Download or read book Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes Beautiful Airs Ballads of the British Isle written by Raymond Gonzalez and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fingerstyle guitar collection features 20 engaging lyrical tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales plus three original pieces by accomplished guitarist, trumpeter and composer William A. Bay, president, and editor-in-chief at Mel Bay Publications. Tasked with writing intermediate-level arrangements in either standard or dropped-D tuning, guitarist/arranger Raymond Gonzalez displays uncommon music rethinking skills while preserving the plaintive and lilting nature of these enduring melodies. Unique to these settings, you will find sparse, open-chord harmonies accentuated by double hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the odd harmonic mixed with normal tones within a melodic line— all reminiscent of gentle waves washing up against a rocky island shore. Conceived to be played on either steel or nylon-string guitar, these pieces are written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes online access to the author’s own audio recordings.
Download or read book Favorite Recorder Tunes Beautiful American Airs and Ballads written by Marcia Diehl and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 41 timeless melodies is tastefully arranged for soprano and tenor recorders with suggested breath marks and accompaniment chords. Selections include a variety of influences which provide a historical and aesthetic view of the American musical landscape. The works of both well-known, classically trained composers and unknown folk artists are featured in standard notation arrangements suitable for performance by intermediate players. The one thing these tunes have in common is their striking melodies, which in many cases have endured throughout the ages.
Download or read book Guitar Picking Tunes Beautiful American Airs and Ballads written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 25 lyrical North American melodies scored for guitar solo. Some of the solos have historical themes and some are from the turbulent Civil War era. Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without some settings on the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster. A number of those are included herein as guitar solos. All solos are presented in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to an online audio.
Download or read book Harmonica Tunes Beautiful American Airs and Ballads written by Phil Duncan and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-11-13 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the various instruments for which the Beautiful American Airs and Ballads series was conceived, the diatonic harmonica is a standout. With or without the “bends” played by the author on the companion online recording, the 19 plaintive, single-note melodies in this book are guaranteed to engage the player and move the listener. The music herein is written in standard notation and blow/draw harmonica tablature for the diatonic harmonica in C. Suggested accompaniment chords are also provided. Using the tablature alone, this music can be played on any diatonic harmonica in a different harmonica key; for example, using a G or A diatonic harmonica, the instrument itself will make the mechanical transposition. The chords, however, would have to be transposed by the accompanist. Phil Duncan has written more than 40 harmonica books for Mel Bay Publications. He believes that participation is key to the enjoyment of music, and that the harmonica and tunes in this collection are the perfect vehicles for that participation. “Tunes like these may have been overlooked or forgotten in this stressful world—but playing them will help you regain and renew the sense of calm essential to our identity as Americans… Pick out a few…pick up your harmonica and enjoy!” —Phil Duncan
Download or read book Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Raymond Gonzalez and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-30 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents 22 lyrical American tunes including traditional 19th century songs, melodies from the WWII era, and modern-day pieces by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications. Whether it’s a Civil War ballad or a jazz inspired tone poem, Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for creating unique settings that occasionally blend harmonics with normally fretted notes and open strings. The end result is a flowing melody/chord/bass arrangement that is challenging but accessible to the intermediate guitarist. All of the notation and tab settings in this book appear in standard or dropped-D tuning and are suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance. To keep page clutter to a minimum, the reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. Includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.
Download or read book Favorite Harp Tunes Beautiful American Airs and Ballads written by Kim Robertson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned harpist, arranger and instructor, Kim Robertson has created this diverse collection of 25 engaging American melodies for solo folk harp. The selections include traditional Appalachian, patriotic, and cowboy ballads plus lyrical melodies by American composer, Stephen Foster. With the long sustain and resonance of the harp, playing these melodies can serve as a bridge between generations of listeners, young and old.The arrangements are easy to intermediate in difficulty with chord symbols included for optional accompaniment. The grand staff notation is intended for lever harps with up to 36 strings. The key signatures contain up to two sharps or one flat with a few simple lever changes. These arrangements can be simplified or embellished as desired without changing their inherent peaceful and nostalgic effect.
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-11-07 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 26 historic and well-loved American melodies arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. These beautiful airs and ballads in many different major and minor keys have been taught and performed since the very beginnings of the American experience, expressing good times and bad, joy, sorrow, and everything in between. The printed music includes standard notation, accompaniment chords, and tablature. The arrangements use several different playing techniques including double stops, crosspicking, chord melody, up-and-down eighth note picking, and tremolo. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Great Fiddling Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Craig Duncan and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful American Airs & Ballads is a collection of 23 traditional American melodies that are particularly suited to being played on the fiddle. These are heartfelt tunes from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War eras along with Appalachian love songs and gems from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The arrangements include stylistic “fiddle” phrasing and variations. Each of the tunes includes the fiddle melody with guitar accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Banjo Picking Tunes Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Lluis Gomez and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This solo collection presents 19 iconic melodies from the American traditional song book plus 6 modern original compositions by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications; all selections have been arranged in tablature for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning by Catalonian multi-instrumentalist and bluegrass specialist, Lluís Gómez. Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without settings of the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster, several of which appear here including Beautiful Dreamer, Darling Nellie Gray, I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, and Hard Times, Come Again No More. Some of these tunes are arranged in uncommon banjo keys, all without retuning the banjo or using a capo. These keys may be challenging at first but will teach you a lot about the banjo fretboard. The author’s generous preface offers tips on practice, performance and interpretation rarely found in tablature collections such as these, but this book has it all, including online recordings of each arrangement.
