Eminent Domains - Three interludes for solo guitar from Acallam na Senórach. ...(+)
Eminent Domains - Three interludes for solo guitar from Acallam na Senórach. Created for Stewart French.These interludes for solo guitar were extrapolated from Acallam na Senórach originally co-commissioned by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Notre Dame Indiana and Peak Performances at Montclair State University Montclair New Jersey.Duration: c.12’
(Part - Guitar)-Acallam na Senórach by Tarik O'Regan was co-commissioned by...(+)
(Part - Guitar)-Acallam na Senórach by Tarik O'Regan was co-commissioned by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland The DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at University of Notre Dame Indiana and Peak Performances at Montclair State University Montclair New Jersey.First performed on 25 November 2010 at St Ann’s Church Dublin by the National Chamber Choir of Irelandwith Stewart French (Guitar) directed by Paul Hillier.The Guitar part was edited by Stewart French.Tarik O'Regan on the music:In writing this musical setting of Acallam na Senórach I was drawn to the evenness of the dialogue. Instead of St Patricksimply converting the pagan warriors he is encouraged to listen to Ca lte’s stories and poems of an earlier time in which the saint delights.This secular/sacred osmosis is maintained unwaveringly throughout the entire text. By the end of the narrative one has witnessed not only the arrival of a new religion in Ireland but also a richly-recounted secular narrative map of the entire island: the peaceful and enriching shaking of two great hands.In preparing the libretto (the sung text) I have focused on only a few of the shorter constituent tales. This decision was born of the practical constraints of duration. I have however kept the skeleton albeit smaller of the overall frame in place. Finally for the sake of simplicity Ois n is removed from the primary narrative.The characters are not assigned specific voices. The narrative as a whole is carried by a persistently changing combination of voices and guitar. The one exception is Cas Corach the musician of the s d (underworld) who is most closely embodied throughout this setting in the solo interludes for guitar.The music itself is not ethnographically inclined; that is I have not attempted to reconstruct theories on Irish music of the period from which Acallam stems. However the score generally and especially in the guitar writing is imbued with an air
The growth of interest in the guitar has been of the most remarkable phenomena i...(+)
The growth of interest in the guitar has been of the most remarkable phenomena in post-war music. It is too well founded and it has lasted too long to support the view that it is probably a 'nine-days-wonder' or some kind of ephemeral 'boom'. The guitar has become to stay as an integral part of the world of music, with its own contribution to make on many fronts. The serious and talented may even study it at many of the princiapal academies and colleges of music - which do not cater for mere frivolities of popular fashion... / Guitare
An exciting addition to any advanced guitarist's repertoire. This suite contains...(+)
An exciting addition to any advanced guitarist's repertoire. This suite contains three movements: 1) Prelude, 2) Folk Song and 3) Round Dance. / Guitare
Edited and fingered by Julian Bream. First performance was given by Julian Bream...(+)
Edited and fingered by Julian Bream. First performance was given by Julian Bream on 17th July 1985 as part of the Cheltenhan Festival. Duration 18 minutes. / Guitare
Par BEATLES THE. Revised edition. A wide variety of Beatles favourites arranged ...(+)
Par BEATLES THE. Revised edition. A wide variety of Beatles favourites arranged for classical guitar, complete with left hand and right hand fingering, plus hints on guitar technique and how to perform these outstanding solos. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Rép Classique / Recueil / Guitare Classique
Voice & Guitar Version-Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands On Me for Double S...(+)
Voice & Guitar Version-Death Is Gonna Lay His Cold Icy Hands On Me for Double SATB Chorus and Guitar by Tarik O'Regan. Guitar Part.Vocal Score available separately: NOV200860
Edited and fingered by Julian Bream.First performance was given by Julian Bream ...(+)
Edited and fingered by Julian Bream.First performance was given by Julian Bream on 17th July 1985 as part of the Cheltenhan Festival. Duration 18 minutes.
Thea Musgrave's Postcards From Spain is a fascinating travelogue of Spain withou...(+)
Thea Musgrave's Postcards From Spain is a fascinating travelogue of Spain without being overly Spanish from the tranquility of sunlight reflecting off still pools to the dramatic song of the Cantaor and his Flamenco guitarist. This little collection of five serenades for solo guitar has been editred by Michael Lorimer is a real treat for guitarists and listeners.
It is ironic that the creator of this uncompromising book for Guitarists was him...(+)
It is ironic that the creator of this uncompromising book for Guitarists was himself almost entirely self-taught. Duarte originally earned a degree in chemistry and worked as an industrial chemist for year before abandoning that life to devote himself to music. His life as a Guitarist composer teacher and writer was long and fulfilling. He composed 150 works mainly for Guitar ranging widely over many styles including various national styles. Duarte had high standards for Guitarists. ???The object of this primer is simple. It is to help Guitar players to become musicians from the outset and through this to serve Music.??? The book begins at the beginning: ???Musicconsists of both sounds and silences.??? From there the text covers every aspect of time pitch notation accents abbreviations ornamentation scales harmony and more. There are several useful glossaries as well.
Commisioned by Julian Bream and written in 1986. First performed by Gary Ryan ia...(+)
Commisioned by Julian Bream and written in 1986. First performed by Gary Ryan iat a concert in honour of the composer's 50th birthday on 14th October 1996.
John Duarte was passionate about introducing English musicians to the cultural w...(+)
John Duarte was passionate about introducing English musicians to the cultural wealth of their own indigenous folk songs. Using the great collection of folk songs that were ‘run to earth’ in the early 1900’s by Cecil Sharpe and Ralph Vaughan Williams among many others Duarte has made a selection of what he considered beautiful characterful tunes set them for the Guitar student and collected them in Sixteen English Folk Songs.Duarte originally earned a degree in chemistry and worked as an industrial chemist for year before abandoning that life to devote himself to music. His life as a Guitarist composer teacher and writer was long and fulfilling. He composed 150 works mainly for Guitar ranging widely over many styles including various national idioms.
John W. Duarte (1919-2004) was a British guitarist composer and music journali...(+)
John W. Duarte (1919-2004) was a British guitarist composer and music journalist. Having received a degree in Chemistry his fascination with the endless possibilities of the Guitar caused him to abandon science in favour of music. Despite having never formally studied music he is regarded as one of the foremost composers for Guitar of the 20th century.Duarte’s Foundation Studies In Classic Guitar Technique is a stalwart of the genre. It contains exercises covering Scale movement Legato Broken chords and is a must for any classical guitarist!
Clear Light Magic Body is a work for solo Guitar in four movements inspired by ...(+)
Clear Light Magic Body is a work for solo Guitar in four movements inspired by a Tibetan Buddhist icon symbolising the Buddha as father-mother or the union of wisdom (female) and compassion (male). This union is explored in two fast-paced outer movements. The second movement Clear Light represents the female aspect wisdom and the male aspect compassion is expressed in the third movement Magic Body. It was premiered in January 1994 by Jonathan Leathwood as part of the Park Lane Group concert series at the Purcell Room.The composer Param Vir (b. 1952) was born in India. He is one of the most important and originalcontemporary composers working in Britain today.