Nestor Ausqui hails from the picturesque Argentinian city of Santa Fe - a robust and vibrant city catering to the arts and culture and most notably music. Definitive De Falla isAusqui's second book from Mel Bay Publications following the release of the Nestor Ausqui Collection.This book and accompanying audio represent an important collection in the classical Guitar genre. Guitaristsfrom around the world will enjoy Ausqui's faithful attention to detail in the transcriptions making this book an excellent addition to any guitarist's library.

Intermediate-level guitarists will enjoy playing through this varied collection of pieces all in one volume. A wide gamut of composers from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century is included along with a few anonymous contributions. Continuing with the techniques and carefully thought-out fingerings and notation employed in Dr. Afshar???s previous publication (Beginning Pieces for Classical Guitar) selections like ???Carcassi Study #3??? and ???Sor Studies Nos. 5 and 6??? require the execution of rest stroke technique on their melodies in order to distinguish them clearly from the concurrent free-stroke accompaniment. In the same spirit ???Study No. 5??? by Fernando Sor has beenwritten out in a way that clearly shows the melody as it appears on beats one and three. The nine-movement suites by Gaspar Sanz and Robert de Vis?e introduce the student guitarist to Baroque dances and ornamentation

This collection of the work of the Maltese composer Gordon Mizzi for solo guitar is being made available to the public for the first time. Saints and Fireworks The Music of Gordon Mizzi Volume Two is the second of two albumsof Gordon Mizzi's music which are available from Mel Bay Publications. This album takes its title from the newly released CD Gordon Mizzi Saints and Fireworks that has been recorded by Carlos Bonell one of today's mostcelebrated guitarists and which is available from Spearhead Music. This album contains a diverse collection of original works as well as transcriptions of Renaissance and Maltese folk music by Gordon Mizzi. The Branles de Malte byJean d'Estrée were originally composed by the French Knights of St. John in Malta in 1551 for the Dauphin of France. Gordon Mizzi has made guitar transcriptions of these five dances and this is the first time that they arebeing published. The Branles de Malte by Adrian Le Roy are also included. There are a number of original compositions. Saints and Fireworks a piece in two movements vividly represents Malta's village festas. Island Scenes aresix musical portraits of towns and villages dotting the landscape of Malta. They include Valletta- Barrakka Gardens San Giljan-After the Feast Mdina- Città Notabile the dreamy Comino-The Blue Lagoon Sliema- The Tower and the pulsatingly brash Paceville -Sin City. Three Love Poems : Hula Lahaina and Hana are influences from Hawaii. There are also two cradle songs Child Don't Cry and Ninna Nanna as well as folk inspired melodies such as NightCrossing and il- Maltija. The guitarist will find a veritable pot pourri of scents and sounds in this album.

Approche de la guitare, volume 1 par Arnaud Sans Approche de la guitare a été conçu afin de permettre aux jeunes guitaristes d'acquérir une méthode de travail performante et ce des leurs premières cases... En aucun cas, ce manuel de guitare n'a la prétention d'évincer les méthodes existantes, ni l'audace de croire ou ne serait-ce que de prétendre à l'annonce d'une nouvelle vérité. Au contraire, prenant délibéremment appui sur tous les principes fondamentaux d'Emilio Pujol et donc de Francisco Tarrega, Approche de la guitare aimerait devenir un livre complémentaire à l'initiation des pemières bases. En proposant des chapitres distincts, traitant des différents aspects initiatiques de la technique guitaristique, chaque professeur peut très aisément adapter approche de la guitare à sa propre pédagogie. Arnaud Sans n'est pas un laborantin de la pédagogie mais un authentique professeur qui sait de quoi il parle et, surtout , comment en parler. Cette méthode de guitare, outre son évidente efficacité pédagogique, ira, j'en suis sûr, au coeur des professeurs et de leurs élèves Roland Dyens Critique la Guitare Classique Les méthodes de guitare sont légion et la parution d'un nouvel ouvrage n'est pas forcément remarquable. Cependant, cette Approche de la guitare d'Arnaud Sans est un écrit à part qui pourra venir en complément des méthodes existantes pour fournir à l'élève débutant une méthode de travail et certains conseils pratiques de bon sens, souvent absents ailleurs. On apprécie surtout la précision des explications qui, aidées par l'image, permettront à l'élève de vraiment comprendre des points tels que l'accordage, le changement de cordes, la position des deux mains et la pos­ ture générale (un chapitre étant consacré à ce sujet).Sont également abordés des points essentiels comme la manière de travailler les gammes, les arpèges, les barrés, les coulés, etc., le tout accompagné des exercices nécessaires et d'explications dont la clarté est un modèle du genre. En fin d'ouvrage, une cinquantaine de morceaux progressifs permettra à l'élève de se constituer un premier répertoire. Une approche systématique et raisonnée, hommage à l'école de Târrega et d'Emilio Pujol, également empreinte de la sensibilité sans laquelle aucun apprentissage musical n'aurait de sens. F. N

