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In 1720, Antonio Stradivari crafted an exquisite work of art-a
cello known as the Piatti. Over the next three centuries of its
life, the Piatti cello left its birthplace of Cremona, Italy, and
resided in Spain, Ireland, England, Italy, Germany, and the United
States. In 1978, the Piatti became the musical soul mate of
world-renowned cellist Carlos Prieto, with whom it has given
concerts around the world. In this delightful book, Mr. Prieto
recounts the adventurous life of his beloved "Cello Prieto,"
tracing its history through each of its previous owners from
Stradivari in 1720 to himself. He then describes his noteworthy
experiences of playing the Piatti cello, with which he has
premiered some eighty compositions. In this part of their mutual
story, Prieto gives a concise summary of his own remarkable career
and his relationships with many illustrious personalities,
including Igor Stravinsky, Dmitry Shostakovich, Pablo Casals,
Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. A new
epilogue, in which he describes recent concert tours in Moscow,
Siberia, and China and briefer visits to South Korea, Taiwan, and
Venezuela, as well as recent recitals with Yo-Yo Ma, brings the
story up to 2009. To make the story of his cello complete, Mr.
Prieto also provides a brief history of violin making and a
succinct review of cello music from Stradivari to the present. He
highlights the work of composers from Latin America, Spain, and
Portugal, for whose music he has long been an advocate and
principal performer. The print edition of this book includes a CD
of fourteen recordings by Carlos Prieto, including works by J. S.
Bach, Dmitry Shostakovich, Astor Piazzolla, and Eugenio Toussaint.
Guitar Star offers beginner guitarists a refreshing and
inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical
skills. These original compositions and arrangements by Gary Ryan
are imaginatively tailored to develop techniques progressively
through an exciting and varied range of musical styles. Key
features -An engaging collection of pieces from beginner level to
Prep Test and beyond - Solo pieces, with some optional teacher duet
parts-Play-along CD of creative backing tracks-Fun extension
activities-Brought to life with colour illustrations. Gary Ryan
studied at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of
Music. He has taught at the Royal College of Music since 1996 and
combines his role there as Assistant Head of Strings with a varied
freelance career as a performer, composer, adjudicator and
examiner. He was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Music
in 2013.
The Guitar Prep Test is an ideal introduction to the ABRSM exam
experience: it gives students a goal to work towards and a
certificate on the day - something to be really proud of. The test
covers many elements that beginner guitarists will be working on,
including pitch, time, tone and performance. Our Guitar Prep Test
book has exciting pieces, easy to follow instructions, listening
games and entertaining illustrations. Preparing for your Guitar
Prep Test has never been more fun!
This book brings together, for the first time, nine pieces from
ABRSM's Grade 5 Guitar syllabus from 2019. The pieces - two solos
and one duet chosen from each of lists A, B and C - have been
carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of
styles, creating an excellent source of repertoire to suit every
performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those
preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. Recordings of all
30 pieces on the Grade 5 syllabus are available. These can be
purchased as part of the Guitar Exam Pieces with CD package or as
audio downloads (see www.abrsmdownloads.org for more details).
ABRSM also offers a range of apps to support musical learning,
available from www.abrsm.org/apps. Support material for ABRSM
Guitar exams [GEPs with CD] [Scales] [Specimen sight-reading]
[Specimen aural tests]
A must-have for any guitar lover! This book introduces the reader
to 250 guitars of all types from the early acoustic archtop designs
of the Gibson L-5 in the last 1920s, through the National
resonators of the 1930s, the hollow body electric Gibsons of the
1950s, the solid body Fenders of the 1960s, to the exoskeletal
carbon and glass fiber of the Parker Fly of the 1990s. Each entry
has a clear color photograph of the guitar together with a detail
shot featuring a point of particular interest of that instrument
along with a description and a technical specification. It is
arranged in alphabetical order by maker's name and coded by the
type of guitar. The guitar had a profound influence on many musical
forms including blues, bluegrass, country, flamenco, jazz, folk,
heavy metal, rock, soul, reggae, and modern pop.
(Piano Collection). A newly corrected and very affordable Schirmer
Library edition of these 20th-century piano masterpieces.
(Guitar Recorded Versions). 12 transcriptions from the King of
Shock Rock, including: Billion Dollar Babies * Desperado * Feed My
Frankenstein * I Never Cry * I'm Eighteen * Is It My Body * No More
Mr. Nice Guy * Only Women Bleed * Poison * School's Out * Under My
Wheels * Welcome to My Nightmare.
(Guitar Solo). The arrangements in this book are carefully written
for intermediate-level guitarists. Each solo combines melody and
harmony in one superb fingerpicking arrangement. The book includes
an easy introduction to basic fingerstyle guitar, and these
fantastic songs: Can't Help Falling in Love * Fly Me to the Moon *
Georgia on My Mind * I Could Write a Book * I Just Called to Say I
Love You * I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face * In a Sentimental
Mood * Just the Way You Are * Misty * Moon River * My Favorite
Things * Unchained Melody * The Way We Were * What a Wonderful
World * When I Fall in Love * Yesterday * You Are So Beautiful.
Music critics and performers alike have hailed Joe Pass as one of
the finest jazz musicians to have ever lived. This book effectively
combines five previously published books by Joe Pass in a single
comprehensive volume including his insights on harmony, melody, and
phrasing as well as transcriptions of recorded solos and Joe
Pass/Herb Ellis duets. The transcribed solos are: Bay City Blues,
Foxy Chick and a Cool Cat, Time In, Blues in G, Dantes Inferno, and
Grete. The duet selections are: Bonnie, Jazz Waltz, Some of These
Days, G Blues, Hot Stuff, and Ballad. All selections appear in
standard notation only with chord symbols written over the staves.
The solo and duet selections are intermediate to advanced in
difficulty.
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates
preparing for ABRSM Viola exams, Grades 1-5. Includes many specimen
tests for the revised sight-reading requirements from 2012, written
in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the
technical level expected in the exam.
16 pieces from the swashbuckling blockbusters, including: The Black
Pearl * Davy Jones * He's a Pirate * I've Got My Eye on You * Jack
Sparrow * To the Pirate's Cave! * Wheel of Fortune * and more.
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). All 13 songs from the
heartfelt sophomore CD from Sara Bareilles: Basket Case * Bluebird
* Breathe Again * Gonna Get Over You * Hold My Heart * Kaleidoscope
Heart * King of Anything * Let the Rain * The Light * Machine Gun *
Not Alone * Say You're Sorry * and Uncharted, plus a charming intro
from Sara herself
(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Lady Gaga burst onto the
scene in 2009 with her chart-topping debut CD The Fame, and has
kept her fans and the media riveted ever since with her theatrical
live performances, outlandish fashion sense, and edgy videos. This
follow-up features the hits "Bad Romance" and "Telephone" plus 6
others: Alejandro * Dance in the Dark * Monster * So Happy I Could
Die * Speechless * Teeth.
This book contains all the scales and arpeggios required for
ABRSM's Oboe exams at Grades 1-5. It features all the new
requirements from 2018, arranged in grade order.
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