Download or read book Music from the British Isles for Acoustic Guitar written by Jamey Bellizzi and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master solo collection by classic guitarist James Bellizzi containing 16 English airs and country dances; 21 Irish tunes by O' Carolan and others; and 14 lively Scottish tunes and country dances. the arrangements capture the unique tone and spirit of these wonderful folk melodies and compositions. In notation and tablature.
Download or read book Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes Christmas in the British Isles written by Raymond Gonzalez and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-10-05 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the “Coventry Carol”, “Away in a Manger”, and the “Wexford Carol”, and incorporates some lovely pieces that may be new to the listener. The melodies for these lyrical pieces appear in their most easily recognized form before any variation is presented. Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for combining traditional harmonies with occasional harmonic and rhythmic twists, providing freshness, color, and new life to familiar tunes. All arrangements are in standard or dropped-D tuning, suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance and should be comfortably accessible to the intermediate guitarist. The reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. The book includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author.
Download or read book Gorgeous Melodies for Fingerpicking Guitar written by El McMeen and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-12-13 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The name of this book is no exaggeration. It includes some of the most gorgeous music that the authors El McMeen and Sandy Shalk know. To make things even more interesting, none of the music was originally written for guitar! In addition to Celtic favorites, El includes his arrangements of two of the most beautiful arias in all of opera: "Che Gelida Manina" from Puccini's "La Boheme" and "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (“Mon Coeur S'ouvre à ta Voix”) from "Samson and Delilah" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Sandy's contributions range from Celtic to French love songs to Stephen Foster, manifesting Sandy's gift for chordal subtleties and innovation. Each piece is in either standard tuning (EADGBE) or Drop D tuning (DADGBE). Written in standard notation and tablature with computer generated audio files of each arrangement.
Download or read book Famous Lute Solos Arranged for Plectrum Guitar written by Rob MacKillop and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-09-09 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rob MacKillop presents 20 classic lute transcriptions; the "greatest hits" of the Renaissance and Baroque lute repertoire arranged for pick acoustic, electric, or classical guitar. MacKillop has for many years played all these pieces on the lute, and has created sensitive guitar arrangements that lose nothing from the original scores. Composers include Bach, Weiss, Dowland, Spinacino, among others. Finally, we have a book of lute-to-plectrum guitar transcriptions by an arranger who is deeply familiar with and respectful of both instruments. Includes access to online audio for every item recorded by Rob MacKillop in plectrum style.
Download or read book American Fiddle Tunes for Acoustic Guitar written by Richard Matteson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-14 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteen all-time favorite fiddle tunes arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar, including Merle Watson's famous rendition of Bonaparte's Retreat! All arrangements are shown in standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio of all the tunes in the book played by the author at actual tempo.
Download or read book 30 Sonatas for Guitar written by Jamey Bellizzi and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2020-01-24 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domenico Scarlatti composed some 555 sonatas for the harpsichord. As their texture is light and the music is usually homophonic they transcribe very well for the guitar. In this book, Jamey Bellizzi presents 30 Scarlatti sonatas in standard classical guitar notation. Performance notes, facsimile reproductions of Scarlatti's original manuscripts, and a biographical sketch of the composer are an added bonus.
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 All Time Favorite Parking Lot Fingerstyle Guitar Solos written by Mike McAdoo and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents easy to intermediate fingerstyle guitar arrangements of 19 familiar folk and gospel favorites. Some of these creative settings reflect the influence of Chet Atkins’ alternating bass lines, while a few present mildly challenging syncopated rhythms. All lies well on the fretboard, the result of the author’s years of arranging experience and dedication to the guitar. Every tune is set in a guitar-friendly key and shown in both standard notation and tablature. For ease of learning, this book includes access to online audio, expertly played by the author.
Download or read book Whispering Stones written by Al Petteway and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-13 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whispering Stones won the award for “Best Recording” from the Washington Area Music Association and has continued to be a favorite with fans of fingerstyle guitar music throughout the world. The book features Celtic-inspired original and traditional tunes performed on solo acoustic guitar with the occasional addition of flute, mandolin, cello, piano, or bells. The tunes appear in the same order as in the recording. Al Petteway is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist and composer. His many “Wammie” awards from the Washington Area Music Association include “Artist of the Year” and “Musician of the Year”. Al’s playing fuses Celtic/British ideas and tunings with American themes and drive. Acoustic Guitar Magazine praised his ‘concise, clean arrangements similar to John Renbourn’s better work’. In notation and tablature.
Download or read book The British Folk Revival written by Michael Brocken and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-26 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost 20 years ago Michael Brocken created from his doctoral research, what became both a seminal and contested volume concerning the social mores surrounding the British Folk Revival up to that point in time: The British Folk Revival 1944–2002. In this long-overdue second edition he revisits not only his own research, but also that of others from the 1990s and early 21st century. He then considers how a discourse of folkloric authenticity emerged in the closing years of the 19th century and how a worrying nationalistic immanence came to surround folk music and dance during the inter-war years. Brocken also proposes that the media: records, radio and TV in post-WWII folk revivalism can offer us important insights into how self-directed learning of the folk guitar emerged. Brocken moves on to consider the business structures of the contemporary folk scene and how relationships are formed between contemporary folk business and the digital and social media spheres. In his penultimate chapter he discusses the masculinisation of folk traditions and asks important questions about how our folk traditions are carried and are authorised. In the final chapter he also considers the rise of an exciting new folk live music built environment.