Nestor Ausqui hails from the picturesque Argentinian city of Santa Fe: a robust and vibrant city catering to the arts and culture, most notably music. Definitive de Falla is Ausqui's second book from Mel Bay Publications, following the release of the Nestor Ausqui Collection (MB99894EB). This book and accompanying audio represent an important collection in the classical guitar genre. Guitarists from around the world will enjoy Ausqui's faithful attention to detail in the transcriptions, making this book an excellent addition to any guitarist's library. Includes access to online audio.

Voici un formidable ouvrage préparé avec rigueur et maîtrise par l'excellent guitariste et compositeur Jean-Pierre Grau. Ces volumes, pour une technique instrumentale virtuose de la guitare, forment un parcours d'une précision rare et pensé avec minutie. Ils apparaissent aujourd'hui comme une référence absolue, un condensé historique et une projection de l'avenir. Les exemples précis faciliteront la progression des apprentis, dans la plus grande clarté et la plus indispensable nécessité. Jean-Pierre Grau offre au monde des guitaristes leur fondamentale bible aux ramications essentielles. Daniel Tosi Directeur du CRR de Perpignan-Méditerranée, Grand prix de Rome de Composition, Prix George Enesco. Aux trois maîtres catalans Ferran Sor, Francesc Tarrega, Emili Pujol Ce troisième et dernier volume des Chemins de la virtuosité est particulièrement dédié au travail de la main droite (alternance buté-pincé, déplacement d'arpège). Si la main gauche matérialise les notes du texte musical, l?utilisation de la main droite est essentiellement dévolue au phrasé et à l'expression de l'oeuvre. C'est cette main qui incarne nos émotions, notre ressenti intérieur et notre compréhension stylistique, par le biais des intensités, des couleurs sonores et du traitement rythmique. C'est également la main droite qui pâtit le plus de notre méforme, des effets du trac et du manque d'intériorisation du texte musical. Il m'a donc semblé judicieux de porter une attention particulière à ces recherches de mobilité et d'alternance buté-pincé, afin de développer une conscience plus claire et plus efficace de l'action de la main droite. Le travail de lié en déplacement et extension, peu ou pas traité dans les ouvrages spécialisés, ainsi que quelques exercices de barré, développés de manière ludique sous forme de mini études, viennent clore cette trilogie de technique instrumentale. J'espère que ces quelques exercices permettront aux interprètes d'acquérir de nouvelles sensations, une liberté de mouvement dans la conscience du corps, et par là même d'accompagner leurs choix musicaux des fabuleuses possibilités sonores de notre instrument. Jean-Pierre Grau

