote: This is a 12-tone crab canon written when I was 18. There's actually another version for two guitars, so it's a double crab canon. I don't know where it is though. I'd been doing 12-tone music for quite some time before I did this, but it was the first time I'd tried to write something for the guitar. I couldn't play it, and I never got to hear it until I got the Synclavier. And because it's printed on the Synclavier, that also means I got to push the button and listen to it..
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Walking In The Air
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Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797705 Composed by Howard Blake. Arrang…
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Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797705 Composed by Howard Blake. Arranged by Derek Hasted. 20th Century,Film/TV. 17 pages. Derek Hasted #3676693. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.797705). WALKING IN THE AIR (The Snowman) - 4 GUITARS/LARGE ENSEMBLE For Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.Derek Hasted writes This charming piece from the film The Snowman is a family favorite for all ages! This is a very straightforward and accessible arrangement that would suit a mixed-ability ensemble with limited experience. It makes it ideal for a school concert but also as a well-known piece in a Christmas charity concert.All the arpeggios are based on well-known guitar shapes and the piece locks tightly together, whether played on four guitars or in a large ensemble.It's written without repeats or page turns so it's robust in performance. It's been a firm favorite in concerts that I've put on!I hope you enjoy playing this piece!
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Beautiful Morning
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1000129 Composed by Denny Dlabal. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1000129 Composed by Denny Dlabal. Baroque,Contemporary,Folk,Jazz. Individual part. 2 pages. Denny Dlabal #6492393. Published by Denny Dlabal (A0.1000129). This is an original instrumental song composed for pick style guitar. The song follows the chord changes so it sounds nice just as a solo. However, it could also sound nice with some piano or guitar along with it. It would be a nice song for a student to learn how to use chords in a solo.
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Christmas Carol Guitar Duets
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.954715 Arranged by Dennis Greensmi…
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Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.954715 Arranged by Dennis Greensmith. Christian,Spiritual. Individual part. 6 pages. Dennis Greensmith #6639301. Published by Dennis Greensmith (A0.954715). Five very easy Guitar Duets for Beginner level players. Both guitar parts can be played by the beginner so it is great for swapping parts with a friend. These duets are designed for players who have knowledge of music notes and some basic playing ability. It is a great book for playing with a guitar teacher if you have one.
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Touch The Sky
Guitar
Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105814 By Julie Fowlis. By Alexan…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1105814 By Julie Fowlis. By Alexander L. Mandel and Mark Andrews. Arranged by Davide Bizzarri. Celtic,Children,Film/TV,Irish,Medieval. Individual part. 3 pages. Davide Bizzarri #709042. Published by Davide Bizzarri (A0.1105814). Here you have the guitar part of this piece. This arrangement comes with three part of violin, the third very easy. The key after the introduction has been changed to G major, so it's more suitable for children vocal range, and I think it works very well. You can find Score and other instrumental part of this arrangement.
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Pluck for guitar
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Solo Guitar - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.987853 Composed by Robert M. Green…
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Solo Guitar - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.987853 Composed by Robert M. Greenberg. 20th Century. Individual part. 21 pages. Robert M. Greenberg #115407. Published by Robert M. Greenberg (A0.987853). Preferred Contact Information: RMonteverdi@comcast.net Performing Rights Organization: BMI Website: robertgreenbergmusic.com Facebook Band Page: facebook.com/RobertGreenbergMusic Duration: ca. 21 minutes Year of composition: 1996 Program Note: I. Toccata/Hands of Steel II. Strum/Serenade III. O Tanenbaum (Toccata reprise) IV. Two-Part Contention V. John Doe VI. True Pluck A number of years ago, the great English guitarist Julian Bream told David Tanenbaum - the dedicatee of tonight's premiere - not to premiere a guitar work unless he knew for a fact it was the composer's second guitar work. Sage advice. The guitar is an instrument that gives up its secrets to a non-guitar playing composer only reluctantly. Indeed, the timbral, digital and chordal subtleties of this most subtle and intimate instrument are truly understood by the guitarist only. Pity the outlander who composes for the guitar for the first time! With this last thought in mind I had, until last fall, managed to avoid writing a guitar piece. However, even the most abject compositional coward will relent when a musician like David Tanenbaum asks for a piece and offers his assistance and critical judgement in its composition. So it was with PLUCK, composed between November of 1995 and January of 1996. Bream's advice notwithstanding, PLUCK is my first guitar piece. Tanenbaum is brave. The title, PLUCK, thus refers to both the action of plucking strings as well as pluck - bravery, grit, true grit. PLUCK is written in six interrelated movements. The first movement, Toccata/Hands of Steel introduces much of the essential pitch and harmonic material of the piece, as well as Flamenco-style rasgueado strumming which, try as I might, I could not resist using. Movement two, Strum/Serenade, explains itself in its title. Movement three, O Tanenbaum (a designation for which David has forgiven me) reprises the Toccata and describes, well, a sort of musical tree (David has forgiven me for this, too). Two-Part Contention is a combatative, argumentative movement that pits the treble strings of the guitar against the bass. Movement 5, John Doe is a lyric and mysterious moment of rest before the manic finale. Movement 6, True Pluck, is a fast, furious and virtuosic finale. PLUCK is dedicated, with greatest respect and affection, to my friend David Tanenbaum. May he only want to play my second guitar piece.
