Preludio contains 130 easy attractive performance pieces from six centuries, thus offering the most important pieces for beginners' guitar lessons in one comprehensive volume. The repertoire is ideal for first performances at music schools, as pieces for competitions and examinations or just as a 'treasure trove' for teachers, pupils, students, and guitar lovers.The selected pieces can be played in the second to fourth year of guitar lessons. They are divided chronologically into five chapters and arranged progressively according to their level of difficulty. Each chapter refers to another epoch: Renaissance - Baroque - Classical period - Romanticism and early 20th century - modern, pop and world music. The result is a tune book which can already be used during or immediately after studying any guitar method.Most pieces can be played in the 1st and 2nd positions, without requiring any barré fingering or ties and slurs. The somewhat more difficult pieces that require small and large barré fingering as well as position playing are placed at the end of each chapter.The majority of the pieces are original works, and the editors have refrained from making any radical simplifications. Only a few difficult passages have alternatively been made easier to play such that the level of difficulty within a piece does not vary too much. / Guitare

Par SETH F.ORTSAO JOSEL. This book, co-written by guitarist Seth F. Josel and composer Ming Tsao, provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary performance techniques on the classical guitar. It was inspired by a new generation of solo guitarists whose extraordinary technical and virtuosic skills have paved the way for a new understanding of instrumental performance practice. Detailed explanations are given for the instrument's technical potential within the historical context of traditional guitar technique. Composers will be interested in the in-depth analyses of contemporary guitar literature, featuring many examples of chamber and ensemble music. Four main chapters describe: - Techniques of the right and left hands - Special harmonies and percussive techniques - The main instruments of the guitar family and their potential - Possible ways of notating contemporary guitar literature The examples discussed in the book are complemented by an enclosed CD and detailed charts on multiphonics, bitones, and percussion techniques. Seth F. Josel is among the leading figures of his generation in modern guitar performance and has taken part in the premieres of more than 100 works as a soloist and ensemble member. A regular guest at Europe's major contemporary music festivals, he has worked with composers of the stature of Mauricio Kagel, Helmut Lachenmann, Tristan Murail and James Tenney and has played with such leading orchestras and ensembles as the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Berlin Staatskapelle. From 1991 to 2000 he was a permanent member of the Ensemble musikFabrik. Today he lives in Berlin. Ming Tsao (b. Berkeley, CA, 1966) is professor of composition at Gothenburg University. His compositions have been performed amongst others by the Arditti Quartet, ensemble recherche and the Stuttgart Opera (premiere of 'Die Geisterinsel” in 2011). He is regularly involved in the Donaueschingen Festival, the Witten Days of New Chamber Music, the Darmstadt Contemporary Music Holiday Courses and Wien Modern. His works are published by C.F. Peters (Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig). He, too, lives in Berlin./ Recueil / Guitare

The Three Spanish Dances from Opus 12 by Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) were originally written for piano in 1875. These were among his most popular works. Arranged here for flute and guitar these pieces are melodic works thatare fun to play and thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Arranger Garth Baxter is noted for his modern traditionalist style of writing. This is a style that combines the traditions of form and clear melodic writingwith the use of contemporary approaches to harmonies and other elements. Upper-intermediate to advanced in difficulty. A free solo flute part plus audio downloads are available for use with this title.

Par MARTIN JUAN. Juan Martin's internationally-acclaimed series which reveals the art of playing the flamenco Guitar. A video series of six lessons is now presented on two DVDs with a total duration of three hours. Juan Martin explains and demonstrates the essential techniques and rhythmic forms of flamenco Guiar playing in six lessons, designed for all players from beginning to advanced. The lessons show you in detail many varieties of basic rhythms which form the foundation of flamenco Guitar styles. They also give a wealth of traditional and modern flamenco solos, accurately transcribed into music notation and easy-to-follow 'cifra' tablature, all presented in a video series of six lessons. In this way you learn not only how to play but also what to play, as the lessons build into a substantial repertoire of flamenco music. Juan Martin is a Guitarist in the great tradition of flamenco. From early beginnings immersed in the flamenco culture of Andalucia, he mastered the skills of accompanying flamenco singers and dancers before his emergence as an innovative soloist, who is now an internationally-celebrated concert and recording artist with many albums to his credit. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Date parution : 2008-10-27/ Méthode / Guitare Classique

Ce livre est fondé sur le principe des Microjazz, une série de morceaux de style populaire classés par niveau de difficulté croissante. Il contient une sélection de pièces d'un grand intérêt rythmique qui tiennent compte des possibilités et du caractère propre de l'instrument soliste.Il est essentiel de s'entraîner au rythme - on ne peut assez répéter combien il est important de bien sentir où sont les temps dans chaque morceau et, une fois que le rythme a été assimilé, le compositeur espère que l'élève maîtrisera le style et l'interprétation de chaque pièce en portant une attention minutieuse aux nuances et à l'articulation.Contenu :Farmyard BluesInter-City StompOpen SpaceDuetDisco DrivePlay it AgainMixed UpBlues DuetJust a SampleFifth DimensionReflectionsIn a HurryShoehorn BluesOstinatoSteam Train BluesCops and RobbersTake Your TimeCyclingMicrojazz is the world-famous series of pieces based on classical technique yet using popular contemporary styles such as jazz, blues, rock'n'roll and funk. Microjazz helps you develop musicianship and technique through the familiar sounds and styles of popular music. It is this unique combination of modern genres with traditional technique that has made Microjazz an international success with teachers and players, and one of the most widely used educational series ever published. New technology brings Microjazz alive and adds an exciting interactive dimension to practice and performance. Based on classical technique Microjazz is a great way to introduce rhythm and develop co-ordination skills whilst being fun for all ages and standards. A great motivator for the reluctant student the pieces are equally effective on acoustic or electronic instruments.

Par DIVERS AUTEURS / ROB MACKILLOP (ARR.). In this unique collection, multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop presents 30 airs and dances from Scotland, Ireland and England transcribed for the modern guitar in open-D tuning (DADF?AD). Although conceived for fingerstyle playing, most of these traditional, Classical and Baroque pieces are also playable with a pick.During the mid to late 18th century, a wire-strung instrument which could be described as a cross between a guitar and a cittern appeared in Britain. With the exception of the publications in Edinburgh by Robert Bremmer (c. 1713 - 89), most period writings refer to this instrument as the guittar. In providing extensive historical and performance notes on this music, the author has adopted this spelling. While derived principally from the publications by Scottish guittarists Robert Bremmer and James Oswald (1710 - 69), MacKillop discovered additional Scottish publications and manuscripts in The National Library of Scotland and even more manuscripts in the uncatalogued library of Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland.Written in standard notation and tablature, this book brings a particularly uncommon repertoire to light with an exceptional downloadable recording. Includes access to online audio./ Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

Suivant le principe des Microjazz pour instrument soliste, ce recueil contient une succession de morceaux de style populaire classés par ordre de difficulté croissante, ainsi qu´un groupe de compositions de caractère essentiellement rythmique qui tiennent compte de l'ambitus et du caractère propre de l'instrument.Les difficultés rythmiques sont l´obstacle principal à franchir, tout particulièrement lorsque les 2 joueurs jouent ensemble. N'essayez pas de jouer les morceaux trop rapidement. Chaque pièce porte un caractère qui lui est propre et l'exécution aussi précise que fidèle devrait révéler la nature de chaque morceaux aussi bien aux joueurs qu´aux auditeurs.Contenu :Spring SongHungarian StompFleet FeetPromisesWomblingMechanics RagHighly StrungBeguineBoogieYoung at Heart