Complete Seven - String Guitar Method (BUZZELLI CHRIS)

SKU: IS.G6763EM

ISBN 9790365067633.

This sonata (WeissSW No. 25, Dresden) is one of a new series of eight sonatas by Silvius Leopold Weiss arranged for the first time for guitar and published by Metropolis Music. Sonata XXIX comes from a set of tablature manuscript volumes in the Sächsisches Landesbibliothek in Dresden (Ms. Mus. 2841-�?�V-�?�1). There are five volumes with a total of 34 sonatas of Weiss for solo lute. The sonatas are ordered by key and further sorted by size or complexity. Sonata XXIX comes from Weiss�??s middle �??productive�?? period, around 1720. The Sonata has seven movements: Prelude, Allemande (andante), Passepied, Bourée, Sarabande, Menuet, and it ends with a Gigue. There is another copy of this Sonata, known as Suite XIX, in a London Manuscript (British Library Ms. Add. 30387). The London version does not include a Prelude, and the Sarabande is completely different. The other movements are similar to those in the Dresden Manuscript. The Sonata in this Edition is based on the Dresden Manuscript. The purpose of beginning a lute sonata with a Prelude is to introduce the specific key and the harmonic design of the sonata. However, not every sonata in the Dresden and London manuscripts has a Prelude. About one third of the 34 Dresden Sonatas opens with a Prelude, but only six of them may be considered truly integral to the sonata. The other preludes are composed in a rather �??rudimentary�?? style, as a model for the less experienced lute player to improvise on the central key and theme. The Prelude in this particular Sonata cannot be regarded as integral. It has been added later, either by the compiler of the volumes or perhaps by Weiss himself. Originally, the Sonata is written in G minor, a key not often used by Weiss, but considered appropriate for playing the lute. With the guitar, however, the key is rather awkward. For ease and effectiveness of playing, I have transposed the Sonata a minor third lower to E minor. To create more concordance with the baroque tuning of the lute, the G string is lowered by a semitone to F sharp. I suggest using a capodastro to achieve the original pitch. Based on the present standard of A at 440 Hertz, the capo should be placed at the 3rd fret. However, during Weiss�??s lifetime, it was more common in many parts of Germany to use a standard of A at 415 Hertz -�?� a semitone lower. So, to hear the pitch heard by Weiss and his contemporaries, the capo should then be positioned at the 2nd fret.

SKU: GI.G-1090

UPC: 785147009023.

Click here to download the 2020 Supplement to First Steps in Music. Over the past year, a committee formed by the Feierabend Association for Music Education (FAME) developed a set of standards for evaluating repertoire associated with the curriculum. With their guidance, we have removed several songs that were deemed to be harmful, derogatory, or disrespectful in regard to their histories or context. We have also added a number of new songs and rhymes from a variety of world cultures. The above link details these revisions for the curriculum book and the supplemental folk song collections.   The great American folk songs and rhymes on this CD have enthralled young people for generations. This recording embodies the true spirit of these songs, delightfully sung by Jill Trinka and accompanied by a wide variety of acoustic instruments, including guitar, dulcimer, autoharp, piano, percussion, string bass, and violin. The enclosed illustrated booklet includes complete lyrics and song directions. And all of the performances are in step with John M. Feierabend’s philosophy of providing a nurturing environment for musical growth. Children and their families are sure to enjoy this and the other imaginative and engaging CDs drawn from John’s eight collections of folk songs for kids ages three and up. Contents: There's a Hole in the Bucket - The Airplane Ride - In the Woods - In the Woods (sing-a-long) - Peep Squirrel - Wake Up You Lazy Bones - William He Had Seven Sons - The Old Woman and the Pig - Kitty Alone - There Was a Little Turtle - Johnny Works with One Hammer - I Met a Bear - I Met a Bear (sing-a-long) - Au Clair de la Lune/Pierrot (In the Evening Moonlight) - A Pumpkin for the Pie - Do, Do, Pity My Case - Momma, Buy Me a China Doll - Sea Lion - Sea Lion (sing-a-long) - A Tisket, a Tasket - All 'Round the Brickyard - Big Pig - Charlie Over the Ocean - Charlie Over the Ocean (sing-a-long) - I Have Lost My Closet Key - Two Tall Telephone Poles - Did You Ever See a Lassie? - The Crabfish - These Are Mother's Knives and Forks - The Minister's Cat - Tongo (Polynesian) - Tongo (sing-a-long) - Grandma Grunts - The Wise Man - Aserrín - John the Rabbit - John the Rabbit (sing-a-long) - Old Bald Eagle - Circle 'Round the Zoo - Risseldy Rosseldy.