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I Know Him So Well
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Guitar, Classical Guitar - Digital Download By Tim Rice. Arranged by David Jaggs. Sol…
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Guitar, Classical Guitar - Digital Download By Tim Rice. Arranged by David Jaggs. Solo Part. 3 pages. Published by David Jaggs
Another of David's arrangements. This is "I Know Him So Well" from the show "Chess". Many people believe this is a Lloyd Weber song, but actually it was written by Benny and Bjorn from Abba! A relatively easy piece to play and fingering is provided where uncertain. There is also a version of this arrangement available with tablature on this website.
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White Christmas
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810590 By Dave Koz & Kelly Sweet. …
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810590 By Dave Koz & Kelly Sweet. By Irving Berlin. Arranged by Bill Swick. Jazz. Individual part. 3 pages. Bill Swick #2836711. Published by Bill Swick (A0.810590). This chord solo has the melody and chords symbols so it is easy to read, yet has the sound of a more advanced player. This would be considered Intermediate Level for a solo guitarist.
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It Ain't Necessarily So (arr. Matt Otten)
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Solo Guitar - Digital Download SKU: HX.504975 Arranged by Matt Otten. This edition:…
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Solo Guitar - Digital Download SKU: HX.504975 Arranged by Matt Otten. This edition: scorch. Broadway,Jazz,Standards. Individual part. 9 pages. Published by Hal Leonard - Digital (HX.504975).
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Soñando Estoy Life Is a Dream
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1015737 Composed by Juan Gaspar. C…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1015737 Composed by Juan Gaspar. Contemporary. Individual part. 2 pages. Juan Gaspar #5726157. Published by Juan Gaspar (A0.1015737). I dreamed I was performing a gentle but compelling guitar piece in concert. I woke up and wrote down what I could remember. When I began to develop it, I tried to fit the ideas in groups of eight bars or measures but it did not have the feel of the music in my dream. This piece does not attempt to be square, it has a freer structure. It is as free as a dream. And, what is life? A dream! .
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'A golden time ...' from Ariadne auf Naxos
Guitar
Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899112 Composed by Richard Strauss…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899112 Composed by Richard Strauss. Arranged by Rod Whittle. 20th Century. Individual part. 2 pages. Maggie Creek Music #25789. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899112). 2 pages; for solo classical guitar; published by Maggie Creek MusicRichard Strauss (1864 -1949) Strauss's music amounts to a huge body of symphonic and operatic work written over 60 years. Full of vitality, endlessly melodic, brilliantly orchestrated, it begins and ends in the romantic tradition, but for the most part expresses something more modern and individualistic, not without controversy in its time. Variation of style and structure is drawn from the descriptive (literary) nature of compositions, and an extraordinary inventiveness enlivens the scenes, moods and situations. Strauss said once that he produced music the way cows give milk, and indeed his music rarely seems contrived. The opera Strauss wrote 15 operas on a variety of subjects and across the whole spectrum of drama. He acknowledged being enchanted by the soprano voice, and his writing for it highlights many of the works, including Adriane auf Naxos (composed in 1912). The opera has been described as 'sparkling', which sums it up well, and passages influenced by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, and Wagner add to the interest. The storyline is a play within a play, the second part being the mythological 'Opera' staged in the story. The three pieces transcribed* are from this Opera. The guitar arrangements All classical guitar pieces are compromises. The instrument has only six strings, the left hand four fingers able to be used, and with the right hand its rare to use more than three fingers and the thumb. So, despite the amount of noise possible, it's inevitable that passages occur where either harmony, bass or fragments of counterpoint that would be beneficial are left out. In particular, the higher up the neck music is played the simpler it tends to be, if harder to play, and unless the low bass is an open string there wont be any. So I think the main part of attaining a fair transcription (better to be called an arrangement if the original musical structure is not strictly followed, as in this case) is determining how a good compromise can be reached. Melody, counterpoint, bass and main harmonies demand inclusion, and register is important. One may generally assume the original score can't be improved on. However, if the music may sound well on guitar, and the above elements can be incorporated without the playing becoming very difficult, something enjoyable to play and worthwhile listening to should be able to be achieved. Overture; 'A golden time …' Here the Mozart influence, better, inspiration, is wonderfully