Par ANDRIACCIO MICHAEL. The guitar duo of Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio is regarded as one of the elite chamber ensembles on the classic music scene today. Praised by critics internationally, The New York Times hailed them as 'First rate and a pleasure to hear. The performances were consistently fine and the rapport just about perfect.' The duo frequently appears at music festivals throughout North America, Europe, and Latin America. They have also acquired a reputation for varied and innovative programming, and their recordings of the Fleur De Son Classics and Etcetera labels have been broadcast over BBC, CBC, Radio France, Magyar Radio, Radio La Plata Argentina, and other situations around the world. Their Danzas and More disc was named 'Best of the Year' by the American Record Guide. Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio are artists-in-residence at the State University of New York at Buffalo and with the Rome Festival Orchestra. / Classic - Concert/Documentary / Accessoire / Guitare Classique

for Modern Jazz Guitar. Par MILLER KEVIN. Since the arrival on the jazz scene of John Coltrane, more and more guitarists are looking to incorporate colors into their language which are more dissonant than those generally heard within the realm of jazz guitar. As improvisers, saxophonists and all woodwind players have a certain advantage in that the keys on their instruments are arranged linearly with one or two chromatic pitches associated with each finger. Compared to the sax, the note locations on the guitar fretboard are much less intuitive. It seems a natural process then, for guitarists to gain fluency in improvisation by studying saxophone lines and articulation techniques.Kevin Miller has studied with several stellar teachers including Vic Juris and Rodney Jones. His knowledge of jazz history and the linear and harmonic techniques of non-guitarist giants of jazz like McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane is truly impressive. He is also very adept at transcribing and analyzing the harmonic concepts and articulation techniques used in saxophone solos and making them palatable to guitarists in notation and tablature.Miller brings it all to bear in this book, focusing on giving you new options originating from jazz masters such as John Coltrane and McCoy Tyner, for dealing with common harmonic situations within the world of jazz such as a stagnant minor chord or II-V-I. These options venture ?outside? of the basic harmonic framework, but usually settle back into the core harmonic territory. Not only is the information made accessible through numerous transcriptions of saxophone lines and techniques, Miller provides ways to internalize this material so it can be used ?in an organic way while improvising'. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Etude / Guitare

Brazil Guitar sensation Fabio Zanon exploded on the international scene in 1996 when he won the first prize at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition just weeks after having won thefirst prize at the 30th Francisco Tarrega International Competition... the most prestigious Guitar contest in Europe.This was an unprecedented achievement in the Guitar world. After giving his first solo concert performanceat the age of 16 Fabio Zanon continued to perform extensively in Great Britian South America Iberia Italy and the United States.On this the solo performance recording Mr. Zanon plays Guitarcompositions spanning three centuries. An incredibly colorful and virtuistic display of Guitar techniques moods and temperaments is captured on this film.Compositions performed include: Sonata in A Minor by J.S.Bach (Grave Fugue Andante Allegro); Revue Op. 8 No. 3 Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti; Old Song by Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez; Appassionata by Ronaldo Miranda; Sonata 11 144 and 391 byDomenico Scarlatti; and the extremely difficult yet striking 20th Century musical essay on death by Alexandre de Faria entitled Prelude for Guitar (Eyes of a Recollection).

The perfect supplementary songbook for those using the Hal Leonard Guitar Method this collection contains 20 popular songs from some of the greatest artists in the history of rock and pop music. With More Easy Pop Rhythms - Second Edition you can strum along to your favourite hits from classic rock artists including The Beatles Eric Clapton Tom Petty and Nirvana as well as more recent newcomers to the pop scene such as The Lumineers and Taylor Swift.All of the pieces in this book are presented in order of difficulty beginning with simple two and three chord songs and ending with songs that contain four and five chords. Songs include HeyJoe (Jimi Hendrix) Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley) Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd) Losing My Religion (R.E.M.) Patience (Guns N’ Roses) and more.

John Hammond is regarded as one of the most prolific and outstanding solo acoustic blues guitarists on the scene today. His career has spanned more than four decades and he has recorded and appeared on nearly 50 albums. In this in-depth interview taped in 1991 you get an inside glimpse of John's aspirations his style and techniques that distinguish him as a unique and inspiring solo blues guitarist. In four performances John demonstrates and discusses his slide guitar technique finger picking string dampening and his unique use of string effects open tuning and time shifts. He also discusses his vocals and harmonica playing accompanied by 6- or 12-string guitar anddemonstrates in live performances. His intense and seductive harmonica playing creates a mood with riveting vibrato dynamic voicing bending and phrasing. This DVD will keep you riveted to your seat as John reveals his influences aspirations and experience as a solo acoustic blues act. In the accompanying booklet John teaches you licks and phrases from the blues masters both in standard notation and guitar tablature.

