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Classical Guitar Tunes - Parlor Gems

Author: Joseph Mayes

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1513459902

In the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the parlor was a room set aside for particular functions. Before the advent of the radio, it was the place where formal presentations were staged, including amateur and semi-professional concerts. This classical guitar solo collection for the intermediate to advanced player offers nine engaging and lyrical European and North American favorites of this bygone era. All of the solos are presented in standard notation only and played on authentic reproductions of period instruments on the book’s online companion recording. Author Joseph Mayes plays works by well-known guitarist-composers Carulli, Coste and Giuliani as well as the lesser-known but deserving “Kathleen Mavoureen—Romanza” by Frederick N. Crouch arranged by Charles de Janon, and Felix Arndt’s “Nola,” one of the era’s most popular ragtime piano themes, here transcribed and arranged by William Foden and the author. Includes access to online audio.

Parlor Gems

Author: JOSEPH AND KATHLEEN MAYES

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-08-19

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1610658000

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This classical guitar project, for solo and duo, is presented in standard notation. the music has been selected from the vast repertoire of 19th Century parlor music from the United States and Europe. the music is presented to be performed instrumentally; however some lyrics are provided in the introductory notes. A companion recording is included.

Classical Guitar Tunes - Early Music Gems

Author: Keith Calmes

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-02-11

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 1513459910

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This collection presents 51 carefully selected examples of Renaissance and Baroque music ranging from lute and 5-course Baroque guitar works to solo and ensemble vocal pieces and fiddle tunes. Much of this music lies outside of the standard guitar repertoire yet is frequently played by ensembles at Renaissance and Early Music festivals. For this book, guitarist/musicologist Keith Calmes has tastefully arranged this splendid music for solo classic guitar, including an outstanding downloadable companion audio recording. Aficionados of Early Music will recognize many of the themes herein, including the hit tunes of the day by Praetorius, Sanz, Cutting, Narvaez, and the anonymous composer of “Greensleeves”. Have you ever wondered which Early Music composers inspired Joaquin Rodrigo’s concertos? Those works are in here! By contrast, many of these pieces will sound completely new, even to lifelong guitarists. Written in standard notation only with ample fingering, guitarists and audiences alike will appreciate the music in this book. Includes access to online audio.

30 Baroque Pieces by Christoph Graupner

Author: T. Douglas Bush

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2023-08-31

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1513474405

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This collection of 30 classical guitar transcriptions of works by Christoph Graupner highlights this forgotten master’s unique contributions to Baroque music. Originally composed for cembalo (harpsichord), these delightful French dances may remind you of Bach and Scarlatti, two of Graupner’s better-known contemporaries. This book contains a brief biography of the composer, performance notes, and the original title, key, source, and publication date of each piece. The arrangements are written in standard notation only with left-hand fingering suggestions. For ease of learning and to provide a stylistic guideline for sight reading, online audio recordings are included.

Guitar Picking Tunes - Classical Gems

Author: William Bay

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-22

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781513466583

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Classical Guitar Solos - Favorite Sonatinas

Author: David Grimes

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2021-01-14

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1513455923

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In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 “small sonatas” or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava. While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest— exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists. Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate— plus three more composers in a similar vein— promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels.