Guitar in Spain

Les Productions d'OZ proposons ici une nouvelle série intitulée Les nombreux visages de la guitare. Bien que le regroupement par niveau a été conservée , le répertoire est composé exclusivement de compositions originales choisies par les compositeurs eux-mêmes. D'OZ exclusivités choisis parmi les publications plus anciennes sont ici côte à côte avec de toutes nouvelles pièces.Le catalogue d'OZ regorge de petits trésors écrits pour tous les niveaux par des guitaristes , compositeurs et professeurs dévoués à la cause de la guitare classique . Le titre suggère un portrait optimiste de la pratique instrumentale dans de nombreuses régions du monde , et la portée de la 'famille' de compositeurs qui sont réguliers contributeurs d'OZ . Le métissage des genres et des pays apportent une saveur internationale qui rend ces oeuvres si spécial.C'est avec un esprit ouvert que je me suis engagé dans ce projet ambitieux d'enregistrer la musique des six volumes. J'ai été séduit par les qualités mélodiques et l'efficacité des différentes techniques de guitare impliqués dans ces travaux, et en même temps fournir aux étudiants une nouvelle et intéressante répertoire. / Guitare

Thea Musgrave's Postcards From Spain is a fascinating travelogue of Spain without being overly Spanish from the tranquility of sunlight reflecting off still pools to the dramatic song of the Cantaor and his Flamenco guitarist. This little collection of five serenades for solo guitar has been editred by Michael Lorimer is a real treat for guitarists and listeners.

Frank Koonce: Baroque Guitar In Spain And The New World is an anthology containing representative selections from the publications and manuscripts of four important Spanish Baroque guitarists namely GasparSanz Antonio de Santa Cruz Francisco Guerau and Santiago de Murcia.In addition to being fun and entertaining music for all to enjoy this collection is intended to help bridge the gap betweenscholarly editions and performance editions by providing a hands-on introduction to tablature transcription and to issues concerning historically informed performance on the modern Guitar.

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.

This collection includes 58 pieces of music by the Spanish Guitar master Fernando Sor as well as audio of the entire book, recorded by Ben Bolt. Ben Bolt believes these pieces are the "best of the best" for developing technique, musicianship, and exposing the guitarist to the ingenious musical world of Fernando Sor. Regardless of your current level of expertise, this music will be a joy to learn and listen to. Pieces include: Napoleon's Theme, E Minor at Midnight, Rhapsody in D, March of the Wooden Soldier and Easter Hymn. Ben Bolt's digital recordings of his arrangements are superb. His warm tone and singing vibrato bring Sor's music to life. All interpretations are classically correct. He plays on his Fleta and Sons concert Guitar made in Barcelona, Spain (1976).

After the Piano and Harpsichord the Guitar is the instrument most associated with Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). Many of his Keyboard works were influenced by the Guitar music of Spain his adopted country. This collection of arrangements for solo Guitar is an ideal introduction to Scarlatti's music. The ten varied pieces were carefully chosen for their musical character and technical suitability. Placed in order of difficulty they reflect the range of skills required for Baroque repertoire at intermediate and advanced levels. Stylish and idiomatic adaptations preserving the original ornamentations. Core repertoire for Grades 6-8 with pieces on the ABRSM Guitar syllabus. Carefully considered fingering both clear and consistent. Advice on ornaments including full realizations.

A collection of 12 classic pieces from one of Spain's most significant composers Isaac Albeniz contains some of the finest transcriptions and easy-to-read guitar tablature.

13 Spanish songs for solo guitar by Albéniz Sor Tárrega and others. Includes Leyenda Danza Española No.5 Danza Mora El Mestre and more. Also features historical notes performance suggestions and biographies of the composers represented.

El Album De Cecilia Para Guitarra is a collection of six pieces for solo Guitar. It was composed in 1948 and is named for the composer’s daughter and only child. St Cecilia is the patron saint of music and fittingly Rodrigo was born on St Cecilia’s day November 22nd. Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999) was born in Valencia and lost his sight to diphtheria at the age of three which is believed to have heightened his hearing and inspired him to pursue a musical career. He began to study music five years later and became one of Spain’s most distinguished composers musicologists and pedagogues.

Learn the Guitar in a creative new way. Par PELLS TIM / FRANKE JENS. Learn the Guitar in a creative new way: Playing music that makes you feel good, right from the outset. Passport to Play Guitar is a tutor series which is focused on learning to play the guitar through listening, reading and playing together, and is suitable for both classical and acoustic guitarists. The sheet music includes TAB alongside the standard notation. The books use music drawn from styles and cultures from all around the world, including Blues and Jazz from North America; Folk and Traditional music from Europe, Africa and Latin America; and pieces inspired by the people and places that the authors have encountered on their travels. Audio files

Raga Meets The Blues-Harry Manx has been called an 'essential link' between the music of East and West creating musical short stories that wed the tradition of the Blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. He has created a unique sound that is hard to forget and deliciously addictive to listen to. Harry has performed across Canada into the USA Australia France Singapore and Spain. He has appeared at festivals world-class theatres concert halls and infamous Blues clubs around the globe. Playing the Mohan Veena lap steel and guitar Harry quickly envelops the audience into what has been dubbed 'the Harry Zone' with his warm vocals and the hauntingly beautiful melodies of his originalsongs. Blending Indian folk melodies with blues a sprinkle of gospel and compelling grooves Manx’s 'mysticssippi' flavour is evocative and hard to resist. Titles include: Can't Be Satisfied Sitting On Top of the World Working On The Railroad Goodtime Charlie Baby Please Don't Go Afghani Raga Oh Death Crazy Love Spoonful Tijuana Bring That Thing A Coat of Mail Steal Six Only Then Will Your House Be Blessed and Don't Forget To Miss Me.

A series of three volumes containing the very best of Spanish guitar music. Compositions by Albeniz transcribed for guitar and newly engraved. Excellent repertoire for the advanced student.