Guitar Edt., Bcd 2-Cd Set. Par DIX BRUCE. A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Mar…

The Witmark Demos features 47 Bob Dylan songs recorded by the artist - accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano - for his first music publisher, Leeds Music, in January 1962, and for his second publisher, M. Witmark and Sons, between 1962 and 1964. All of these songs, and all the others on the Witmark Demos, were written - and their subsequent demos recorded - befo…

What a fantastic way to bridge the gap between unison singing and two-part harmony! This winning addition to the Two-gether We Sing series features 10 festive chorals for the holidays, written and arranged with tuneful melodies and strong, independent counterlines. Put several of these holiday songs together to create a December performance. Sing one, sing two, sing a few! Recommended for grades t…

Par MIER MARTHA. These short, musical sketches written in a Romantic style by famed composer Martha Mier will encourage students to play with nuance and sensitivity. Titles: Elegant Waltz * Elizabeth's Ballad * An Evening in Paris * Graceful Ballet * Interlude * The Magic Garden * Song of Peace * Young at Heart * Prelude in D Major * Romance. / Instrumental Music, Miscellaneous, Piano Music / Rec…

Par CORDERO ERNESTO. A five-movement suite for solo guitar dedicated to Alice Artzt, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, and Alirio Diaz. The movements are Quisqueya - Homenaje a la Catedral de Santo Domingo - Pavana Guajira (al estilo del Son Cubano) - Boriken (Cancion-Mazurka) - and Seis Milonga. Written in standard notation only and recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist. The companion recordi…

NEW AND IMPROVED! Recently re-engraved and updated, John Thompson's Adult Piano Course was compiled with the mature student in mind. Adults have the same musical road to travel as the younger student, but the study material for a mature student will differ slightly in content. Since these beloved books were written and arranged especially for adults, they contain a wonderful mix of classical arran…

Par MC GREGOR JOANNA. The 'Unbeaten Tracks' series has made a profound mark on the music world with its volumes of specially commissioned pieces for intermediate-level players. The eight pieces in this volume are written in a kaleidoscopic mix of styles by some of today's most talented composers and are undoubtedly destined to become standard repertoire. There are also small 'Biopics' about each c…

Mexican Fiddle Tunes contains 42 original melodies, divided in 'Son huasteco' and 'Son calentano'. All pieces are written for solo violin, including chord symbols. The experienced editors provide background information, instructions for ornamentation and improvisation as well as translations of all Spanish texts. The volume also contains an mp3-CD with recordings of all tunes. Grade 3 and higher (…

Par DVORAK ANTONIN. The profound impression it makes on us is due in part to the sequence of variations on a death motif that seems to have been borrowed from the beginning of the second Kyrie from Bach's Mass in B minor. Written in 1890, it was commissioned by the publisher Novello for the Birmingham Music Festival and premiered there under the direction of the composer on 9 October 1891. For thi…

'I sing because...' is the third and final movement of the choral suite Todd's 'Songs of Love', which was commissioned by Elena Sharkova for the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale in 2012. The haunting and yearning text about love and loss is written by the American poet, Nils Peterson after a Greek poem by Maria Polydouri. With an aching melody which starts on upper voices and gradually builds to th…