Guitar - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30989
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. Â
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. .
Francesco Molino
