Woodland Sketches-The Music of Edward MacDowell


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Eleven guitar solos masterfully transcribed from Edward MacDowell's original piano scores. These are beautiful settings for the classical or fingerstyle guitarist. This book includes a audio recording which you can access online







Edward MacDowell Woodland Sketches


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In this edition of Woodland Sketches, Op. 51, Gary Busch provides unique commentary on Edward MacDowell's early life and training as a composer and teacher, as well as his performance style. Commentaries on Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 as a collection, and the individual pieces concerning their conception and development, will give great insight into these exceptional pieces. The editing and research provided by Gary Busch will highlight aspects of this collection that are unique to his scholarly approach.




To a Wild Rose


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Edward Alexander MacDowell (1860 - 1908) was an American composer and pianist of the Romantic period. He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, and New England Idylls. Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece, To a Wild Rose.This guitar and orchestra version was arranged by Gregg Nestor, with synth/orchestration by award winning film multimedia composer Dominik Hauser.




The Guitar Transcriptions of Francisco Tárrega


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This publication presents a lightly modernized, fully corrected, reliable edition of Francisco Tárrega’s more idiomatic transcriptions and arrangements for the classic guitar. Tárrega, who was also an able pianist, chose works by diverse composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Robert Schumann to arrange for his own guitar performances, greatly expanding the concert guitar repertoire of his time.This publication provides today’s players with a dependable edition of these works that can be seamlessly incorporated into any modern concert program. Written in standard notation only for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, this collection features pieces that were less commonly heard on the guitar and sound remarkably fresh to this day.




Classical Guitar Tunes - Fun Solos to Play


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This collection of 47 favorite guitar picking tunes includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes and more, each arranged for classical guitar in standard notation. As these melodies lend themselves well to jamming, this collection is sure to bring any guitarist many hours of picking pleasure. Includes access to an online audio recording of the arranger performing each piece on classical guitar.




30 Baroque Pieces by Christoph Graupner


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This collection of 30 classical guitar transcriptions of works by Christoph Graupner highlights this forgotten master’s unique contributions to Baroque music. Originally composed for cembalo (harpsichord), these delightful French dances may remind you of Bach and Scarlatti, two of Graupner’s better-known contemporaries. This book contains a brief biography of the composer, performance notes, and the original title, key, source, and publication date of each piece. The arrangements are written in standard notation only with left-hand fingering suggestions. For ease of learning and to provide a stylistic guideline for sight reading, online audio recordings are included.




Balkan Melodies for Classical Guitar


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An exciting collection of Balkan music featuring songs from Bosnia, Croatia, Greece, Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Enjoy captivating sounds and compelling rhythms on this exhilarating musical journey through the Balkan Peninsula. Fully fingered for an enjoyable sight-reading experience.