evident. A gentle waltz time (only the first section of the overture is transcribed) carries the colourful harmonies, strong melodic threads and connecting flourishes that stamp both pieces. The aria is alluded to in the Overture several times, which as you would expect, is intricately woven with the hints themes later to be established in the Opera. It has a kind of 'jazzy' freedom, and it's always miraculous to me that composition so involved can retain its musical line, here done in Strauss's inimitable way. The aria, sung not far into the Opera, has the perfect inevitability of Mozart, but again it is Strauss. As explained, keys have been changed to suit the guitar. Chorus and Aria This selection from the finale has features well worth trying to translate. The device of having a strong chorus, in the style of a Bach chorale, stated and then counterpointed by a solo voice in a restatement, is potent, and that in the opera the chorus (of the three nymphs) isn't immediately followed by the accompanying aria (of Ariadne) means the latter comes as a moment of surprising beauty. Neither parts are complicated, and lovely arpeggios, a feature Strauss's music, often impart the assured progressions. A problem was to capture the distinct register of the so.
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Chorus and Aria from Ariadne auf Naxos
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899109 Composed by Richard Strauss…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899109 Composed by Richard Strauss. Arranged by Rod Whittle. 20th Century. Individual part. 2 pages. Maggie Creek Music #25787. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899109). 2 pages; for solo classical guitar; published by Maggie Creek MusicRichard Strauss (1864 -1949) Strauss's music amounts to a huge body of symphonic and operatic work written over 60 years. Full of vitality, endlessly melodic, brilliantly orchestrated, it begins and ends in the romantic tradition, but for the most part expresses something more modern and individualistic, not without controversy in its time. Variation of style and structure is drawn from the descriptive (literary) nature of compositions, and an extraordinary inventiveness enlivens the scenes, moods and situations. Strauss said once that he produced music the way cows give milk, and indeed his music rarely seems contrived. The opera Strauss wrote 15 operas on a variety of subjects and across the whole spectrum of drama. He acknowledged being enchanted by the soprano voice, and his writing for it highlights many of the works, including Adriane auf Naxos (composed in 1912). The opera has been described as 'sparkling', which sums it up well, and passages influenced by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, and Wagner add to the interest. The storyline is a play within a play, the second part being the mythological 'Opera' staged in the story. The three pieces transcribed* are from this Opera. The guitar arrangements All classical guitar pieces are compromises. The instrument has only six strings, the left hand four fingers able to be used, and with the right hand its rare to use more than three fingers and the thumb. So, despite the amount of noise possible, it's inevitable that passages occur where either harmony, bass or fragments of counterpoint that would be beneficial are left out. In particular, the higher up the neck music is played the simpler it tends to be, if harder to play, and unless the low bass is an open string there wont be any. So I think the main part of attaining a fair transcription (better to be called an arrangement if the original musical structure is not strictly followed, as in this case) is determining how a good compromise can be reached. Melody, counterpoint, bass and main harmonies demand inclusion, and register is important. One may generally assume the original score can't be improved on. However, if the music may sound well on guitar, and the above elements can be incorporated without the playing becoming very difficult, something enjoyable to play and worthwhile listening to should be able to be achieved. Overture; 'A golden time …' Here the Mozart influence, better, inspiration, is wonderfully evident. A gentle waltz time (only the first section of the overture is transcribed) carries the colourful harmonies, strong melodic threads and connecting flourishes that stamp both pieces. The aria is alluded to in the Overture several times, which as you would expect, is intricately woven with the hints themes later to be established in the Opera. It has a kind of 'jazzy' freedom, and it's always miraculous to me that composition so involved can retain its musical line, here done in Strauss's inimitable way. The aria, sung not far into the Opera, has the perfect inevitability of Mozart, but again it is Strauss. As explained, keys have been changed to suit the guitar. Chorus and Aria This selection from the finale has features well worth trying to translate. The device of having a strong chorus, in the style of a Bach chorale, stated and then counterpointed by a solo voice in a restatement, is potent, and that in the opera the chorus (of the three nymphs) isn't immediately followed by the accompanying aria (of Ariadne) means the latter comes as a moment of surprising beauty. Neither parts are complicated, and lovely arpeggios, a feature Strauss's music, often impart the assured progressions. A problem was to capture the distinct register o.
