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.

1.La Meneuse de Tortues d'Or; 2.Le Petit Ane blanc; 5.Dans la Maison triste; 8.La Cage de Cristal; 9.La Marchande d'Eau fraîche; 10.Le Cortège de Balkis (for flute (or violin) and guitar)

for Guitar, Violin, Mandolin, Banjo, Flute and other C Instr. Par DIX BRUCE. Avec ce paquet de livre/CD vous apprendre les mélodies et isolation sur 12 des progressions de corde plus populaires et les plus importants dans le swing et le répertoire jazz - cycle des quintes - majeure de la pratique et des progressions mineures avec II-V-I, I-VI-II-V-I, I-III-VI-II-V cordes changements - blues majeurs, mineurs et 6/8 - et beaucoup plus--tous fondés sur swing préféré et de jazz hits. Jouer avec une section rythmique de chaîne chaud : guitare, mandoline et basse avec des mélodies de plomb a joué au saxophone ténor. Chaque mélodie apparaît dans la notation standard pour les instruments de C, tablature pour guitare et tablature mandoline. L'enregistrement comporte toutes les mélodies à vitesse lente et régulière. Mélodies pour les mélodies sont comptabilisées à demi vitesse avec seulement guitare accompagnement avant chaque piste avec le groupe complet. Instruments sont isolées pour une flexibilité maximale. En ajustant le contrôle de l'équilibre sur votre chaîne stéréo, vous pouvez entendre 1) la pleine bande - 2) guitare et basse seulement (vous jouer la mélodie de plomb du livre) - ou 3) mandoline, mélodie, et... / Niveau : Débutant / Swing - Play Along / Recueil / Guitare, Violon, Mandoline, banjo, Flûte Traversiè

Par BAY WILLIAM. Through the centuries, the Christmas season has inspired composers, poets, lyricists and hymn writers to apply their craft in devotion to this event.This book presents 100 arrangements of favorite Christmas carols and advent hymns for violin solo with guitar accompaniment. Suggested chordal accompaniment is included for each solo so that any chordal instrument can accompany the violin. The author has also indicated whether the guitarist should use fingerstyle or strum accompaniment. The music in this book spans centuries and represents a wonderful assortment of solos which may be used as preludes or offertories throughout the various seasons in the church year. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Musique religieuse / Recueil / Flûte Traversière et Guitare

Written for an instrumental ensemble consisting of Flute Clarinet Violin Cello Guitar Percussion this set of seven delightful realisations of early Scottish dances from the 16th century is both pleasing to listen to and relatively easy to perform yet not without enough difficulties to provide a challenge to young players.

Mauro Giuliani was born in Bisceglie Italy in 1781. He was one of the most famous guitarists and composers in the early 19th century. In 1806 he settled in Vienna where he was celebrated as a virtuoso composer and teacher and stayed there until 1819. Via Venice and Rome he came to Naples where he spent the last five years of his life until he died on the 8th May 1829. From his vast oeuvre comprising about 220 works the two Duets for Flute or Violin and Guitar Op.25 and Op.85 are his key works from the genre that have been most played and recorded.This edition of the Grand Duo Concertant Op.85 for Flute or Violin and Guitar has been editedby Henner Eppel and Volker Höh.The solo flute (or violin) part is also included on a separate insert.

Mason Williams emerged in the late 1960???s as a strong force in television and music circles. He is most widely known as composer and recording artist of mega hit Classical Gas which won three Grammy Awards. Recent honors include an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Oklahoma City University and in 2000 Mason was officially designated the Musician Laureate for the State of Oregon.This celebratory folio features a bumper selection of the classical guitar star's all-time favourite arrangements and compositions. Not only does the collection offer some sumptuous solos for the accomplished classical guitarist but seven further pieces have been included for guitarduet guitar trio and guitar with flute or violin.Every piece included in this anthology has been presented on an accompanying CD performed by the man himself! Furthermore fans of Mason Williams will be delighted to discover a biography of the virtuoso alongside countless details concerning his awards performances other projects TV appearances and much more.

Arrangement and Orchestration by Andrea Cappellari. Full score and 24 parts: 1) C Instr. (Flute) / 1) Bb Instr. (Clarinet Soprano Sax. Trumpet) / 2) C Instr. (Flute Violin) / 2) Bb Instr. (Clarinet) / 3) C Instr. (Flute Violin) / 3) Bb Instr. (Clarinet Soprano Sax. Trumpet) / 4) C Instr. (Violina) / 4) Bb Instr. (Clarinet) / 5) C Instr. (Violin) / 5) Eb Instr. (Alto Sax.) / 6) C Instr. (Violin) / 6) Eb Instr. (Alto Sax.) / 7) C Instr. (Violin) / 7) Bb Instr. (Clarinet Soprano Sax. Trumpet) / 7) Eb Instr. (Alto Sax.) / 8) C Instr. (Violin)Bb Instr. (Clarinet) / 8) Eb Instr. (Alto Sax.) / Guitar / Piano 1 / Piano 2 / Bass Cello Bassoon / Maracas Snare drum / Claves Bass drum / Four Hands Piano ad libitum. Performance possibile also without Piano.

Free To Solo is a unique publication designed to be a fun play-along book for students who want to enjoy soloing freely instead of having to cope with too many scale changes. With interesting heads and long open sections the tunes encourage creativity over the inspiring contemporary material. Free to Solo is suitable for intermediate students seeking a challenge as well as more advanced players requiring additional material to explore.On the included CD there are 'minus one' tracks to play along with as well as complete performance versions of all the instruments in the series (Alto / Tenor sax Flute / Violin Clarinet Trumpet Guitar andTrombone) so that the reader can draw upon different interpretations of the improvised material.