Guitar Picking Tunes - Gospel Favorites. With the musically literate steel or ny...(+)
Guitar Picking Tunes - Gospel Favorites. With the musically literate steel or nylon-string guitarist in mind, this book features 32 well-known gospel tunes arranged in guitar-friendly keys in standard notation only. While ideal for solo performance in church services, suggested guitar chords provide a foundation for sight reading, improvisation and group singing. To encourage students to pencil-in their own ideas about digitation, minimal right and left-hand fingering is given. Includes access to online audio.
In this easy-to-follow book and DVD set Juan Martin and Patrick Campbell provid...(+)
In this easy-to-follow book and DVD set Juan Martin and Patrick Campbell provide a thorough introduction to flamenco Guitar.What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco Guitar playing'How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco Guitar' These are questions that Juan Martin celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher addresses in this first book of a projected three-volumeseries.This method is designed for the complete beginner and requires no prior knowledge of the Guitar or flamenco music. It also provides invaluable insights and material for more advanced players who want to capture theessential sounds rhythms and emotional power of true flamenco.The series begins with in-depth demonstrations of how the basic building blocks of flamenco Guitar technique are used in actual flamenco music. The materialthen progresses to a detailed exploration of the individual rhythmic forms - the palos.In this book the fundamental palos of Solea and Alegrias are presented to emphasize the basic rhythms and provide examples of falsetas- the melodic passages. Martin then shows how to apply these when collaborating with a dancer and singer.In Essential Flamenco Guitar: Volume 1 the music is transcribed in standard notation andtablature (cifra). The two DVDs contain over 3.5 combined hours of explanation and demonstrations.The first DVD provides a detailed introduction to basic techniques using examples of authentic flamenco to show thesetechniques in action. The second DVD progresses to demonstrations of the Solea and Alegrias including music for the soloist and the Guitar accompanying the dancing and singing.
Dedicated to the International Trombone association. Written by Alec Wilder in 1...(+)
Dedicated to the International Trombone association. Written by Alec Wilder in 1971 newly edited in 1983 by Gunther Schuller. Includes pull out for bass trombone and piano acc.
Woodwind Quintet-As a tribute to 18th Century French music as well as to the me...(+)
Woodwind Quintet-As a tribute to 18th Century French music as well as to the memory of Francois Couperin Ravel wrote this set of six piano pieces in the form of a suite and dedicated each piece to a friend who had lost his life defending his country in World War One. Although Le Tombeau De Couperin retains the grace clarity and elegance and charm reminiscent of the 18th Century its harmonies and colouristic effects are unmistakably of the 20th Century.This edition of the piece was arranged for Wind Quintet by Gunther Schuller and retains the spirit and charcter of the original Piano work.
Alec Wilder impresses with his Suite in four movements for Flute Clarinet and P...(+)
Alec Wilder impresses with his Suite in four movements for Flute Clarinet and Piano. High points are the offbeat jazzy Scherzo-like second movement and the well-argued slow movement. This adventurous work will present anenjoyable challenge to the ensemble players and provide a unique addition to their repertoire.The Flute Clarinet and Piano score are all included on separate inserts.