Great Classics

Learn to play classical guitar and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages with no prior experience can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Classical Guitar begins with the fundamentals of the classical guitar. You will start by learning about parts of the guitar, how to hold and tune it, caring for your instrument, and standard music notation and TAB. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and great classical pieces. Important techniques are taught such as the free and rest strokes, right- and left-hand positions, sitting properly, efficient finger movement, and more. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo, and isolate parts. The CD features audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. The DVD and CD feature internationally renowned classical guitarist and educator Martha Masters. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to read music and play beautiful classical pieces by some of the great classical masters, including Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Scott Joplin! Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Guitare

First Pieces For Classical Guitar features 45 easy solo pieces in standard notation by Carcassi Giuliani Sor and 12 other great Classical Guitar composers.This collection is ideal for improving sight-reading and building finger dexterity.This songbook includes Allegretto in C (Sor) Andante Grazio in C (Carcassi) Andantino in A Minor (Mertz) Austrian Waltz in C (Ernst) Eccosaise in A Minor (Giuliani) Study in A Minor (Aguado) Waltz in E (Pelzer) and many more.

Volume 3 in the Progressive: Popular Classics Of The Great Composers series contains another 35 popular melodies by some of the best-known classical composers arranged for Classical Guitar. This book and CD setincludes masterpieces by Schubert and Tchaikovsky amongst others.

Keys for the Kingdom is a fully-graded piano pieces series designed especially for the Christian student. While learning the basic concepts of piano playing, the student is introduced to many styles of sacred music: the wealth of great hymnody, songs and psalms of the church, as well as great classics in piano literature that every student needs to excel in musical study. The multi-key, stylistically diverse series introduces basic concepts of rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, music theory, artistry and improvisation. Each method book establishes a gradual, steady pace for the developing student. Calling on decades of teaching experience, the authors have fashioned new ways of reaching proven concepts. Performance Book Level B includes 22 songs: Alleluia! Alleluia! · Blest Be the Tie That Binds · The Donkey · Jubilate Deo · O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing · Rise and Shine · Tears of David · Wedding at Cana · and more.

Par DUNCAN CRAIG. 25 blues classics arranged for fiddling solo. Songs are grouped into 12 bar blues, 16 bar blues, early blues songs, minor blues, and more. Designed to acquaint the fiddler with various approaches to the styles in blues fiddling. Stereo recording, with fiddle and guitar, include all twenty five tunes from the book. Each tune is presented with the 'bare bones' melody first, followed by blues solos on the tune. The CD is great for learning blues fiddle styles as well as listening enjoyment. Contains guitar accompaniment/rhythm part. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Blues - Solos / Recueil / Violon

Chosen and edited by by Bernard Taylor from the wealth of great Classical and Romantic songs. This book beings with the early Italian classics and moves through the songs of Handel and Haydn and on into what has been called the 'Golden Age of Song and Singing' - the songs of Beethoven Schumann Brahms Schubert Grieg and so on. French songs from the 'Golden Age' are also included as are a few songs in Spanish and Russian. This collection is also available for Low Voice.

Works by Albeniz Bach Dowland Granados Scarlatti Sor and other Great Composers-More than 50 classic guitar pieces from rarities to popular favorites including works by Albeniz Bach Dowland Granados Scarlatti Sor and other great composers. Transcribed arranged and edited by David Nadal. Guitarists at every level will find this sturdy attractive modestly priced collection of enduring works an indispensable addition to their musical libraries.

Compiled by noted music historian Rudi Blesh this collection of the best Piano rags recaptures the lively mood of the ragtime era.All the greats are here including Scott Joplin James Scott and Joseph Francis Lamb as are such popular pieces as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer Elite Syncopations Swipesy Cake Walk and American Beauty Rag.

Level 2 Upper Elementary Level-8 themes by 8 great classic composers: My Heart Ever Faithful (Bach) - Toreador March from Carmen (Bizet) - The Heaves are Telling (Haydn) - Spring Song (Mendelssohn) - Symphony No. 39 (Mozart) - The Wild Horseman (Schumann) - The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring (Sullivan) - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikowsky).

Six famous classics arranged for electronic keyboard in single treble clef with chord symbols.Grade: 2 - 3

Ten classic Scott Joplin Piano rags arranged for Classical Guitar by Jerry Willard. Arranged in standard notation and tablature these timeless tunes by the most famous of all ragtime composers soundabsolutely great on a Classical Guitar and to help you perform them perfectly the Download Card features recordings of each by Willard himself. Rising quickly to fame for his ragtime compositions andachieving acclaim as the 'King of Ragtime Writers' composer and multi-instrumentalist Scott Joplin wrote some of the greatest rags ever as well as some of the finest compositions of any style or genre. WithScott Joplin Favorites For Classical Guitar you can learn such rags as Maple Leaf Rag The Entertainer and Heliotrope Bouquet for the Classical Guitar. Suitable for intermediate to advancedplayers this book will keep you entertained for hours as you pore over the expertly composed rags that have become so ingrained in modern music. Born to a musical family in Texas in 1867 it becameimmediately obvious that Joplin was of exceptional talent. After learning a number of instruments and moving to Missouri his compositions brought him great fame and had a profound influence on othercomposers of the day and for over a century to come. Tunes like Cleopha Kismet Rag Pleasant Moments and The Strenuous Life all had a huge impact on the musical world turning this creative genius into ahousehold name.  Now accomplished guitarist Jerry Willard has compiled and arranged ten of Joplin's best tunes into this sheet music songbook letting you learn thesewonderful compositions for the Classical Guitar. As a bonus extra the included download card allows you to listen to Willard himself performing all ten songs that were specially recorded for this edition. This will allow

for Piano and Band-Best-loved themes from Mozart and Haydn for Piano soloist with band! These two great Classical themes have been carefully arranged with detailed attention to the Classical idiom and performance practice. This piece acts as a perfect change-of-pace during the band concert giving your show a refreshingly contrasting sound to reinvigorate the audience's ears. While being a nice reward for the young Piano soloist's hard work having the band play in the Classical style in an accompanying manner allows for exploration of all kinds of control and sensitivity issues in rehearsal.A great experience for everyone!

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 1827) was a German composer and pianist and arguably the most famous composer of all time. He was the last great figure of the Classical era and helped pave the way for the Romantic style that followed. His compositions include 9 Symphonies 5 Piano Concertos 1 Violin Concerto 32 Piano Sonatas and 16 String Quartets. Beethoven?s Adagio from his Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ?Pathetique? (Op. 13) is one of his most celebrated compositions. It has been arranged for the Guitar by the Spanish guitarist pianist and composer Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). Tárrega is known for revolutionisingclassical Guitar technique and also for transcribing many keyboard works for Guitar from the great classical composers including Beethoven Mendelssohn and Chopin.

This book and 2-CD set was intended for the mature picker who desires great arrangements to the classic songs we hear sing and play. Included are great sounding solid songs which are fun to play but not with those ?impossible?blinding runs. This unique book is also perfect for the beginner who is ready to branch into the intermediate world of guitar. ?Amazing Grace? ?Blue Ridge Mountain Blues? ?When The Roses Bloom In Dixie Land? ?Georgia Mail? ?When You And I Were Young Maggie? are just a few of the 45 full blown songs in this terrific volume. Lyrics notation and TAB along with pictures performance notes and of course companion CDs are all included; anothermust-have from Steve Kaufman.