The Romantic Guitar

12 Original Works & Transcriptions-The fourth and final volume in this successful series 'Romantic Guitar Anthology' is a graded repertoire book suitable for advanced students of c. 8-10 years of playing experience. Well-established teaching pieces by leading 19th Century composers Sor and Coste are presented alongside more rarely available works by José Ferrer and Johann Kaspar Mertz. This volume includes several pieces which would make effective and charming concert pieces.Composer biographies and extensive teaching notes on each piece are included together with a CD recording of all the works in the anthology performed by the series editor Jens Franke.Also available: Baroque GuitarAnthology: Vol 1 – ED 13357 Vol 2 – ED 13437Vol 3 – ED 13446Vol 4 – ED 13489Romantic Guitar Anthology: Vol 1 – ED 13110 Vol 2 – ED 13111 Vol 3 – ED 13112Bewährte Unterrichtsstücke der führenden Komponisten Sor und Coste aus dem 19. Jahrhundert finden sich darin ebenso wie seltenere Werke von José Ferrer und Johann Kaspar Mertz. Dieser Band enthält mehrere Stücke die sich als wirkungsvolle und reizvolle Konzertstücke eignen würden.Ergänzt wird die Ausgabe durch Komponistenbiografien und umfangreiche Unterrichtshinweise zu jedem Stück sowie eine CD mit allen Werken dieser Sammlung in einer Einspielung des Herausgebers der Reihe Jens Franke.

30 Original Works & Transcriptions-Romantic Guitar Anthology Vol.2 is a graded repertoire book suitable for students of around grades 3-4 playing standard. Standard teaching pieces by the 19th Century’s leading composer-guitarists Coste and Sor are presented alongside more rarely available works by Jaime Bosch Franz Tucek and José Vinas. Original pieces by Berlioz and Paganini are included as are carefully selected transcriptions of works by Rossini Schumann and Johann Strauss. Composer biographies and extensive teaching notes on each piece are included together with a CD recording of all of the works in the anthology performed by Jens Franke.

The final volume in Frederick Noad's Guitar Anthology series brings us up to the Romantic period with works by Jose Ferrer Napoleon Coste Francisco Tarrega and many more.

Taken from original sources and carefully fingered for the modern player this guitar anthology is as faithful as possible to the original while offering a practical performing score. All the pieces are graded in difficulty andsome are appropriate for beginners. Includes works by Sor Giuliani and other guitar masters from the early 19th Century. See also The Baroque Guitar The Renaissance Guitar and The Romantic Guitar.

20 Easy Pieces from 3 Centuries Instrument : 2 guitars Nombre de Pages : 72 The duos compiled in this edition will give guitarists the opportunity to pay attention to the dialogue, i.e. to practice ensemble playing with a keen ear. Duet playing is one of the most valuable and most important parts of the education, training and development of a musician. This collection contains a number of less known classical and Romantic pieces which are worth discovering. On the other hand, it also contains 'evergreens' such as Por una Cabeza by the king of tango, Carlos Gardel - which can be heard in no less than 15 films, including Schindler's List (Itzhak Perlman played the violin) and Scent of a Woman (Al Pacino danced) - as well as one of Scott Joplin's unforgettable ragtimes: The Strenuous Life. The dialogue style of the compositions suggests that parts should be exchanged ad libitum within individual works in the case of repetition. Content : E. Bayer: Ländler, op 37/1 und 2 from Sechs Ländler - F. Brand: Valse, op. No. 2 from XII Valses - F. Carulli: Allegretto, op. 69/3 from Choix de 24 Ariettes connues - Andantino, op. 69/2 from Choix de 24 Ariettes connues - Duo, op. 90/1 from Trois Petits Duos Nocturnes - Duo, op. 128/1 from Trois Petits Duos Nocturnes - Largo, op. 69/1 from Choix de 24 Ariettes connues - Rondo from Trois Petits Duos Nocturnes, op. 90/3 - E. Donato: A Media Luz - Tango Milonga - D. Fortea: Sonata - C. Gardel: Por una Cabeza - Tango Canción - C.W. Glover: The Rose of Tralee - Irish folk song - C. Gomes: Quem Sabe - A. Hume: Flow gently, sweet Afton - Scottish folk song - S. Joplin: The Strenuous Life - A Ragtime two step - E. Nazareth: Atrevedinha - Polka - W. Neuland: Galopade - Divertissement, op. 6/6 from Six Divertissements - P. Pettoletti: Andante from Mes Souvenirs - Divertissements, op. 6 - Pastorale from Mes Souvenirs - Divertissements, op. 6

