For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach-The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the ?Golden Age of the Mandolin? in the United States (1885-1920) referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age. After a brief overview of period mandolin techniques a variety of popular social ballroom dances are then presented in both staff notation and mandolin tablature including waltzes polkas schottisches mazurkas marches and even the occasional hornpipe. Along the way you will discover a variety of idiomatic playing techniques that will open up new vistas in your own playing. So tune up your mandolin and get started!

In this collection Robert Bancalari has made 26 pieces by J. S. Bach accessible to the mandolinist. Adapted from various suites sonatas and partitas the pieces in this collection include 'BoureeAngloise' from Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute 'Marche' from The Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook 'Fantasie' from Partita No. 3 in A Minor and more.  J. S. Bach For Mandolin iswritten in standard notation and tablature. The price of the book includes access to online audio tracks featuring recordings of 13 of the 26 solos.  

Just for Fun: Christmas Mandolin contains over 40 classic Christmas songs. Most of the songs in the book feature three arrangements: the melody in notation and TAB, an easy rhythm option with a simple strum pattern and chords, and an intermediate-level rhythm option written in full notation and TAB. The intermediate rhythm option often combines full melody and chords, making it perfect not only for accompanying a singer and but also for solo performances for friends, family, and recitals. There's even a mandolin chord dictionary in the back of the book. Plus, this book correlates to the matching guitar, ukulele, and banjo editions, so you can have family Christmas jams and sing-alongs.TITLE COMPOSERDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy [Op. 71a, #3] Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional (source)We Three Kings of Orient Are Christmas Traditional (source)God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Traditional (source)Away in a Manger John R. Murray (contributor)O Christmas Tree Traditional (source)Up on the Housetop Christmas Traditional (source)It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Richard S. Willis (contributor) - Edmund H. Sears (lyricist)Jingle Bells James Pierpont (contributor)Silent Night Franz Grüber (contributor)Joy to the World George Frederic Handel (composer) - Isaac Watts (lyricist)What Child Is This? William Chatterton Dix (lyricist) - Traditional (source)I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day J. Baptiste Calkin (contributor) - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (lyricist)We Wish You a Merry Christmas Traditional (source)O Come, All Ye Faithful Traditional (source)I Saw Three Ships Traditional (source)A Child This Day Is Born Traditional (source)Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Ralph Blane (composer) - Hugh Martin (lyricist)Deck the Halls Traditional (source)The Holly and the Ivy Auld Lang Syne Carol of the Birds Simple Gifts The First Noel Holy Night, Peaceful Night O Little Town of Bethlehem Hark! The Herald Angels Sing In the Bleak Midwinter Carol of the Bells Good King Wenceslaus Angels We Have Heard on High Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring March of the Toys (from 'Babes in Toyland') Go Tell It on the Mountain Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Pat-A-Pan (Burgundian) O Holy Night Here We Come A-Caroling (The Wassail Song) Coventry Carol / Mandoline

Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Ces arrangements de nombreuses pièces de J.S. Bach rendent les oeuvres du compositeur un grand accessible à la mandoliniste. Etant donné que la majeure partie de la musique a été adaptée à partir de diverses suites, sonates et partitas, les auteurs fournit une explication de chaque forme de danse et autres pièces similaires. Comprend: ' Bauree Angloise ' de la Partita en la mineur pour solo flute - 'Marche' Anna Magdalena Back livre - 'Fantasie' de la Partita #3 en la mineur - et plus encore. Dans la notation et tablature. Comprend un CD qui contient 13 des 26 solos. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Baroque - Solos / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

Wedding Music for Mandolin includes 23 of the most popular and best-loved wedding hits for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. Traditonal wedding songs, Easy classical pieces, Two ?Ave Maria? melodies, Favorite Italian, Irish, Jewish, and English songs, The music includes standard notation, mandolin tablature, chords for mandolin and guitar, plus access to online play-along audio recordings of all the songs!