Download or read book Caledon Wood Acoustic Guitar written by Al Petteway and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Al Petteway is an award-winning fingerstyle guitarist and composer known for masterful compositions that blend Celtic elements, open tunings, and world percussion. This books features the tune Sligo Creek from the soundtrack of the acclaimed Ken Burn's PBS documentary The National Parks
Download or read book Folk Music The Basics written by Ronald Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers in the twentieth century during the so-called "folk revival." The two sides of the folk tradition will be examined--both as popular and commercial expressions. Folk Music: The Basics serves as an excellent introduction to the players, the music, and the styles that make folk music an enduring and well-loved musical style. Throughout, sidebars offer studies of key folk performers, record labels, and related issues to place the general discussion in context.
Download or read book Led Zeppelin Acoustic Classics Revised written by Led Zeppelin and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Led Zeppelin have always been renowned for their heavy blues rock and beyond, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant's vision was always a fusion between rock and traditional acoustic folk and Celtic music. Drawing from a spectacularly wide range of influences, Jimmy Page brews a distinctive and unmistakable blend when unplugged. Featuring all new arrangements with correct alternate tunings, based on never-before-available isolated guitar tacks, this book collects all the best acoustic songs from Led Zeppelin's storied catalog, in authentic guitar TAB transcriptions. A foreword by Jimmy Brown of Guitar World magazine provides a necessary insight into the material, and there's even a tuning key in the back that will illuminate Page's frequent use of altered tunings. Titles: * Babe I'm Gonna Leave You * The Battle of Evermore * Black Mountain Side * Bron-Y-Aur Stomp * Bron-Yr-Aur * Friends * Going to California * Hats Off to (Roy) Harper * Hey, Hey What Can I Do * Over the Hills and Far Away * Ramble On * Tangerine * Thank You * That's the Way * Your Time Is Gonna Come
Download or read book Gospel Guitar Encyclopedia written by William Bay and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of all time Gospel favorites scored for guitar melody. Chords, tablature and lyrics are included along with a companion audio. A Glorious Church; All the Way My Savior Leads Me; Angel Band; Blessed Assurance; Blessed Quietness; Death Has No Terrors; Drifting too Far from the Shore; Every Bridge is Burned Behind Me; Every Day and Every Hour; Glory to His Name; Hallelujah, We Shall Rise; He Abides and many more. Includes access to online audio.
Download or read book Songs of Wales for Fingerstyle Guitar written by Luke Edwards and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-17 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique solo fingerstyle guitar collection, Luke Edwards presents 17 melodies from the Celtic nation of Wales, The Land of Song, sheep and dragons and birthplace of Merlin the wizard. With arrangements derived from ancient to more modern traditional tunes, this book provides a glimpse into a fascinating musical culture. Often overlooked in comparison to neighboring Scotland and Ireland, the music of Wales is rich and multifaceted. This book covers a variety of traditional Welsh genres including hymns, lullabies, hornpipes, fiddle tunes, and even a selection from The Robert Ap Huw Manuscript of 1340, the oldest known example of harp music in the world. As all of the arrangements were made in guitar-friendly keys in either standard or drop-D tuning, they can be readily combined into sets for performance. Written in both standard notation and tablature, historical notes and complete right and left-hand fingerings are provided throughout. Recommended for the intermediate to advanced guitarist, the collection includes access to online audio.
Download or read book British Rock Modernism 1967 1977 written by Dr Barry J Faulk and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British Rock Modernism, 1967-1977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged. They did so by ironically appropriating the traditional forms of Victorian music hall. Faulk focuses on the mid to late 1960s, when British rock bands who had already achieved commercial prominence began to aspire to aesthetic distinction. The book discusses recordings such as the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour album, the Kinks' The Village Green Preservation Society, and the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, and television films such as the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour and the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus that defined rock's early high art moment. Faulk argues that these 'texts' disclose the primary strategies by which British rock groups, mostly comprised of young working and lower middle-class men, made their bid for aesthetic merit by sampling music hall sounds. The result was a symbolically charged form whose main purpose was to unsettle the hierarchy that set traditional popular culture above the new medium. Rock groups engaged with the music of the past in order both to demonstrate the comparative vitality of the new form and signify rock's new art status, compared to earlier British pop music. The book historicizes punk rock as a later development of earlier British rock, rather than a rupture. Unlike earlier groups, the Sex Pistols did not appropriate music hall form in an ironic way, but the band and their manager Malcolm McLaren were obsessed with the meaning of the past for the present in a distinctly modernist fashion. British Rock Modernism also sets the notion of authenticity in a broader context as well, encompassing in this case the revival of the traditional male artist-hero celebrated by British modernist literature. Situating rock in the more extensive history of modern British musical production offers insight into the gendered division of labour that still frames the reception of British popular music. As demonstrated in the opening chapter, focusing on key women singers of the 1960s, the music hall legacy is partly responsible for both privileging male rock groups with the mantle of artist, and with burdening women with stereotypes that relegated women performers to the status of mere 'entertainers'.
Download or read book Jumpstart Music written by Kelly-Jo Foster-Peters and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children develop their musicality best through engaging and participating, and an effective and enriching music curriculum must focus on the development of practical music-making skills. Jumpstart! Music therefore contains a wealth of ideas and activities that will support any teacher as they aid the musical learning of pupils aged 7 to 14, helping students not only to learn in new and exciting ways, but also to enjoy themselves while they are doing it. Inspiring any young learner to listen to, make and create a range of music, the book includes multiple simple-to-use ideas and activities, with every chapter based around fun and engaging topics, such as: Storytelling History Media Modern music Technology The world With group suggestions as well as opportunities for the students to develop their skills independently, the games and ideas featured in this title all focus on the core skills in learning music – listening, singing, playing, improvising, composing and SMSC (spiritual, moral, social, cultural) – and are all flexible enough to be adapted to fit each individual situation, whatever the resources to hand. Jumpstart! Music is an essential classroom resource for helping young learners develop their musicality and musicianship and will support any teacher in delivering engaging, inclusive and creative music lessons.