Download or read book Beautiful American Airs and Ballads for Solo Baritone Ukulele written by Ondrej Sarek and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents 25 lyrical North American melodies scored for solo baritone ukulele in standard notation and tablature; occasional left-hand fingering suggestions are provided in these intermediate to advanced melody/chord settings. Selections include historical themes from the turbulent Civil War era, popular 19th century ballads, and modern pieces by William Bay. Along with the songs of several other known and unknown composers, any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without the timeless melodies penned by Stephen Foster; you will find Beautiful Dreamer, I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair, Darling Nellie Gray, and Stephen Foster's timeless Civil War classic Hard Times, Come Again No More in this collection. As the baritone uke is tuned the same as the top four strings of the guitar, guitarists can enjoy playing these satisfying arrangements on a second instrument!
Download or read book Beautiful American Airs Ballads written by Craig Duncan and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautiful American Airs & Ballads is a collection of 23 traditional American melodies that are particularly suited to being played on the fiddle. These are heartfelt tunes from the Revolutionary War and the Civil War eras along with Appalachian love songs and gems from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The arrangements include stylistic "fiddle" phrasing and variations. Each of the tunes includes the fiddle melody with guitar accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Beautiful Airs Ballads Spirituals and Folk Favorites for Piano written by Bryce Russell and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-01-27 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents 25 classic and original tunes arranged as piano solos in a unique impressionist style reminiscent of Debussy or Ravel. The rich harmonies and pianistic character of each piece also reflect the author’s own musical personality. These arrangements provide a brand-new perspective of classic ballads, spirituals, airs, and folksongs like Scarborough Fair, Amazing Grace, Skip to My Lou, For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow, and the author’s personal favorite, Over the River and Through the Woods. In addition, five Bryce Russell originals are presented here for the first time. Piano fingerings were added where the intermediate player might need clarity. In some cases, metronome markings were intentionally omitted to provide the freedom to personalize each performance. The book also includes access to online audio of every selection, recorded by the author.
Download or read book Classics for Pedal Free Harp written by CHUCK BIRD and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 41 arrangements and transcriptions of some of the world's most famous classics. They were carefully selected so that they could be arranged for and played on the pedal free harp, although some of the pieces require retuning the harp in the key of E-flat. Biographical information on many of the composers is also included. the CD contains all of the songs from the book as performed on solo harp by author Susan Peters.
Download or read book Favorite Harp Tunes Beautiful American Airs and Ballads written by and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mandolin Picking Tunes Early Music Gems written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandolin Picking Tunes: Early Music Gems by Dix Bruce is a collection of 34 wonderful songs from the 1200s to the 1600s especially arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. The titles span the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras and the sounds of the individual songs reflect those years. The music includes standard notation, accompaniment chords, and tablature. Includes access to online audio recordings of each piece for listening and playing along.
Download or read book Songs of America written by Jon Meacham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw “Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw form an irresistible duo—connecting us to music as an unsung force in our nation's history.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Through all the years of strife and triumph, America has been shaped not just by our elected leaders and our formal politics but also by our music—by the lyrics, performers, and instrumentals that have helped to carry us through the dark days and to celebrate the bright ones. From “The Star-Spangled Banner” to “Born in the U.S.A.,” Jon Meacham and Tim McGraw take readers on a moving and insightful journey through eras in American history and the songs and performers that inspired us. Meacham chronicles our history, exploring the stories behind the songs, and Tim McGraw reflects on them as an artist and performer. Their perspectives combine to create a unique view of the role music has played in uniting and shaping a nation. Beginning with the battle hymns of the revolution, and taking us through songs from the defining events of the Civil War, the fight for women’s suffrage, the two world wars, the Great Depression, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and into the twenty-first century, Meacham and McGraw explore the songs that defined generations, and the cultural and political climates that produced them. Readers will discover the power of music in the lives of figures such as Harriet Tubman, Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and will learn more about some of our most beloved musicians and performers, including Marian Anderson, Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Carole King, Bruce Springsteen, and more. Songs of America explores both famous songs and lesser-known ones, expanding our understanding of the scope of American music and lending deeper meaning to the historical context of such songs as “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” “God Bless America,” “Over There,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Blowin’ in the Wind.” As Quincy Jones says, Meacham and McGraw have “convened a concert in Songs of America,” one that reminds us of who we are, where we’ve been, and what we, at our best, can be.
Download or read book Fun with the Harmonica written by WILLIAM BAY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A great beginner's book for learning diatonic harmonica performance. Contains 42 songs, all easy and fun to play. Diatonic, Blues, and Chromatic harmonica stylings are all contained in this book. Also includes a section teaching the rudiments of music. The book teaches tone variance, bend, vibrato, and tremolo techniques. Audio and video download available online
