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The guitar in jazz: an anthology

The guitar in jazz: an anthology
James Sallis - Music - 1996 - 210 pages
Argentina's recently established democracy endured the trauma of four major military uprisings between 1987 and 1990, continuing even after the rebels' original motivationsfaded.
 


Left-Brain Lutherie: Using Physics and Enineering Concepts for Building ...

Left-Brain Lutherie: Using Physics and Enineering Concepts for Building ...
David C. Hurd - Music - 2004 - 172 pages
This book gives the builder of guitar family instruments much greater understanding and control over the instrument building process.
 

 

Learning the classic guitar, Volume 1

Learning the classic guitar  

 

The Complete Carcassi Guitar Method

The Complete Carcassi Guitar Method
Joseph Castle, Mel Bay - Music - 1974 - 112 pages
 

 

The complete Laurindo Almeida anthology of guitar solos

The complete Laurindo Almeida anthology of guitar solos
Laurindo Almeida, Ron Purcell - Music - 2001 - 175 pages
Stylistically, his compositions synthesize his classical background, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, traditional Brazilian music, and American jazz. This collection presents Almeida's solospreserving the original left and right hand fingerings.
 

 

Santiago de Murcia's Códice Saldívar no. 4: Commentary

Santiago de Murcia's Códice Saldívar no. 4: Commentary  

 

The Classical Guitar Book: A Complete History

The Classical Guitar Book: A Complete History
John Morrish - Music - 2002 - 126 pages - More editions
Offering essays by the world's top experts in a full-color, coffee-table quality book, this is the first work to tell the complete story of the classical guitar and its repertoire,players and makers - from its 19th century European roots to modern ...
 

 

Play Classical Guitar

Play Classical Guitar
David Braid - Music - 2001 - 144 pages - More editions
Fully illustrated with diagrams and charts, this book for beginning to advanced players covers reading music notation, theory, key signatures, musical terms, memorization, chords,arpeggios, melody, advanced techniques, playing by ear, general ...
 

 

Computational mechanics of the classical guitar

Computational mechanics of the classical guitar
Rolf Bader - Technology & Engineering - 2005 - 182 pages
Computational Mechanics of the Classical Guitar describes a new dynamic paradigm in instrument acoustics based on time-dependent transient analysis and simulation of complete musicalinstruments.
 

 

The musician's hand: a clinical study

The musician's hand: a clinical study
Ian Winspur, C. B. Wynn Parry - Medical - 1998 - 201 pages - More editions
Clinical guide to special considerations necessary for managing treatment of musician patients. For surgeon, doctors, therapists, music teachers and musicians. High-quality halftoneillustrations, photographs, and images.
 

 

Guitar Music from Tres Libros de Musica: The Oldest Surviving Music for the ...

Guitar Music from Tres Libros de Musica: The Oldest Surviving Music for the ...
Eric Waters - Music - 2004 - 32 pages
These books, devoted primarily to music for the vihuela, voice and harp also contain six pieces that are described by The New Harvard Dictionary of Music as "the earliest printedmusic" for the guitar.
 

 

Transcriptions for Classical Guitar, Volume 1

Transcriptions for Classical Guitar
Clyde Witmyer - Music - 2001 - 88 pages
 

 

Guitar: An American Life

Guitar: An American Life
Tim Brookes - Music - 2006 - 352 pages
In time, the guitar became America's vehicle of self-expression, its modern soundtrack. "Guitar" is a rare glimpse of one man's search for music. It is sure to resonatewith musicians and non-musicians alike.
 

 

The development of the modern guitar

The development of the modern guitar
John Huber - Music - 1991 - 103 pages - More editions
 

 

The natural classical guitar: the principles of effortless playing

The natural classical guitar: the principles of effortless playing
Lee F. Ryan - Performing Arts - 1991 - 290 pages - More editions
 

 

Ernesto Nazareth: Brazilian Tangos

Ernesto Nazareth: Brazilian Tangos
Paul Jared Newman - Music - 2001 - 24 pages
The tangos of Brazilian pianist/composer Ernesto Julio de Nazareth combine elements of European dances such as the polka and Latin-American forms including the maxixe.
 

 

The art and craft of making classical guitars

The art and craft of making classical guitars
Manuel Rodríguez - Music - 2004 - 168 pages - More editions
Filled with fabulous historical photos, priceless memorabilia, abundant diagrams and more, the book covers topics such as the art and development of the guitar, materials used inconstruction, and much more. Essential for all admirers of the guitar.
 

 

The Cambridge companion to the guitar

The Cambridge companion to the guitar
Victor Coelho - Music - 2003 - 264 pages - More editions
This is the first book to encompass the breadth and depth of guitar performance, featuring thirteen essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, written by some of themost influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the ...
 

 

The Rioplatense Guitar: The early guitar and its context in Argentina and ...

The Rioplatense Guitar: The early guitar and its context in Argentina and ...  

 

The lute in Britain: a history of the instrument and its music

The lute in Britain: a history of the instrument and its music
Matthew Spring - Music - 2001 - 536 pages - More editions
While Spring focuses on the lute in Britain, he also includes two chapters devoted to continental developments: one on the transition from medieval to renaissance, the other on renaissanceto baroque, and the lute in Britain is never treated in ...
 

