A set of six songs for Voice with elaborate Piano and Guitar accompaniments - words are provided in both Spanish and Catalan.

9 pieces in Latin Style-9 Latin style pieces for both study and performance plus notes on the scores & fingering glossary of chord symbols and notes on rasgueados. The A-B-A-C-A Choros form is used as a basic structure for all of the pieces and the styles and moods of the music vary from traditional and classical to Bossa Nova and jazz samba. In Brasil the Choros (diminutive Chorinho) owes its development to musicians performing either solo or in groups who often being obliged to play long hours during functions and festivals would improvise and create variations on popular and traditional themes. The compositions here are all based on this idea of stating a theme andthen creating variations & contrasts. Although the melodic harmonic and rhythmic content of the Choros/Chorinho has evolved greatly over time its underlying beat feel is traditionally 2 per measure and written with a 2/4 time signature. This generally makes comfortable reading for the guitar player because the beamed note groupings define clearly the rhythm patterns to be played. However much music that originally appeared in 2/4 time is now published in 4/4 with a cut time feel and which seems to be favoured by many musicians including guitarists who work in folk and popular idioms. For this edition the time signature which allows a clearer page presentation is chosen for each piece and no musical difference between the 2/4 and the Cut-time signatures is intended.

of Guitar Solos-Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of serious musical study.Stylistically his compositions synthesize his classical background Afro-Brazilian rhythms traditional Brazilian music and American jazz. This collection presents Almeida's solos preserving the original left and right handfingerings. The fingering is unique and tells us something about his skills as a professional guitarist. It also reflects the Brazilian school of guitar technique in the 1930's. Written in standard notation only.

11:11 is the latest studio release from Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela. Following on from their self-titled 2006 album this new collection again showcases their unique style which has seen them becomefestival favourites worldwide and attract widespread critical acclaim including an Allmusic 4.5 star ratingEach of the 11 tracks on the album is a tribute to a particular guitarist from fusion legend Al Di Meola to thelate metal guitarist 'Dimebag' Darrell. All of Gabriela's incredible percussive rhythmic parts and Rodrigo's fluent lead lines have been meticulously transcribed in this new tab folio. Also included are the guest appearances onthe album by figures such as Alex Skolnick.

This Getz/Gilberto album folio transcribes every note by every instrument on the ground-breaking 1965 bossa nova masterpiece that won the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year and produced the classic standard The Girl from Ipanema which also won a Grammy for Record of the Year. It features Stan Getz on Saxophone Joao Gilberto on Guitar and Antonio Carlos Jobim on Piano. 8 songs including: Desafinado • Doralice • The Girl from Ipanema (Garôta De Ipanema) • O Grande Amor • Para Machuchar Meu Coracao • and more!

This collection includes Legendary guitarist Laurindo Almeida’s guitar trio arrangements on Brazilliance Discantus and the Brazilian Popular Suite (Invocation to Shango Toada Choro Calido Ballad-Samba Baião andMarcha Carioca.) The score and 1st guitar part are available in hard copy.

Select 'Contradanzas Habaneras' by 19th century Cuban composer Manuel Saumell (1817-1870). Saumell is known as the 'Father of nationalism in Cuban music'. In more than 50 Contradanzas Habaneras Saumell never repeated himself forwithin those 8 or 16-bar phrases he was capable of astounding rhythmic and melodic invention. This group of contradanzas were originally written for the piano and arranged here for flute and guitar by Elias Barreiro. Presented instandard notation only with separate pull-out sections for guitar and flute.

Popular Guitar Styles: Samba And Bossa Nova reflects recent popular Brazilian styles as played with classical or fingerstyle technique. This collection of original pieces will delight both listeners and guitarists who want to add samba and bossa nova music to their repertoire. The playing level is intermediate to advanced. Left-hand difficulties like barrs and stretches are minimized to make it easy to make the music groove. Written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.

This incredible album is full of the music of Brazilian Masters Jobim Bonfa and Baden Powell for solo Guitar. You'll find sixteen sambas and bossa novas by the genre's greatest composers. Songs appear in order of difficulty allowing the player to improve their technique musical expression and understanding of this wonderful music. Also includes playing tips by arranger Brian Hodel.

Media : Book/CD Set Author : taught by Mark Boling Level : Intermediate-Advanced Date published : 1/16/2004 Style : Jazz Type : Rhythm/Backup Description : Pianists are the main sources of inspiration for new developments in jazz guitar comping. Yet guitarists have been slow to develop a comping vocabulary with harmonic sophistication, subtle voiceleading, and rhythmic flexibility on the level of the best contemporary pianists. This book seeks to remedy the situation by articulating a comping vocabulary in the context of six of the most often played tunes in jazz: 12-bar blues, rhythm changes, minor blues, a modal tune, and a couple of standards. The comps are written out in notation and tablature and include rhythms with forward motion, chords built in fourth intervals, parallel constant structure voicings, polychords, slash chords, etc. The focus is on developing a contemporary approach to rhythm, phrasing, chord voicings, voiceleading, chord substitution, and reharmonization. A play-along CD recording of the guitar comps with bass and drums helps get the sounds and rhythms in your ear. The theory of how the comping concepts are applied to the music is explained, with ideas on how to use them creatively.