Romantic Arias for Classical Guitar is a collection of the world’s most beloved songs from the world of opera. An aria is a song performed during an opera that listeners are the most familiar with.These “pop songs of opera' provide an entry point for those unfamiliar with the opera repertoire considered by many as the most expressive genre of western music. For those who are familiar with the world of opera you willrecognize the selections here as the arias most beloved by millions of listeners around the world. This project a labor of love by master guitarist Steve Eckels contains the most famous melodies by composers Verdi andPuccini including the great operas La Traviata  Madame Butterfly  La Bohème  Turandot  Nabucco  Tosca and Rigoletto. Alsoincluded are Massenet’s Meditation Delibes’ Flower Duet Offenbach’s Barcarolle  Bizet’s Habanera and others. The pieces have been arrangedfor recreational or concert guitarists and have been meticulously fingered and engraved for ease of learning. The author has also provided music reading warm-ups to assist in learning the pieces. Eckels’ performances of allthe arrangements on YouTube will provide an aid in familiarizing yourself with the most beloved songs ever written.  Includes access to online audio.

This collection of 16 Guitar duets offers professionals teachers or students a wide variety of styles from the Baroque to the Post-Romantic periods. Some of this music is unique to the Guitar repertoire. For example the six Serenades introduce some of the most popular music of the late 19th century by Georges Bizet Franz Drdla Enrico Toselli Moritz Moszkowski Ricardo Drigo and Sigmund Romberg. The collection ends with selectedworks by Tchaikovsky and Brahms. These arrangements are skillfully crafted and will delight the intermediate student.

en trente-trois morceaux pour guitare-A selection of 33 pieces composed by the Spanish Francisco Tárrega one of the fathers of modern guitar. The contents are devided into four genres reflecting the nature of his guitar works: pieces from the Arab-Andalusian heritage pieces in romantic style studies and free elaborations of repertoire by other composers.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a German composer and pianist and arguably the most famous composer of all time. He was the last great figure of the Classical era and helped pave the way for the Romantic style that followed. His compositions include 9 Symphonies 5 Piano Concertos 1 Violin Concerto 32 Piano Sonatas and 16 String Quartets. Beethoven?s Adagio from his Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ?Pathetique? (Op. 13) is one of his most celebrated compositions. It has been arranged for the Guitar by the Spanish guitarist pianist and composer Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). Tárrega is known for revolutionisingclassical Guitar technique and also for transcribing many keyboard works for Guitar from the great classical composers including Beethoven Mendelssohn and Chopin.

Introspect is a collection of solo classic Guitar pieces including a series of ten short waltzes and six longer compositions of intermediate difficulty.Although written in the 21st century theyencompass styles from Romantic to avant-garde. Written by Guitarist Harry George Pellegrin the pieces are crafted to exploit the sonic and emotional capabilities of the instrument while remaining idiomatic to the Guitar.Includes access to online audio.

Famous as both player and composer, Pujol is considered one of the Spanish guitar greats. Edited by Frederic Zigante, this collection of his most popular works is a must for the advanced guitarist. Contains 8 pieces in the Spanish style, 9 pieces in the Romantic style, and 9 other short pieces. Includes a detailed introduction.

75 Pièces pour les Débutants 1ère et 2ème années-75 pieces for beginners featuring oldtime romantic and traditional music.