Diego Barber Compositions for Classical Guitar
Author: Diego Barber
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Published: 2018-05-24
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 1619118173
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →ÊClassically trained jazz guitarist Diego Barber presents five well-developed themes and a 3-movement solo sonata transcribed from his outstanding commercial CD recordings:ÊCalima, One Minute Later, Tales, andÊThe Choice. Two of the tracks, ÒElvira MariaÓ and the 3-movementÊSonata ÒBanc dÕArguinÓÊare strictly guitar solos, while ÒRichiÓ is a solo accompanied by light percussion. ÒKilianÕs MountainÓ is a reduced score of an extended duet with a pianist, and ÒDesiertoÓ and ÒVirgiannaÓ include expert sidemen on saxophone, bass and drums.Ê The music ventures from complex melody-chord textures to hard-swinging grooves, all played with spontaneity and a heightened awareness of time, dynamics, color, technique and tone. Even seasoned guitarists will find these pieces rhythmically and technically challenging, but they provide a roadmap to the recordings, and rare insight to the workings of a unique musical mind.Ê Diego BarberÕsÊCompositions for Classical GuitarÊare written in standard notation only, with online access to stellar solo and ensemble recordings. AboutÊSonata ÒBanc dÕArguinÓ É Diego Barber is a native of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, just off the northeast coast of Africa; in writingÊSonata ÒBanc dÕArguin,Ó the main solo piece in this collection, he was inspired by the major cities, Nouadhibou and Nouakchott, the Banc dÕArguin National Park, and the desert of the West African country of Mauritania.