Parlor Gems A Treasury of 19th Century Music for Classical Guitar. 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.

Potes Suite is a set of four contemporary pieces for flute and guitar composed by the flute and guitar duo ?Nuclear Okra.? The pieces are inspired by the rich tapestry of diverse cultures living in the medieval mountain village of Potes, Spain. The suite incorporates a wide variety of musical styles, rhythms, and techniques drawn from folk, flamenco, Balkan, jazz, blues, country, classical, West African, and Latin American genres. Each piece is approximately four minutes in length. Includes access to online audio.

Classical Guitar Solos - Favorite Sonatinas. 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.

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Mauro Giuliani - a leading guitar virtuoso of the first half of the 19th century was performer in the concert halls and salons of that era. Giuliani performed with such great virtuosi as Hummel Mayseder and others. K. M. von Weber reffering to his concert in Prague in the autumn of 1816 expressed the opinion that Giuliani had raised the status of the guitar to that of a concert instrument.Mauro Giuliani - a leading guitar virtuoso of the first half of the 19th century was performer in the concert halls and salons of that era. Giuliani performed with such great virtuosi as Hummel Mayseder and others. K. M. von Weber reffering to his concert in Prague in the autumn of 1816 expressed the opinion that Giuliani had raised the status of the guitar to that of a concert instrument.

Original Solos for the Classical Guitarist-This book is a collection of short easy-to-learn guitar solos that sound impressive even when played by the beginning guitar student. The classical/folk style of these works gives the performer something that is fun and exciting to learn and the listener something that is pleasant to the ear. The works are arranged in order of musical complexity the last being the most difficult. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio. This book is a collection of short easy-to-learn guitar solos that sound impressive even when played by the beginning guitar student. The classical/folk style of these works gives the performer something that is fun and exciting to learn and the listener something that is pleasant to the ear. The works are arranged in order of musical complexity the last being the most difficult. Written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime including this Concerto in F Major No. 2 (not to be confused with his Concerto in F Major No. 1 which is considered the most popular) in three movements: Allegro moderato Andante molto and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played onguitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto). Karl Kohaut (1726 - 1784) was an Austrian lutenist and composer of Czech descent considered to be one of the last important composers of music for Baroque lute. Although also a violinist active in the Viennese music scene he was most well-known as a lutenist. He composed a total of seven lute concertos during his lifetime including this Concerto in F Major No. 2 (not to be confused with his Concerto in F Major No. 1 which is considered the most popular) in three movements: Allegro moderato Andante molto and Tempo di Minuetto. In this edition Victor Van Puijenbroeck has created a piano reduction of the orchestral score and also has adapted the lute part to be played onguitar. Included are parts for both lute (the part has been adapted from lute tablature to modern notation) and guitar (capotasto).

Frederic Chopin was one of the most original and influential composers in history. Although he only lived 39 years he wrote music that has thoroughly embedded itself in our culture. His melodies are often instantly familiar to us and show a profound lyric sense. Many qualities of Chopin's music are ideal for guitar transcription. He wrote pieces that are short with a manageable range. The textures are mostly single melody lines with harmonic accompaniment without the complex counterpoint that can be so difficult on the guitar. His music is often soft intimate subtle and full of naunces of articulation dynamics and phrasing. These qualities transfer quite naturally to the guitar. While remaining as faithful as possible to the composer's musical intentions these pieces experienced some modification that is noted in the provided performance notes. Intermediate in difficulty this book assumes the player has basic knowledge of the guitar and familiarity with either standard music notation or guitar tablature. Selections include: Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 - Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 - Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 - Cantabile; Mazurka Op. 6 No. 2 - Prelude Op. 28 No 15 - Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 - Nocturne Op. 15 No. 3 - Nocturne Op. 37 No 1 and Nocturne Op. 55 No. 1. All of these beautiful pieces are included on the companion audio. Access to audio available online.