This treasury of more than 50 classic guitar works, all newly edited and/or transcribed, features rarities such as the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria by Spanish ruler Alfonso X, a modern transcription of the 16th-century Fantasy for lute by Francesco da Milano, and J. S. Bach's Prelude and Bourrée. More recent masterworks include Granados' Two Spanish Dances, Albéniz's Asturias (Leyenda), and much more. Both students and experienced guitarists will prize this inexpensive collection of enduring works.

Titles: Concerto No. 2, 3rd Movement (F. Seitz) * Concerto No. 5, 1st Movement (F. Seitz) * Tonalization: Lullaby, Wiegenlied, Op. 98, No. 2 (F. Schubert) * Tonalization: Lullaby, Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4 (J. Brahms) * Concerto in D Minor, 1st Movement, transcribed from Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6 for Violin (A. Vivaldi) * Concerto in D Minor, 3rd Movement, transcribed from Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3, No. 6 for Violin (A. Vivaldi) * Concerto in G Major (Largo, Allegro, Andante, Presto) (G.P. Telemann) * Concerto in G Major for Two Violas (Lento, Allegro, Largo, Vivace) (G.P. Telemann).
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(Transcribed Score). Note-for-note transcriptions for every instrument used on every song. Includes: Ah Via Musicom * Cliffs of Dover * Desert Rose * East Wes * Forty Mile Town * High Landrons * Nothing Can Keep Me from You * Righteous * Song for George * Steve's Boogie * and Trademark. Includes tab.

Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21, and here presents five variants that are, in his own words, 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'. The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair, and is a wonderful example of the sumptuous string textures and modal tonalities that have become the composer's trademarks.

Titles are: The Man I Love * I Can't Get Started * Sweet Lorraine * Have You Met Miss Jones * 'Round Midnight * On Green Dolphin Street * In Your Own Sweet Way.

(Sitar). The Hal Leonard Sitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the sitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide serves as an introduction to sitar and its technique, as well as the practice, theory, and history of raga music. The accompanying CD includes 42 tracks for demonstration and play-along. Lessons include: choosing an instrument; tuning; postures; right- and left-hand technique; Indian notation; raga forms; melodic patterns; bending strings; hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides; changing strings; recommended listening; and much more

A comprehensive book on jazz analysis and improvisation. Elements used in jazz improvisation are isolated for study: they are examined in recorded solos, suggestions are made for using each element in the jazz language, and specific exercises are provided for practicing the element.

(Guitar). Now Available With CDs This multi-volume method was developed to allow students to study the art of classical guitar within a new, more con-temporary framework. For private, class or self-instruction. Book One features an all-new format that incorporates chord frames and symbols, as well as a record to assist in tuning and to provide accompaniments for at-home practice. Book One also introduces beginning fingerboard technique and music theory. Book Two and Three build upon the techniques learned in Book One.

Violin and piano reduction of Walton's Violin Concerto, based on the edition published in the Walton Edition Violin and Cello Concertos volume. Commissioned by Jascha Heifetz, the work was completed in 1939 and premiered by Heifetz later that year. Walton revised the concerto in 1943 and it is this version which is presented in the current edition. Orchestral material is available on hire.

The greatest hits from the greatest rock and roller of the past 20 years, arranged for Easy Tab guitar. Titles are: Born in the U.S.A. * Born to Run * Cover Me * Dancing in the Dark * Glory Days * Hungry Heart * I'm on Fire * My Hometown * Pink Cadillac * Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) * The River * Thunder Road.

Encore Violin is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM violin exam pieces, selected from syllabuses of the past few decades. Violinists will find an appealing mix of repertoire, while teachers can be confident that the perfect balance of content has been selected at every level. Book 3 features popular pieces at Grades 5 and 6. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria or Brahms's Hungarian Dance in G minor. Footnotes provide background information, a summary of the key skills that each piece develops, and new ideas for exploring the music.

