SKU: MB.30989
ISBN 9781513466705. 8.75x11.75 inches.
In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 â??small sonatasâ? 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 restâ?? 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 triumvirateâ?? plus three more composers in a similar veinâ?? promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels. .
SKU: PR.UE034483
UPC: 803452064541.
19th-century Italian guitar composer wrote these variations on a popular opera of that time, La Gloire et l'Amour by François-Adrien Boieldieu, which premiered in Paris in 1816. Giuliani is said to have been inspired to compose this variation after attending the Viennese premiere of the opera in 1818. While appearing simple, the Romance theme is preceded by his weighty and almost dramatic short introduction in the key of C minor. For advanced players.
