Par HOLENKO JOHN. The Contra Dance Encyclopedia is a handbook for musicians who want to play for contra dances. Music from American fiddle tunes to the Irish tradition are presented in sets suitable for playing for dances (as well as sessions, concerts, and other gigs). There is also an extensive section of tunes grouped into Reels, Jigs, and Waltzes that can be used. Included is a short history o…

of Guitar Solos. Par LAURINDO ALMEIDA. Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists, who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of serious musical study. Stylistically, his compositions synthesize his classical background, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, traditional Brazilian music, and American jazz.…

Learn Traditional Blues Rhythms and Styles. Par RUBIN DAVE. Boogie woogie music is one of the greatest influences on the blues, swing jazz and rock 'n' roll. The style is usually identified more with the piano than the guitar, however, boogie woogie actually seems to have originated with guitar players during the latter half of the 19th century in the rough barrel houses of the turpentine and lumb…

The Blues Bag is a collection of traditional blues songs and instrumentals from the repertoire of the great country blues musicians. The author Happy Traum is a true legend of American Folk Music, who worked in the 1960s with Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger. This collection of timeless tunes are arranged in Guitar tablature and standard notation.Happy Traum's first German-language book not only contains…

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles. A useful source of repertoire. Contains: Allegretto (Haydn) * Bouree (Bach) * Down By the Riverside (Ame…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. This major concert work cosists o five movements. 1st movement: La Laguna del ShimbeSituated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powersand for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated…

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La série année par année s'appuie sur la Boosey and Hawkes catalogue riche et varié du répertoire classique, contemporaine et de l'éducation , en soulignant compositeurs dont Serge Prokofieff , Dmitri Chostakovitch , Karl Jenkins , Carol Barratt et Christopher Norton , à côté des arrangements de musique traditionnelle du monde entier par Peter Wastall , Vera Gray et autres .Soigneusement sélection…