Contents: Canzonetta (D'Ambrosio) * Air on the G String (Bach) * Menuet from Quintet in E (Boccherini) * La Serenata (Braga) * Cradle-Song (Brahms) * Kol Nidrei (Bruch) * Beau Soir (Debussy) * Souvenir (Drdla) * Valse-Bluette (Drigo)* Aurore (Faure) * Chanson (Friml) * La Cinquantaine (Gabriel-Marie) * Loin du Bal (Gillet) * Berceuse from Jocelyn (Godard) * Largo (Handel) * Serenade (Haydn) * Canzonetta (Herbert) * Hejre Kati (Jubay) * The Son of the Puszta (Keler-Bela) * Mazurka (Mlynarski) * Serenata (Moszkowski) * Belle Nuit (Offenbach) * Melody (Paderewski) * Serenade (Pierne) * Spanish Dance (Rehfeld) * Le Cygne (Saint-Saens) * L'Abeille (Schubert, Francois) * Ave Maria, Serenade (Schubert, Franz) * Madrigale (Simonetti) * Romance (Svendsen) * Canzonetta (Tchaikovsky) * Reverie (Vieuxtemps) * Traume (Wagner) * Walther's Prize-Song (Wagner) * Obertass (Wieniawski).

(Essential Elements). Original series (blue cover) The second book in the Essential Elements for Strings series reinforces the techniques learned in Book 1, and also introduces new concepts and develops skills in areas such as dynamics, rhythms, and sight-reading. Features a broad scope, comprehensive detail, great pacing, thorough reinforcement, and much more

This friendly book is filled with clawhammer banjo instruction, tablature, lyrics, tune histories, chords, playing tips, vintage photos, and more. Includes such classid oldtime tunes as, Soldier's Joy; Cluck Old Hen; Arkansas Traveler; Leather Britches; Mississippi Sawyer; Chicken Reel; Shady Grove; Red Rocking Chair; John Henry; Uncle Joe; Little Rosewood Casket; The State of Arkansas; Hogeye; The Old Spinning Wheel; and When You and I Were Young Maggie. A companion recording, Southern Mountain Classics, is available on CD.

Dr. Suzuki questioned why all vocalists vocalize every day to improve their voices, but instrumentalists do not do so every day with their instruments. He believes that on any instrument, one needs to practice to make a more beautiful tone. First he talks about playing a beautiful resonant tone with the bow while plucking the string with a finger. When a pizzicato is played, the resonance goes on for a long time. Students should listen to that resonance and play the same kind of clear beautiful sound. He talks about how to make a difference in the tone by using a different bow speed, how to practice to find the resonance point, how to change the weight of the arm on the bow to produce a different kind of tone, and how to change tone color. This book includes all of Dr. Suzuki's basic ideas about tone.

Fiddling for Norway is an engrossing portrait of a fiddle-based folk revival in Norway, one that in many ways parallels contemporary folk institutions and festivals throughout the world, including American fiddling. It is a detailed case study in the politics of culture, the causes and purposes of folk revivals, and the cultivation of music to define identity.
The book begins with an investigation of the people and events important to Norwegian folk fiddling, tracing the history of Norwegian folk music and the growth and diversification of the folk music revival. The narrative takes us to fiddle clubs, concerts and competitions on the local, regional, and national levels, and shows how conflicting emphases--local vs. national identity, tradition vs. aesthetic qualities--continue to transform Norwegian folk music. Goertzen utilizes a large anthology of meticulously transcribed tunes to illustrate personal and regional repertoires, aspects of performance practice, melodic gesture and form, and tune relationships. Ethnomusicologists and readers who fiddle will enjoy both the music and the stories it tells.

Vaughan Williams fist encountered the old English folk song Dives and Lazarus when he was 21, and here presents five variants that are, in his own words, 'not exact replicas of traditional tunes but rather reminiscences of various versions in my own collection and those of others'. The work was premiered in Carnegie Hall as part of the 1939 New York World's Fair, and is a wonderful example of the sumptuous string textures and modal tonalities that have become the composer's trademarks.

