Duets for Fun: Guitars

This is a collection of 26 duets drawn from the ground-breaking Mastering the Guitar Method. These duets are fun to play represent contemporary music genres and represent works by great classical composers like J. S. Bach Handel Vivaldi Telemann Corelli and more. The pieces are quite suitable as concert or recital selections and will supplement and enhance any guitar method. Includes access to online audio.

The Country Blues guitar duet tradition is rich and varied but it has been relatively unexplored by present day blues players. This is a shame for a couple of reasons there are a lot of great duets that merit being worked out and played for today's audiences preserving the music but there's also just the sheer enjoyment and fun involved in playing this music with a kindred spirit someone who hears and responds to this music as you do yourself.In Legendary Country Blues Duets Frank and John have selected some of the really prime guitar duets in the Country Blues tradition to teach you. The songs they've chosen for the lesson have beenpicked to provide you with a variety of different duet approaches sounds and techniques. In several instances the two guitar parts are played out of different tunings or positions. In the course of the lesson you'll work through and learn Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie's Pile Drivin' Blues Walter Beasley and Sylvester Weaver's Toad Frog Blues Will Batts and Dan Sane's Country Woman Yank Rachell and Dan Smith's Squeaky Work Bench Blues and Frank Stokes and Dan Sane's What's The Matter Blues.For each one of the songs in the lesson John and Frank take turns teaching their parts which are then shown in slowed-down split-screen versions of each duet part followed by the two guitars together. TAB and standard notation of the guitar parts and the song lyrics are included as a PDF file on the DVD as are the original recordings of the songs. You can choose to learn one or the other of the parts or learn both parts and teach one to a friend. There is a richness in shared musical performance that is yours for the taking here. Learn Legendary Country Blues Duets and find out just how rewarding playing Country Blues with another guitarist can be.

Captivating Classics from Argentina
Arranged by Diego Collatti
Spielpartitur - for 2 guitars - German - English - French
Consultant(s)/assistant(s): Giovanetti, Ignacio
Gardel's tangos remain classics, which no performer who aspires to be taken seriously can ignore. For this album Argentinian Tango specialist Diego selected some of Gardel's most popular tangos and arranged them for two guitars. The timbre of this instrument is exceptionally well suited to evoking in sound the musical riches of an impoverished community of immigrants in Argentina's past, as well as to making the fascination and glamour of Gardel's tango music come alive again. Both parts are of medium difficulty, and the melodies repeatedly introduce new elements of tone production and rhythm, training young musicians in technique and ensemble playing. And, last but not least, these duets are an ideal introduction to the profound music of the tango, whose vitality and versatility are not only fun, but which also holds totally new means of expression in store.
/ Partitions classique / Guitare - luth / Guitare / UNIVERSAL EDITION

Microjazz is the world-famous series of pieces based on classical technique yet using popular contemporary styles such as jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll and funk. Microjazz helps you develop musicianship and technique through the familiar sounds and styles of popular music. It is this unique combination of modern genres with traditional technique that has made Microjazz an international success with teachers and players, and one of the most widely used educational series ever published. New technology brings Microjazz alive and adds an exciting interactive dimension to practice and performance. Based on classical technique Microjazz is a great way to introduce rhythm and develop co-ordination skills whilst being fun for all ages and standards. A great motivator for the reluctant student the pieces are equally effective on acoustic or electronic instruments. Content : Spring Song Hungarian Stomp Fleet Feet Promises Wombling Mechanics Rag Highly Strung Beguine Boogie Young at Heart

'The material is a mix of traditional and original the playing superb. Grossman and Renbourn combine their talents and mix of styles here to produce appealing instrumental music of rare beauty and taste.' AllMusic.comOn their duet records John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman meet on the common turf of American blues and Celtic fiddle tunes and airs. Under The Volcano is a collection of seven duets. Including an extended four-part work for which the album is named and one solo by each of the players the album has what has come to be the characteristic sound of the duo. Reflecting what Stefan quite accurately describes as 'aninterweaving of styles ' it is quite difficult and somewhat pointless to tell which of the two is playing the lead in most parts of the album. The original compositions are at once down-home and high-flown brimming with contrapuntal funkiness and the music manages to sound both loose and precise. Grossman and Renbourn contribute equally to the composition and arrangement of the traditional material. They aren't uptight about overdubbing or using the occasional electric guitar texture. But the lingering impression is one of crisp snapping strings and air being moved by wooden-boxed guitars.Track Listing:1. Idaho Potato2. Medley: Sheebeg An Sheemore & Drunken Wagoner3. Under The Volcanoa) Resurrection of Blind Joe Deathb) Four for the Rosesc) Montagu's Pactd) Rights of Man4. Medley: Bonaparte's Retreat & Billy In The Lowgrounds5. Swedish Jig6. Water Gypsy7. All Things Parallel Must Converge8. The Blarney Pilgrim9. Mississippi Blues No. 3(All tunes except for 'Bonaparte's Retreat' have been transcribed and included in a pdf tab/music booklet on the CD)