 

GRADED GUITAR DUOS 1

GRADED GUITAR DUOS 1
Mark Small - Music - 2001 - 32 pages - More editions
This volume contains sixteen pieces for the beginning classical guitar duo.
 

 

The Guitar: a guide for students and teachers

The Guitar: a guide for students and teachers
Michael Stimpson - Music - 1988 - 284 pages - More editions
John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music.
 

 

Favorite Hymns for Classical Guitar

Favorite Hymns for Classical Guitar
Joseph Castle - Music - 1978 - 32 pages
Twenty easy solos on hymn favorites. Easy to read and play, these selections are excellent for the beginning guitarist.
 

 

Guitar classics: works by Albéniz, Bach, Dowland, Granados, Scarlatti, Sor ...

Guitar classics: works by Albéniz, Bach, Dowland, Granados, Scarlatti, Sor ...
David Nadal - Music - 1999 - 151 pages
This treasury of more than 50 classic guitar works features rarities such as the 13th-century Cantigas de Santa Maria by Spanish ruler Alfonso X, a modern transcription of the 16th-centuryFantasy for lute by Francesco da Milano, and Bach's Prelude.
 

 

Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Volume 2

Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions
John McClellan, Deyan Bratic - Music - 2004 - 376 pages - More editions
Chet Atkins was a man of many layers: producer, record executive, friend and one of the greatest all-round guitarist in music history. This book is dedicated to the musicians andsongwriters that meant so much to him.
 

 

The luthier's handbook: a guide to building great tone in acoustic stringed ...

The luthier's handbook: a guide to building great tone in acoustic stringed ...
Roger H. Siminoff - Music - 2002 - 92 pages
As the ideal complement to other books on building instruments, this text describes the structural and acoustical attributes of air chambers; what to listen for when tap-tuning; selectinga good piece of wood; placement of the braces and tone bars ...
 

 

ANTONIO DE TORRES - GUITAR MAKER: HIS LIFE AND WORK

ANTONIO DE TORRES - GUITAR MAKER: HIS LIFE AND WORK  

 

A Short History of Jazz

A Short History of Jazz
Bob Yurochko - Music - 2001 - 318 pages - More editions
 

 

Guitar: an American life

Guitar: an American life
Tim Brookes - Music - 2005 - 339 pages
The guitar represents freedom. the open road. protest and rebellion, the blues, youth, lost love, and sexuality. With adoration Tim Brookes explores these ideas and how they becameentwined with the history of America.
 

 

Julian Bream: The Foundations of a Musical Career

Julian Bream: The Foundations of a Musical Career
Stuart W. Button - Music - 2006 - 160 pages - More editions
 

 

Beyond Bedroom Guitar

Beyond Bedroom Guitar
Spencer Westwood - Music - 2004 - 212 pages - More editions
Hidden mind secrets of guitar playing revealed! Learn how to use NLP/DHE techniques, accelerated learning and practical techniques to improve your Guitar playing skills.
 

 

The physics of musical instruments

The physics of musical instruments
Neville Horner Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing - Music - 1998 - 756 pages - More editions
This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations-intellectual and practical exercises of great fascination.
 

 

The Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day

The Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day
Harvey Turnbull - Music - 1992 - 167 pages - More editions
 

 

The guitar and its music: from the Renaissance to the Classical era

The guitar and its music: from the Renaissance to the Classical era
James Tyler, Paul Sparks - Music - 2002 - 322 pages - More editions
Following James Tyler's earlier introduction to the history, repertory, and playing techniques of the four- and five-course guitar, The Early Guitar (OUP, 1980), this new book, writtenin collaboration with Paul Sparks and incorportating the latest ...
 

 

Guitar cultures

Guitar cultures
Andy Bennett, Kevin Dawe - Music - 2001 - 215 pages - More editions
Live or recorded, guitar music and performance, collecting and manufacture sustains a network of varied social exchanges that constitute a distinct cultural milieu.Representing the firstsustained analysis of what the guitar means to artists and ...
 

 

Classic Guitar Construction

Classic Guitar Construction
Irving Sloane - Music - 1989 - 96 pages - More editions
 

 

Musical excellence: strategies and techniques to enhance performance

Musical excellence: strategies and techniques to enhance performance
Aaron Williamon - Psychology - 2004 - 300 pages
Part II, Practice Strategies, presents approaches for increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of practice. These are generally for the individual and ensembles and specifically for thetasks of memorizing, sight-reading, and improvising music.
 

 

Selected Guitar Solos, Volume 3

Selected Guitar Solos
Jorge Morel - Music - 2004 - 40 pages - More editions
This third volume of classic guitar pieces presents five more solos by the masterful Argentine teacher and performer, Jorge Morel.
 

 

Manuel María Ponce: a bio-bibliography

Manuel María Ponce: a bio-bibliography
Jorge Barrón Corvera - Music - 2004 - 295 pages - More editions
Students and scholars alike need look no further than this book for a thorough examination of the life and works of Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce.
 

