SKU: HL.48184334
UPC: 888680847999. 9x12 inches.
“Born in 1937 in Argentina, Raül Maldonado has led a significant career as an internationally acclaimed lecturer on music. He has also enjoyed success as a guitarist and composer for the instrument. The Dead Tree is no exception to the composer's achievements. With a typical performance lasting about 1 minute and 45 seconds, The Dead Tree provides beginner to intermediate level guitarists with an exciting, alternative piece to learn. Containing use of triplets, scotch snap rhythms, chords, and alternating time signatures, Maldonado work for Guitar addresses variation and technique to a suitable level. The Dead Tree is an exciting addition to the beginner to intermediate classical Guitar repertoire and cannot be missed by aspiring players of the instrument. &rdquo.
SKU: HL.287559
ISBN 9781540043313. UPC: 888680904715. 9.0x12.0x0.299 inches.
This one-of-a-kind collection presents accessible, must-know songs from the Beatles and Bob Dylan to Dave Matthews Band and Tom Petty for those who have been learning 12-string guitar and are eager to put their new skills to work. You'll find a combination of tab, chords and lyrics for 50 great songs, including: California Dreamin' • Carry On • Closer to the Heart • Do You Believe in Magic • Free Fallin' • Give a Little Bit • A Hard Day's Night • Hotel California • Leaving on a Jet Plane • Life by the Drop • Like the Way I Do • Melissa • Mr. Tambourine Man • More Than a Feeling • The One I Love • Over the Hills and Far Away • Solsbury Hill • Space Oddity • Still the Same • Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) • The Waiting • Wish You Were Here • You Wear It Well • and more!
About First 50
You've been taking lessons, you've got a few chords under your belt, and you're ready to buy a songbook. Now what? Hal Leonard has the answers in its First 50 series. The First 50 series steers new players in the right direction. These books contain easy to intermediate arrangements for must-know songs. Each arrangement is simple and streamlined, yet still captures the essence of the tune.
SKU: AY.FG43
ISBN 9790302120766.
Snow Gum by Fran Griffin for Two Flutes and Guitar. Alto and Bass Flutes are required for the performance of this piece. From the composer: In the wilderness of the Australian Alps, there is only one tree, the Snow Gum (eucalyptus pauciflora) that lives above 1600 metres. Snow Gums are experiencing severe dieback, caused by attack by a native beetle. Strangely, the beetle and the Snow Gums have coexisted for thousands of years, but now the Snow Gums are no longer able to withstand the hunger of the beetles. As yet the reasons for this are unknown. Huge areas of these once magnificent and colourful trees now stand grey and dead. In this piece I am depicting the gnarled and twisted trunks of the still living trees with their wonderfully coloured bark, in contrast to the ruggedness and desolation of the terrain. One can hear the alpine wind rushing through the leaves and branches, shaking snow to the ground..
