Par BAY WILLIAM. This is a collection of 28 original guitar solos by William Bay?a portrait of growing up and living in the Midwestern United States. Echoed in each piece are the melodies of sprawling farmlands, wooded hills and valleys, freshwater streams, small towns and villages. Together, these songs awaken a memory of what many refer to as the American heartland.Includes access to online audio of all the solos recorded by the author. Written in standard notation and tablature. / Date parution : 2022-09-14/ Tablatures / Guitare

for Solo Guitar Vol. 1-This collection will help spark an interest in the development of an American repertoire for the classical guitar. Traditional Scottish and Irish tunes were transformed by the African rhythms of banjo players which in turninfluenced popular music and led to ragtime jazz and blues. The amount of folk music in America is staggering. The nineteenth century gave birth to many unique American styles and its songs are an important part of our musicalheritage. Even today quite a few of the tunes in this collection will seem very familiar. Written primarily in standard notation the exceptions being those tunes in altered tunings which logically appear in tablature only.

This comprehensive and historically significant collection captures the hope and tragedy of the Civil War era with period photographs and lithographs. Includes guitar/vocal and guitar solo arrangements of 38 favorite songs of theperiod. Songs are classified by subject matter: The Union the Confederacy Lincoln universal sentiments soldier's songs battles Negro spirituals & abolitionist songs the lighter side and post-bellum. Written in standardnotation and tablature.