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Excerpt from the Last Part of Ariadne Auf Naxos
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899127 Composed by Richard Strauss…
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Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899127 Composed by Richard Strauss. Arranged by Rod Whittle. 20th Century. Individual part. 4 pages. Maggie Creek Music #3037161. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899127). Transcription for solo classical guitar. 4 pages. Richard Strauss (1864 -1949) Strauss's music amounts to a huge body of symphonic and operatic work written over 60 years. Full of vitality, endlessly melodic, brilliantly orchestrated, it begins and ends in the romantic tradition, but for the most part expresses something more modern and individualistic, not without controversy in its time. Variation of style and structure is drawn from the descriptive (literary) nature of compositions, and an extraordinary inventiveness enlivens the scenes, moods and situations. Strauss said once that he produced music the way cows give milk, and indeed his music rarely seems contrived. The opera Strauss wrote 15 operas on a variety of subjects and across the whole spectrum of drama. He acknowledged being enchanted by the soprano voice, and his writing for it highlights many of the works, including Adriane auf Naxos (composed in 1912). The opera has been described as 'sparkling', which sums it up well, and passages influenced by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, and Wagner add to the interest. The storyline is a play within a play, the second part being the mythological 'Opera' staged in the story. The three pieces transcribed* are from this Opera. The guitar arrangements All classical guitar pieces are compromises. The instrument has only six strings, the left hand four fingers able to be used, and with the right hand its rare to use more than three fingers and the thumb. So, despite the amount of noise possible, it's inevitable that passages occur where either harmony, bass or fragments of counterpoint that would be beneficial are left out. In particular, the higher up the neck music is played the simpler it tends to be, if harder to play, and unless the low bass is an open string there wont be any. So I think the main part of attaining a fair transcription (better to be called an arrangement if the original musical structure is not strictly followed, as in this case) is determining how a good compromise can be reached. Melody, counterpoint, bass and main harmonies demand inclusion, and register is important. One may generally assume the original score can't be improved on. However, if the music may sound well on guitar, and the above elements can be incorporated without the playing becoming very difficult, something enjoyable to play and worthwhile listening to should be able to be achieved. Overture; 'A golden time …' Here the Mozart influence, better, inspiration, is wonderfully evident. A gentle waltz time (only the first section of the overture is transcribed) carries the colourful harmonies, strong melodic threads and connecting flourishes that stamp both pieces. The aria is alluded to in the Overture several times, which as you would expect, is intricately woven with the hints themes later to be established in the Opera. It has a kind of 'jazzy' freedom, and it's always miraculous to me that composition so involved can retain its musical line, here done in Strauss's inimitable way. The aria, sung not far into the Opera, has the perfect inevitability of Mozart, but again it is Strauss. As explained, keys have been changed to suit the guitar. Chorus and Aria This selection from the finale has features well worth trying to translate. The device of having a strong chorus, in the style of a Bach chorale, stated and then counterpointed by a solo voice in a restatement, is potent, and that in the opera the chorus (of the three nymphs) isn't immediately followed by the accompanying aria (of Ariadne) means the latter comes as a moment of surprising beauty. Neither parts are complicated, and lovely arpeggios, a feature Strauss's music, often impart the assured progressions. A problem was to capture the distinct register of the soprano voices, som.
