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This collection will help spark an interest in the development of an American repertoire for the classical guitar. Traditional Scottish and Irish tunes were transformed by the African rhythms of banjo players, which in turn influenced popular music and led to ragtime, jazz and blues. The amount of folk music in America is staggering. The nineteenth century gave birth to many unique American styles and its songs are an important part of our musical heritage. Even today, quite a few of the tunes in this collection will seem very familiar. Written primarily in standard notation, the exceptions being those tunes in altered tunings which logically appear in tablature only.
This collection is drawn from the Portefeuille Guitarre-Spieler series and is intended for intermediate to advanced guitarists. The works in this collection: Fantasy on themes from Don Giovanni, Op. 28 Don Giovanni has long been famous among enthusiasts of fretted instruments for Mozart's sublime use of the mandolin in Don Juans' aria Deh, vieni alla finestra. Mertz himself took note of Mozart's 'mandolin serenade' for he employed as a catalyst a brief quote of the mandolin introduction in his Op. 28 for a modulatory transition based upon the theme. Mertz also included a simple arrangement of the aria as number 76 in his Kukuk, a 'musical panorama' of 136 short pieces. Martha, Op. 16 Martha, oder Der Markt zu Richmond by German composer Friedrich Flotow (1812-1883) was first produced in Vienna in 1847. In the second act of Martha Flotow incorporates 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer (Qui sola, verginrosa), a traditional Irish melody to which the poet Thomas Moore wrote lyrics. It was one of the most popular songs of the nineteenth century. In addition to Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Thalberg, guitar composers to produce works based upon the famous song include Giuliani, Ferranti, Holland, and Foden. Preceding Ah! che a voi perdoni Iddio in his Op. 16, Mertz quotes a brief passage from his Elegie. The Prophet, Op. 21 Giacomo Meyerbeer was the leading composer of French grand opera during Mertz's professional career. Following studies in Italy, the German composer was chiefly active in Paris and Berlin, although he traveled Europe extensively producing his operas. Le prophete premiered in Paris in 1849 after a long delay due to casting problems. Mertz's Op. 21 was published shortly thereafter. Nabucco, Op. 62 and Rigoletto, Op. 63 Giuseppe Verdi's first major triumph as an opera composer was with the biblical opera Nabucodonosor (more commonly known as Nabucco). The opera was premiered in Milan in 1842 and its subsequent revivals throughout Europe spread Verdi?s fame at an astounding rate. Consequently, Verdi was commissioned to compose 14 operas in the following decade. Among these operas was Rigoletto, first produced in Venice in 1851. Mertz frequently turned to the music of Verdi for his operatic fantasies, producing no fewer than four distinct works based on themes from Rigoletto alone.
Tanglewood TWT 12 E Electro-Acoustic Concert Ukulele. Featuring an all Ovangkol body, Aquila strings and TEQ-TUT electronics. On clearance.
Gold Tone Tenor Ukulele Padded Gig Bag. Grey gig bag with single out main zip and rucksack style shoulder straps. Pocket zip broken - clearance stock
A brilliant model with STAINLESS STEEL reeds from The Worlds Oldest Harmonica Company Seydel. Seydel have been hand making harmonicas in Klingenthale, Germany since the year 1847 and this is the celebration ‘Original Seydel 1847’ Blues Harmonica.
This model is on clearance due to light scratches on the top of the reed plates which doesn't affect the sound or playability of the instrument.
Bodhran Gig Bag (not padded, just a cover) 18 inch x 4 inch deep. Fitted with carrying handle and straps. Clearance stock
With a satin touch nylon outer covering, zipped outer pocket and clip-on straps, internally they have a plush black fur lining with storage compartment and neck strap.
Clearance stock due to slightly tarnished finish.
Learn To Play 'Irish Tenor Banjo' one of the best and simplest Irish tenor banjo tutor books ever written...by all Ireland champion Owen Hackett. Used but still in very good condition.
B STOCK - FRONT COVER SLIGHTLY BENT IN ONE CORNER. The melodic style is a beautiful three finger picking style which can be traced to the early 1900's and became a fully accepted style for playing the five-string banjo in the 1960's, and is today an integral part of the three-finger style of many banjo players at all playing levels. Plus, the songs arranged in this style are easy and fun to learn. Although the melodic style may sound impossible with all of those notes coming from it, surprisingly you will find that it is not that difficult to learn and no previous musical knowledge is needed. This course covers the melodic style from the very basics of this picking style to the advanced techniques and provides many fun toplay and well-known songs arranged in the three-finger melodic style for upper level beginning players through advanced level players. Includes access to online audio.
USED BOOK VERY GOOD CONDITION. Traditional Irish dance compositions such as jigs and reels are found in almost all American popular music books from the 19th century. Irish traditional ballads and songs, such as The Irish Washerwoman, The Girl I Left Behind Me, and, for example, The Minstrel Boy, written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852), was also well known.
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- Lightweight
The Deering resonator and flange kit to convert your open back Deering Goodtime Artisan open back into a Deering Goodtime 2 Artisan resonator banjo. Note that this particular resonator has a couple of slight lumps in the finish. Clearance stock
The aim of the 3 Solo Now books is to provided the elementary guitarist with a progressive and stimulating collection of pieces that specifically develop the fundamental guitar techniques
The aim of the 3 Solo Now books is to provided the elementary guitarist with a progressive and stimulating collection of pieces that specifically develop the fundamental guitar techniques
This book presents standard fiddle tunes in basic form, then shows you how, on a phrase-by-phrase basis, the tunes can become vehicles for your own improvisations. It is designed to open the door to creating spontaneous variations, or improvisations, based on the melodic structure unique to each tune. Each tune in the book is presented first in its basic form, then with four variations
Graded Guitar Duos for Pupil and Teacher in 3 volumes
In these CD lessons Dave Van Ronk presents his arrangements of folk tunes and blues. These lessons are for the intermediate fingerstyle guitarist.
This collection contains 16 traditional fiddling tunes from across North America. They are arranged in a theme and variation format, typical of American fiddling.
The Nashville Series Flat-top Mandolin Pickup features a piezo-ceramic Fishman's legendary pickup element embedded in a quality rosewood bridge and includes a Carpenter 1/4' output jack that mounts on the side of the instrument.
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This is a brand new pickup but old style presentation box/packaging
Picato ground black nylon tie end Hawaiian ukulele set - 26-28.
Gauges 26, 32, 36, 28.
These Aquila Thunderguts are made of a polymer, specially designed to sound great and play better than any other bass uke rubber string. This set can be used on our M-Bass and M-Bass Fretless.
These polymer strings are developed by Aquila for the best performance and tone.
Includes E,D and G string, no A string
Spare 2nd string (D string) for the Gold Tone 23" or 25" acoustic Microbass or M Bass.
This Blues harmonica course for the chromatic harmonica is designed for players who are familiar with the basic playing skills.
Note for note transcriptions in notation and tablature with performance notes.