World Guitar

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.

Transcribed arranged and edited by concert guitarist David Nadal. This unique anthology samples the vast repertoire available for the beginning and intermediate guitarist. A number of these pieces have never appeared in a modern edition while others have found their place among the world's best-loved compositions. Ranging from the earliest Italian lute tablatures to an arrangement of the American Favourite 'Dixie's Land' this edition will have something for everyone and must be the only one of its type in print.

1er volume de la série pop songs for classical guitar; Retrouvez ici 9 chansons de Pop spécialement arrangées par Cees Hartog pour guitare classique (notations standards et symboles d'accords). Inclus les paroles des chansons. Titres : What A Wonderful World Llorando se Fue A Groovy Kind Of Love Chariots of Fire Sealed With A Kiss My Way La Bamba Killing me Softly with this Song Don't Cry for me Argentina

Initial to Grade 2. Trinity?s new Acoustic Guitar syllabus reinvents the popular Plectrum Guitar syllabus, keeping it vital and relevant to today?s guitarist by giving teachers and learners the flexibility to develop fingerstyle and plectrum playing. A selection of the best-loved pieces from the previous syllabus has been retained at every grade for continuity. This book contains all the exam pieces for Initial to Grade 2, covering a wide range of styles at each grade ? folk, acoustic, rock and pop styles, jazz, blues, country ? allowing candidates to follow distinct stylistic pathways as they progress. All pieces are printed in both tablature and standard notation so are accessible for any learner.

Plus de 200 morceaux du début de la Renaissance et du Baroque aux périodes classiques et romantiques. Inclues des oeuvres de Carcassi, Bach, Tarrega et Mozart. / Guitare / Partition

Jorge Cardoso is a recognized performer who has travelled the world over giving hundreds or concerts as a soloist, in duos, and with orchestras. There are innumerable recordings of his performances, and he is a prolific composer whose works have been recorded by other guitarists in more than thirty albums. Cardoso is also a master teacher with followers around the world. This DVD traces the historical path of the guitar, showing the instrument's ancestors and tracing its development to its current form. It includes a visit to the workshops of Manuel Contreras II and Ars Antiqva, Jose Angel Espejo's workshop, followed by a detailed analysis of the factors that contribute to the proper development of classical guitar technique. The DVD covers everything from the seat, the position of the body, and the devices used to improve it 'Aguado's machine?, Sor's support system, the foot-rest, attachments, and an ingenious, simple and practical system created by the author, to the mechanical workings of the hand, its main ways of gripping, and the problems posed by the ring finger. All of these topics are approached through the scientific reasoning of the author, backed up by his knowledge as a doctor. As Jorge Cardoso says in the introduction, this course 'can be useful both to beginners and to more advanced players. . . it can be useful to anyone who plays a plucked stringed instrument.? It includes basic demonstrations and explanations about how the hands work from the moment they are placed on the guitar, as well as exercises and concert pieces of the highest level. There is a discussion of strumming technique, of 'toque mixto? and four complete pieces interpreted by the author. The course will also be useful for electric guitarists and others who have focused on the use of the pick and have neglected other essential guitar techniques. UK product number 8353412233. / Guitare Classique / 125 pages / niveau : Multiple Levels / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

The ground breaking 2016 Acoustic Guitar syllabus from Rockschool further continues their long-standing commitment to world leading industry relevant music education. Designed to provide both student and instructor with a truly diverse range of contemporary repertoire a vast array of crucial supporting tests and both a technical and stylistic understanding that is second to none. Featuring: 6 pieces in each book from the worlds of Rock Pop Metal Blues Country Jazz and Acoustic Specialists. Professional backing tracks for both pieces and supporting tests. Duet arrangement available at every grade. Fact files andtechnical guidance. Plus: Ear Tests Technical Exercises Quick Study Pieces Sight Reading and Improvisation examples General Musicianship Questions

The ground breaking 2016 Acoustic Guitar syllabus from Rockschool further continues their long-standing commitment to world leading industry relevant music education. Designed to provide both student and instructor with a truly diverse range of contemporary repertoire a vast array of crucial supporting tests and both a technical and stylistic understanding that is second to none. Featuring: 6 pieces in each book from the worlds of Rock Pop Metal Blues Country Jazz and Acoustic Specialists. Professional backing tracks for both pieces and supporting tests. Duet arrangement available at every grade. Fact files andtechnical guidance. Plus: Ear Tests Technical Exercises Quick Study Pieces Sight Reading and Improvisation examples General Musicianship Questions

Performed by Christian Reichert guitarAccompaniment: Plovdiv Philharmonic OrchestraConductor: Nayden TodorovThis sumptuous guitar concerto written by the great Castelnuovo-Tedesco on the eve of World WarII quickly became a modern classic almost approaching the popularity of Rodrigo's 'Concierto de Aranjuez.' Its appreciation has grown with the ensuing years and it is now considered a 20th-century classic. Don't miss thislyrical masterpiece! This deluxe 2CD set includes a slow-tempo practice version to help you get up to speed with the concerto.Includes an authoritative newly engraved solo part printed on high-quality ivory paper;a digital stereo compact disc featuring a complete performance of the concerto with orchestra and soloist and a second performance minus you the soloist; and a second compact disc containing a full-speed version of the completeversion as well as a special -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniment for practice purposes. The concerto is voluminously indexed for your practice and performance convenience.

This collection of the work of the Maltese composer Gordon Mizzi for solo guitar is being made available to the public for the first time. Song of the Sea The Music of Gordon Mizzi Volume One is the first of two albums which are available from Mel Bay Publications. The title is taken from the CD Song of the Sea Carlos Bonell Plays Gordon Mizzi recorded by Carlos Bonell one of today's most celebrated guitarists and which is available fromSpearhead Music. This album has been received with critical acclaim and broadcasted by leading radio stations including the Cowan Collection BBC Radio 3. The critic Robert Matthew Walker writing in Musical Opinion Britain'soldest classical music magazine in May -June 2007 said in a review of a concert in London: Gordon Mizzi's music is 'fascinating and inventive.' His music is performed by leading guitarists all over the world. In this music wefind a truly inspired creativity and diversity. This album draws on a wide range of influences from Gordon Mizzi's musical canvas from the Maltese Variations of a Maltese Theme to the Hispanic Tango and Habanera to otherEuropean influences such as the Two Anthem Studies Song of the Sea Madliena Sonata which has four movements Morning Hymn Sun Dance Evening Song and Serenade and the haunting beauty of the Sonata for Six Mute Swans with threemovements Flying South In the Bay and Lament of the Swans.