The perfect supplementary songbook for those using the Hal Leonard Guitar Method this collection contains 20 popular songs from some of the greatest artists in the history of rock and pop music. With Even More Easy Pop Rhythms - Second Edition you can strum along to your favourite hits from classic rock artists including The Beatles The Rolling Stones Santana and Nirvana as well as more recent newcomers to the pop scene such as Ed Sheeran and Jason Mraz. All of the pieces in this book are presented in order of difficulty beginning with songs that use open and barre chords and concluding with songs that use seventh suspended slash and otherchords. Songs include Dreams (Fleetwood Mac) Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman) Hello (Adele) One Love (Bob Marley) Island In The Sun (Weezer) and more. The price of this book includes access to online audio tracks that can be downloaded or streamed. This book also includes Playback + a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Night Dance was written between September 1986 and January 1987 to a commission from David Starobin who gave the first performance on 5 April 1987 at the Wigmore Hall London. It is a miniature tone-poem depicting ascene of an old man sitting in a doorway at dusk. He is playing a guitar and begins by plucking the lowest string as though searching for what he wishes to play. As the music gains momentum it gradually moves upwards by meansof the guitar’s open strings and breaks into a dance. Now it is dark and a nightmarish band of dancers passes by the old guitarist. The dance jerky and uneven develops melodically and harmonically the initial material of thepiece. After a climax the dancers move on - the dance music subsides and a nocturne is heard interrupted periodically by the music of the dance in the distance. Maybe this is not geographical distance but the distance oftime perhaps the whole episode has been mere memories. The piece ends musingly with the motive from which it began.

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. Saints and Fireworks The Music of Gordon Mizzi Volume Two is the second of two albumsof Gordon Mizzi's music which are available from Mel Bay Publications. This album takes its title from the newly released CD Gordon Mizzi Saints and Fireworks that has been recorded by Carlos Bonell one of today's mostcelebrated guitarists and which is available from Spearhead Music. This album contains a diverse collection of original works as well as transcriptions of Renaissance and Maltese folk music by Gordon Mizzi. The Branles de Malte byJean d'Estrée were originally composed by the French Knights of St. John in Malta in 1551 for the Dauphin of France. Gordon Mizzi has made guitar transcriptions of these five dances and this is the first time that they arebeing published. The Branles de Malte by Adrian Le Roy are also included. There are a number of original compositions. Saints and Fireworks a piece in two movements vividly represents Malta's village festas. Island Scenes aresix musical portraits of towns and villages dotting the landscape of Malta. They include Valletta- Barrakka Gardens San Giljan-After the Feast Mdina- Città Notabile the dreamy Comino-The Blue Lagoon Sliema- The Tower and the pulsatingly brash Paceville -Sin City. Three Love Poems : Hula Lahaina and Hana are influences from Hawaii. There are also two cradle songs Child Don't Cry and Ninna Nanna as well as folk inspired melodies such as NightCrossing and il- Maltija. The guitarist will find a veritable pot pourri of scents and sounds in this album.

The Grammy Award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) recorded a live concert at the world-famous Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis Missouri on March 20 2005. This DVD features many of their concert favorites includingPachelbel's 'Loose Canon' 'Gongan' 'La Fiesta de la Tirana/Tarantella' and the highly requested 'Nutcracker Suite'. This concert also features the LAGQ's only recording of 'Hungarian Rhapsody #2' by Liszt. Filmed in widescreen this DVD offers an unforgettable concert from four of the world's best guitar players. Special features include interviews and a look behind the scenes of their forthcoming CD. This DVD is a must-have for the serious LAGQ fan!

Electric guitarists have played a critical role in the evolution of several contemporary musical styles most notably rock RandB jazz and blues. These styles have maintained a prominent position in the public ear for decades particularly in the United States and England. While these forms of modern music were spreading like wildfire in the US and abroad another musical style - one which was also indebted to contributions made by electric guitarists -was brewing just above the equator in Kingston Jamaica. This style became known as ska a slaphappy mix of of Jamaican rhythms and western RandB that typically features electric guitar bass drums keyboards and an extensive hornsection.Since the sixties ska has enjoyed success in different time periods and locations. After its development in Jamaica in the early sixties ska resurfaced in England in the seventies and later had a massive impact onthe music scene in Southern California.This book is a comprehensive guide to the stylistic elements inherent to each generation of ska - everything from its characteristic rhythms chord voicings and progressions to itseffects single-note riffs and lead phrases is examined in depth.Guitar tab and standard notation.