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Overture from Ariadne auf Naxos
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899111 Composed by Richard Strauss…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899111 Composed by Richard Strauss. Arranged by Rod Whittle. 20th Century. Individual part. 2 pages. Maggie Creek Music #25793. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899111). 2 pages; for solo classical guitar; published by Maggie Creek MusicRichard Strauss (1864 -1949) Strauss's music amounts to a huge body of symphonic and operatic work written over 60 years. Full of vitality, endlessly melodic, brilliantly orchestrated, it begins and ends in the romantic tradition, but for the most part expresses something more modern and individualistic, not without controversy in its time. Variation of style and structure is drawn from the descriptive (literary) nature of compositions, and an extraordinary inventiveness enlivens the scenes, moods and situations. Strauss said once that he produced music the way cows give milk, and indeed his music rarely seems contrived. The opera Strauss wrote 15 operas on a variety of subjects and across the whole spectrum of drama. He acknowledged being enchanted by the soprano voice, and his writing for it highlights many of the works, including Adriane auf Naxos (composed in 1912). The opera has been described as 'sparkling', which sums it up well, and passages influenced by Bach, Mozart, Puccini, and Wagner add to the interest. The storyline is a play within a play, the second part being the mythological 'Opera' staged in the story. The three pieces transcribed* are from this Opera. The guitar arrangements All classical guitar pieces are compromises. The instrument has only six strings, the left hand four fingers able to be used, and with the right hand its rare to use more than three fingers and the thumb. So, despite the amount of noise possible, it's inevitable that passages occur where either harmony, bass or fragments of counterpoint that would be beneficial are left out. In particular, the higher up the neck music is played the simpler it tends to be, if harder to play, and unless the low bass is an open string there wont be any. So I think the main part of attaining a fair transcription (better to be called an arrangement if the original musical structure is not strictly followed, as in this case) is determining how a good compromise can be reached. Melody, counterpoint, bass and main harmonies demand inclusion, and register is important. One may generally assume the original score can't be improved on. However, if the music may sound well on guitar, and the above elements can be incorporated without the playing becoming very difficult, something enjoyable to play and worthwhile listening to should be able to be achieved. Overture; 'A golden time …'Here the Mozart influence, better, inspiration, is wonderfully evident. A gentle waltz time (only the first section of the overture is transcribed) carries the colourful harmonies, strong melodic threads and connecting flourishes that stamp both pieces. The aria is alluded to in the Overture several times, which as you would expect, is intricately woven with the hints themes later to be established in the Opera. It has a kind of 'jazzy' freedom, and it's always miraculous to me that composition so involved can retain its musical line, here done in Strauss's inimitable way. The aria, sung not far into the Opera, has the perfect inevitability of Mozart, but again it is Strauss. As explained, keys have been changed to suit the guitar. Chorus and Aria This selection from the finale has features well worth trying to translate. The device of having a strong chorus, in the style of a Bach chorale, stated and then counterpointed by a solo voice in a restatement, is potent, and that in the opera the chorus (of the three nymphs) isn't immediately followed by the accompanying aria (of Ariadne) means the latter comes as a moment of surprising beauty. Neither parts are complicated, and lovely arpeggios, a feature Strauss's music, often impart the assured progressions. A problem was to capture the distinct register of the sopr.
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Excerpt from the Lyric Suite
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899136 Composed by Alban Berg. Arr…
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Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899136 Composed by Alban Berg. Arranged by Rod Whittle. Contemporary. Individual part. 4 pages. Maggie Creek Music #3874083. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899136). For solo classical guitar; 4 pp; first part of 2nd movement of the Lyric SuiteAlban Berg 1885 -1935Berg was a student of Arnold Schoenberg, and came to prominence with compositions using the atonalism of that school. He incorporated chromaticism and an absence of tonality into his compositions with complete facility, if not to public acclaim. His creativity was interrupted by World War 1, during which he served in the Austrian Army. He returned to composition as a champion of modern music, with his opera Wozzeck (1923) bringing both fame and notoriety. He died of blood poisoning in 1935. Over the past century dissonance increased in the compositions of serious music to a point where the semitones had equal value, which is harmonically a kind of wall. Berg was an early innovator. However, if when strictly followed such serialism reaches an ultimate dissonance that effectively sees off melody and harmony as emotional and structural entities, that still leaves elements around form, dynamics and rhythm for the purposes of expression, and these together with adroit note selection prove to be surprisingly potent for articulation and cohesion. The Lyric Suite (1927), which uses Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, is a case in point. The very name seems incongruous for an atonal work, yet lyric it is, and if the forms used are necessarily masked by the characteristics of serial writing they are not eliminated by them. In this excerpt a rondo form is used with the principle subject repeated on the third page (noted in the score) after a digression to more remote regions than this form usually adopts, due to the atonality. As well, Berg's writing is rarely purely atonal. In fact the integration of consonant elements are one of the music's most alluring features. It would be so easy, one feels, for melodic material to coagulate the mix, but in his hands the very opposite is generated, an increased clarity of mood. The music remains consistent, as it should, and the incorporation of (often only relatively) thematic material, if often arresting after so much dissonance, doesn't always always mean less intensity or gloom. It is simply effective, either way. Having said all that, it can hardly be denied that the substance of atonality (dissonance, clashing semitones, unharmonic bass) gives it a special suitability to express dark outlooks, and Berg is the author of Wozzeck and Lulu, no downtown musicals. It is hard to determine if Berg chose atonality because it could deliver the angst or because he was bored with obvious forms and romanticism. Probably both.
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