Jorge Cardoso is a recognized performer who has travelled the world over giving hundreds or concerts as a soloist, in duos, and with orchestras. There are innumerable recordings of his performances, and he is a prolific composer whose works have been recorded by other guitarists in more than thirty albums. Cardoso is also a master teacher with followers around the world. This DVD traces the historical path of the guitar, showing the instrument's ancestors and tracing its development to its current form. It includes a visit to the workshops of Manuel Contreras II and Ars Antiqva, Jose Angel Espejo's workshop, followed by a detailed analysis of the factors that contribute to the proper development of classical guitar technique. The DVD covers everything from the seat, the position of the body, and the devices used to improve it 'Aguado's machine?, Sor's support system, the foot-rest, attachments, and an ingenious, simple and practical system created by the author, to the mechanical workings of the hand, its main ways of gripping, and the problems posed by the ring finger. All of these topics are approached through the scientific reasoning of the author, backed up by his knowledge as a doctor. As Jorge Cardoso says in the introduction, this course 'can be useful both to beginners and to more advanced players. . . it can be useful to anyone who plays a plucked stringed instrument.? It includes basic demonstrations and explanations about how the hands work from the moment they are placed on the guitar, as well as exercises and concert pieces of the highest level. There is a discussion of strumming technique, of 'toque mixto? and four complete pieces interpreted by the author. The course will also be useful for electric guitarists and others who have focused on the use of the pick and have neglected other essential guitar techniques. UK product number 8353412233. / Guitare Classique / 125 pages / niveau : Multiple Levels / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Guitar Play-Along-Performed by Christian Reichert guitar Accompaniment: Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov Manuel Ponce's legendary Concierto del Sur remains one of the undisputed masterworks for guitar and orchestra and is arguably the greatest guitar concerto to emerge from Latin America. It is a vital part of the modern guitarist's repertoire. The concerto's unconventional melodic style and distinctly Latin American feel predominate integrating a near-perfect balance between guitar and orchestra. The writing for the guitar is brilliant forthright and leaves a strong impression on both player and audience. This Music Minus One edition presents a bravura performance of this20th-century classic from virtuoso guitarist Christian Reichert. Study his technique then you stand center-stage with the Plovdiv Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Nayden Todorov for your own Latin spectacular! Includes an authoritative newly engraved solo part printed on high-quality acid-free ivory paper containing the solo guitar part; a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performance minus you the soloist; and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the complete version as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience.

The composer says: Several musical threads led to my writing this piece of music to celebrate my friend Matanya Ophee?s (AKA MO) 80th birthday - a life lived with the guitar. Jelly Roll Morton once asserted: ?In fact, if you can't manage to put tinges of Spanish in your tunes, you will never be able to get the right seasoning; I call it, for jazz.? Over the last couple of years I moved back to Jelly Roll Morton?s city: New Orleans, home of my adolescence and reacquainted myself with the tinges of Spanish in its rich musical heritage. One of these pieces was the Mardi Gras Mambo, an iconic song frequently played during Mardi Gras and, in David Newman?s reworking of the lyrics, at the New Orleans Saints football games as the Super Bowl Mambo. Uncited sources on both Wikipedia and Essortment say the word Mambo means ?conversation with the gods? in Kikongo, the language spoken by Central African slaves taken to Cuba where it became the name for a musical form and a dance style that developed originally in Cuba in the able hands of Cachao?s (Bassist Orestes Lopez) tune: Danzon Mambo. This rhythmic style became famous in the 1950?s following its use in dance bands in Mexico and through New Orleans to the United States. The infectiousness of the New Orleans re-interpretation of the Mambo?s ostinato bass line and the reaction of people who are readily moved to dance when they hear it spoke to me of dance and celebration. This led me to choose some of this piece?s characteristics and title for this piece: Mambo for MO. As we have progressed on the instrument, some of us may have encountered the four-chord descending minor chord progression known as the Andalusian cadence: i - VII - VI - V in many different genres and guises. After all, it appears in Ray Charles? Hit the Road, Jack, the verse on Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys, Walk, Don?t Run by The Ventures, Runaway by Del Shannon and in that great work arranged and embraced by the Guitar: J.S. Bach?s Chaconne from the Partita in D minor for solo violin, BWV 1004. This bass line derived from a Latin American musical style as reinterpreted in New Orleans, a chord progression that evokes the Flamenco Music of Spain, and my impressions of the sinuous lines of people dancing the Second Line in the streets of New Orleans at Mardi Gras led me to this synthesis as a tribute to a man who has contributed so much in his lifelong efforts for the guitar, its history and lore on the occasion of his birthday! Happy Birthday, Matanya! Carlos Barrientos was born on June 25, 1954 in Tela, Honduras. He began his formal music studies at the National Music Conservatory in Guatemala City, Guatemala C.A. His training with Maestro Elias Barreiro, Director of Guitar Studies at Tulane University, was supplemented with Master Classes with Manuel Barrueco, Leo Brouwer, Juan Mercadal, Michael Newman, Tommy Tedesco and Carlos Barbosa-Lima. He studied composition under the tutelage of Dr. Jerry Sieg, University of New Orleans, and Dr. Roy Johnson, Florida State University. He consulted with Michael D. Martin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Music, Albany State University, Albany, GA in the creation of a recordings library that reflects Western Art Music and American Jazz for the students at Albany State University. The New York Premiere of the First Movement of his Second Guitar Sonata was dedicated to and performed by Classical Guitarist Maestro Carlos Barbosa-Lima in 2003 at Carnegie Hall. At the request of U.S. Senator Bob Graham one of his compositions, Si Tu Te Vas (If You Go Away), was included on a recording to promote The Everglades Trail. In 2004, at the American Church in Paris, France the World Premiere of his Romance for Flute and Guitar was performed by the award-winning Serenade Duo, flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter. He has performed with such legendary musicians as Herbie Mann, Donald Byrd and Debbie Reynolds, led an on stage Renaissance Trio in a University of New Orleans production of Shakespeare?s Twelfth Night, and played incidental music for their production of Bertold Brecht?s The Good Woman of Sichuan. He has performed Carulli?s Guitar Concerto in A, Leonard Bernstein?s West Side Story and Marvin Hamlish?s A Chorus Line with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Okaloosa-Walton Community College, Niceville, FL, and with the Southern Art Music Ensemble, a Jazz/Latin Fusion Sextet, including an Honors Convocation in Atlanta for Mr. Ted Turner. He has been a guest performer with the Albany State University Jazz Ensemble at The Fletcher Henderson Jr., Macon and Atlanta Jazz Festivals, and played the banjo in the Albany State University /Albany Symphony?s co-production of George Gershwin?s Opera Porgy and Bess.