 

Manuel M. Ponce and the guitar

Manuel M. Ponce and the guitar  

 

Guitarmaking, tradition and technology: a complete reference for the design ...

Guitarmaking, tradition and technology: a complete reference for the design ...
William R. Cumpiano, Jonathan D. Natelson - Music - 1994 - 387 pages - More editions
Over four hundred and fifty photographs, drawings, and diagrams reveal in detail the hows, whys, and how-to's of the traditional craft of guitarmaking, all accompanied by fascinatinghistorical and technical notes.
 

 

A Concise History of the Classic Guitar

A Concise History of the Classic Guitar
Graham Wade - Music - 2001 - 224 pages - More editions
 

 

Classic Giltrap

Classic Giltrap  

 

Classic Guitar Method, Volume 1

Classic Guitar Method
Mel Bay - Music - 1960 - 48 pages
Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner. The student is thoroughly grounded in left and right hand technicalstudies and is acquainted with the works of the masters.
 

 

Classical Guitar Playing: Grade 7

Classical Guitar Playing: Grade 7
Tony Skinner, Raymond Burley - Music - 2006 - 30 pages - More editions
"Suitable for reasonably advanced students, this handbook is the penultimate in a series of handbooks intended primarily for candidates considering taking the London College of Musicexaminations in classical guitar playing.
 

 

Illustrated Directory of Guitars

Illustrated Directory of Guitars  

 

Lute concerti

Lute concerti
Silvius Leopold Weiss - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 40 pages
xxii + 102 pp.Performance part (lute) available from publisher.
 

 

Ernesto Cordero - El Carbonerito

Ernesto Cordero - El Carbonerito
Ernesto Cordero - Music - 2001 - 12 pages
The version given here, "Little Coal-Heaver Boy," is one of the best known. This arrangement was a mandatory piece in the thirteenth edition of the renowned International GuitarContest sponsored by French Radio in 1987-1988.
 

 

The Flamencos of Cádiz Bay

The Flamencos of Cádiz Bay
Gerald Howson - Music - 1993 - 264 pages - More editions
 

 

Classical guitarists: conversations

Classical guitarists: conversations
Jim Tosone - Music - 2000 - 191 pages
This book fills a void in the special world of the classical guitar. The interviewees include Sharon Isbin, Eliot Fisk, Richard Rodney Bennett, David Tanenbaum and John Williams.
 

 

Manuel María Ponce: a bio-bibliography

Manuel María Ponce: a bio-bibliography
Jorge Barrón Corvera - Music - 2004 - 295 pages - More editions
Students and scholars alike need look no further than this book for a thorough examination of the life and works of Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce.
 

 

Selected Guitar Solos, Volume 2

Selected Guitar Solos
Jorge Morel - Music - 2004 - 28 pages - More editions
This second volume of classic guitar solos from Argentine virtuoso, Jorge Morel, presents five intermediate to advanced pieces dedicated to fellow guitarists: Ricardo Iznaola, AugustínBarrios, Eli & Ann Kassner, Liona Boyd and Raphaella Smits.
 

 

Nestor Ausqui Collection: Six Solos Arranged for Classical Guitar

Nestor Ausqui Collection: Six Solos Arranged for Classical Guitar
Néstor Ausqui - Music - 2004 - 44 pages - More editions
"Virtuoso Argentine guitarist Nstor Ausqui presents arrangements of fifteen pieces including two complete suites by 17th-19th century composers: Bach, Buxtehude, Couperin, Paradis,Telemann, and Weiss.
 

 

Guitarmaking, tradition and technology: a complete reference for the design ...

Guitarmaking, tradition and technology: a complete reference for the design ...
William R. Cumpiano, Jonathan D. Natelson - Music - 1994 - 387 pages - More editions
Over four hundred and fifty photographs, drawings, and diagrams reveal in detail the hows, whys, and how-to's of the traditional craft of guitarmaking, all accompanied by fascinatinghistorical and technical notes.
 

 

Lute concerti

Lute concerti
Silvius Leopold Weiss - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 40 pages
xxii + 102 pp.Performance part (lute) available from publisher.
 

 

A guitar maker's manual

A guitar maker's manual
Jim Williams - Music - 1987 - 112 pages
Written by one of Australia's foremost luthiers, this manual is a straightforward, profusely illustrated guide to constructing nylon-string classical and steel-string guitars.
 

 

Classical guitar answer book

Classical guitar answer book
Sharon Isbin - Music - 1999 - 84 pages
This book collects all this vital information together in an easy reference format - an absolute must for every classical guitar player. Includes new appendices of resources for classicalguitarists and students. 88 pages, 9 inch. x 12 inch.
 

 

Learn to Play Brazilian Jazz Guitar

Learn to Play Brazilian Jazz Guitar
Dave Marshall - Music - 1999 - 93 pages
This comprehensive book is designed to provide the guitarist with all that is necessary to understand and play Brazilian jazz such as chord structures, chord progressions, rhythms,decomposition, memorization, arranging, improvisation, notation, ...