Guitars For Christmas + Cd - 1-2 Guitars

Duets For Two Acoustic Guitars-The Christmas season has always been special to me. It is a season that has crystallized the hopes aspirations and faith of millions of people through the centuries. The amount of music written for Christmas is monumental.This book contains 14 scores from my Christmas Guitar Portraits recording. I selected various genres dear to me.First there are selections from the early American sacred song tradition. The Babe of Bethlehem Cherry Tree Carol A Star in the East The Shepherd's Star A Virgin Unspotted and I Wonder As I Wander all are from this rich heritage.I also picked a number of carols from theOld English genre. Away In The Manger Green Grow'th the Holly and What Child is This are included.Then there are the Christmas favourites. In the Bleak Mid-winter and a medley ofBaloo Lammy; The First Noel and Silent Night make any Christmas complete. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence is one of my favourite Advent hymns. Gaudete Christus est natus is arousing carol dating back many centuries.Finally I included two originals. Lullay My Liking is an ancient carol text. Many composers over the centuries have written melodies to these lyrics most notably GustavHolst. I could not resist the temptation so the melody here is original. Finally Christmas Prayer is a new composition. I have always wanted to compose and arrange music designed to bring the Plectrum or Flatpick Guitarto the concert stage. These arrangements were written with that in mind.

Celebration of the Christmas holiday includes a rich musical tradition. For this score and accompanying CD the internationally-renowned Newman and Oltman Guitar Duo presents a ravishing collection of sacred music written forAdvent Christmas and Epiphany. The duo has chosen music from six centuries in a wide variety of musical styles including familiar Christmas tunes little-known gems and interesting variations on familiar themes written by suchcomposers as Bach Handel Pachelbel Mendelssohn and Brahms. Selections range from beautiful Renaissance tunes suitable for beginning guitarists to concert repertoire for advanced players.

This book features Christmas music of primarily classical origins transcribed for one two or three electric guitars. These transcriptions were notated in standard notation and tablature and are meant to be performed with apick or using hybrid picking.Even though a few of the pieces may be played on a standard guitar the others require an electric guitar or a guitar with a cutaway. The recording features performances of all of themusic in the book with anywhere from one to as many as eight guitars sounding simultaneously.The last four tracks of the CD feature certain previous tracks with the first guitar omitted. By using these tracks asaccompaniment one can practice or perform with the CD. Selections include Carol of the Bells Four miniatures from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite Johann Pachelbel's Kanon and more.

The Many Moods Of Celtic Christmas-This book includes Christmas melodies as well as lesser-known tunes from Ireland and Scotland paired with seasonal titles. All the songs can be played solo or with other instruments. A CD is included with recordings of the author playing using both steel and nylon string Guitars.

Celebrate Christmas the aloha way with this cheerful classic recently covered by Brian Setzer and his orchestra complete with ukuleles and Hawaiian guitars! A delightful change-of-pace! Available separately: SSAB 2-Part ShowTrax CD. Duration: ca. 2:15.

Kaleidoscope will save you time! Do you spend hours arranging music for odd assortments of instruments? Kaleidoscope is specially arranged to suit almost any instrumental combination and these varied ensembles are easy and enjoyable too. So much scope for virtually any combination of instruments! The series is successful with recorders, guitars, percussion and keyboard as well as with orchestral groupings. Whether there are five or fifty players, every Kaleidoscope title will work! Just make sure that melody and keyboard parts are included - all other parts are optional. Kaleidoscope is superb value for money - each set contains a score plus around 50 parts, each one carefully written to suit the needs of each instrument. For example, easy string parts are in first position only whilst easy clarinet parts take care to avoid the break. There are more demanding parts too, for experienced players. To help you choose the right pieces for your players we have given the key of each Kaleidoscope in brackets. The complete performance option! These super-flexible arrangements of well-known titles are a must for every school. Why not choose a theme for your concert and perform a selection of Kaleidoscope show titles and film themes or have an evening of classical favourites? Bumper pack contents: 'Deck The Hall' (F), 'As With Gladness' (G), 'Patapan' (Gm), 'Good King Wenceslas' (G), 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen' (Dm), 'Away In A Manger' (F), 'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing' (G). Edited by Nicholas Hare. / Ensemble

(Lennon and McCartney) (F) Edited by Nicholas Hare. Kaleidoscope will save you time! Do you spend hours arranging music for odd assortments of instruments? Kaleidoscope is specially arranged to suit almost any instrumental combination and these varied ensembles are easy and enjoyable too. So much scope for virtually any combination of instruments! The series is successful with recorders, guitars, percussion and keyboard as well as with orchestral groupings. Whether there are five or fifty players, every Kaleidoscope title will work! Just make sure that melody and keyboard parts are included - all other parts are optional. Kaleidoscope is superb value for money - each set contains a score plus around 50 parts, each one carefully written to suit the needs of each instrument. For example, easy string parts are in first position only whilst easy clarinet parts take care to avoid the break. There are more demanding parts too, for experienced players. To help you choose the right pieces for your players we have given the key of each Kaleidoscope in brackets. The complete performance option! These super-flexible arrangements of well-known titles are a must for every school. Why not choose a theme for your concert and perform a selection of Kaleidoscope show titles and film themes or have an evening of classical favourites. And don't forget we have Kaleidoscope bumper carol packs and seasonal gems for your Christmas Concert too! / Instrumentation flexible

A descriptive setting for three guitars or guitar ensemble of the carol We Three Kings. The melody is shared among the parts one of which is easier than the other two to accomodate less experienced players. An idealchoice for a Christmas concert and sounds extremely effective with several players to each part.