Guillermo Diego's Album Pieces for Solo Guitar Volume I embody a collection of original works conceived by this recognized Mexican composer for classical guitar. These pieces have being written with different musical languagesthat goes from the inspiration in Mexican styles to free pieces that use contemporary and different resources that belongs to the guitar concerto style. This works are plenty of musical colors and offers different challenges tothe guitarist. The writing is completely idiomatic very natural for the guitar; it is music in which one the professional finds an artistic meaning but also the students will find the elements to improve his technical and willnear them to original works that have being composed recently and inspired in Mexican and Latin American music. The publication of this book is a premiere and will give to the guitarist part of the knowledge of what it is happencurrently in Mexican classical guitar. Guillermo Diego is a well-known composer into the sphere of classical guitar who has being recognized for his contributions to the art of the guitar.

Cette série présente pour la première fois la Revue-Opern complete, une collection de 38 fantasmes pour guitare solo qui comprennent certains des thèmes d'opéra plus aimés du monde. Habilement arrangé par le guitariste virtuose et compositeur j. k. Mertz, Opern-Revue représente une des collections plus large du genre du XIXe siècle. La présente édition fournit des reproductions fac-similé de l'original Haslinger premières éditions, ce qui permet du guitariste accès direct aux partitions publiées dans le temps du Mertz. Opern-Revue fournit le guitariste modern avec un vaste répertoire de oeuvres de concert basé sur la musique de Bellini, Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Weber, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Rossini et beaucoup d'autres. Wagner et Offenbach, deux compositeurs moins fréquent dans la musique de guitare du XIXe siècle, sont représentées dans les arrangements par plusieurs des successeurs de Mertz. La série de la DGA éditions Opern-Revue commémore l'anniversaire bicentenaire de j. k. Mertz avec ces volumes. / Guitare Classique

Cette série présente pour la première fois la Revue-Opern complete, une collection de 38 fantasmes pour guitare solo qui comprennent certains des thèmes d'opéra plus aimés du monde. Habilement arrangé par le guitariste virtuose et compositeur j. k. Mertz, Opern-Revue représente une des collections plus large du genre du XIXe siècle. La présente édition fournit des reproductions fac-similé de l'original Haslinger premières éditions, ce qui permet du guitariste accès direct aux partitions publiées dans le temps du Mertz. Opern-Revue fournit le guitariste modern avec un vaste répertoire de oeuvres de concert basé sur la musique de Bellini, Donizetti, Giuseppe Verdi, Weber, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Rossini et beaucoup d'autres. Wagner et Offenbach, deux compositeurs moins fréquent dans la musique de guitare du XIXe siècle, sont représentées dans les arrangements par plusieurs des successeurs de Mertz. La série de la DGA éditions Opern-Revue commémore l'anniversaire bicentenaire de j. k. Mertz avec ces volumes. / Guitare Classique