(String). The Wohlfahrt Op. 45 Studies are a mainstay of violin study. Book 1 (50256580) and Book 2 (50256590) are bestsellers in the Schirmer Library. The entire set, Books 1 and 2 combined, is available in this new complete publication, value priced at only $7.95

A compilation of violin and viola repertory group lesson ideas, planned to reinforce what is learned at individual lessons at home. This 84-page book is organized according to students' ability levels from pre-Twinkle through Volume 4. Each chapter contains an introduction, suggested warm-up activities, and appropriate ideas for working toward these goals: posture, concentration and coordination, right hand techniques, left hand techniques and musicality. Activities for combined violin and viola groups, and suggestions for the end of the group lesson wrap up each section of the book. This is an attractive and useful book with an emphasis on ideas. Photographs help to illustrate concepts.

for solo harp and strings Suite Lyrique is a work in six movements for harp and strings, with music taken from the composer's Suite Antique of 1979 for flute, harpsichord, and strings. The six movements - Prelude, Ostinato, Aria, (Jazz) Waltz, Chanson, and Rondeau - explore different moods and exploit the harp's sound world and capabilities to the full to create a highly attractive and joyful concert work. The harp part and full score are available on sale and string parts and scores available on hire.

Sebastien Erard and the firm that carried his name are seminal in the history of musical instruments. Erard's inventions - especially the double escapement for the piano and the double-action for the harp - have had an enormous impact on instruments and musical life and are still at the foundation of piano and harp building today. The recently discovered archives of the Erard piano and harp building firm are perhaps the largest and most complete record of musical instrument making anywhere, containing never-before-published correspondence from musicians including Mendelssohn, Liszt and Faure. These volumes present the archive's records and documents in two parts, the first relating to inventions, business, composers and performers and the second to the Erard family correspondence. In both the original French and with English translations, the documents offer fascinating insights into the musical landscape of Europe from the start of Erard's career in 1785 to the closure of the firm in 1959.

"The Art of Violin Making" is the major work for the craftsman, bringing into one volume a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player, as well as providing a historical reference. Part One: The Violin Makers is devoted to separate chapters on the life and work of some of the greatest of all violin makers; the families of Amati, Stradivari and Guarneri, and the unique genius of Jacob Stainer. These chapters include superb colour photographs of examples of their work. Also included is a chapter covering the work of some leading contemporary violin makers. Part Two: The Workshop, Tools and Materials provides essential information on the tools, working environment and material needed by violin makers. Part Three: Violin Construction comprises a detailed, step-by-step guide to the traditional method of violin making, based closely on the teaching system employed at the world-famous Newark School of Violin Making in England. This section is highly illustrated with photographs and technical drawings. The method of violin construction is presented with great clarity, so that even the newcomer to this fascinating craft will be able to produce a superb instrument. The often overlooked subject of 'setting up' is dealt with in detail, and the final chapter includes advice from an experienced restorer on sound adjustment. This book is essential reading for the violin maker, repairer and historian, providing a unique record of the history, social background, lives and work of the great violin makers of the past, combined with a clear practical guide to making violins.

All five sonatas for cello and piano, and three sets of variations on themes by Mozart and Handel. Basic works of the cello repertoire carefully reproduced from the authoritative complete-works edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel. Inexpensive source for studying eight major works of the chamber music repertoire.

The Violin Prep Test has been specially designed to be taken by violinists who have been playing for a few terms. Built into it are all the sorts of skills they will be developing at this stage, such as a sense of pitch and rhythm, controlled and even playing, accuracy and quality of tone. This book contains tunes, pieces and listening games, as well as information about all parts of the test. There are also entertaining illustrations and a fun page - so practising for the big day will always be enjoyable!