Chopin For Acoustic Guitar by Richard Yates. For guitar. Solos. Acoustic Guitar Series. Romantic Period. Difficulty: medium. Guitar solo book and examples CD. Standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, introductory text and performance notes. 88 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.97854BCD). ISBN 9780786644179. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, introductory text and performance notes. Romantic Period. 8.75x11.75 inches. Frederic Chopin was one of the most original and influential composers in history. Although he only lived 39 years, he wrote music that has thoroughly embedded itself in our culture. His melodies are often instantly familiar to us and show a profound lyric sense. Many qualities of Chopin's music are ideal for guitar transcription. He wrote pieces that are short with a manageable range. The textures are mostly single melody lines with harmonic accompaniment without the complex counterpoint that can be so difficult on the guitar. His music is often soft, intimate, subtle, and full of naunces of articulation, dynamics, and phrasing. These qualities transfer quite naturally to the guitar. While remaining as faithful as possible to the composer's musical intentions, these pieces experienced some modification that is noted in the provided performance notes. Intermediate in difficulty, this book assumes the player has basic knowledge of the guitar and familiarity with either standard music notation or guitar tablature. Selections include: Prelude Op. 28, No. 7; Prelude Op. 28, No. 20; Prelude Op. 28, No. 4; Cantabile; Mazurka Op. 6, No. 2; Prelude Op. 28, No , 15; Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2; Nocturne Op. 15, No. 3; Nocturne Op. 37, No 1; and Nocturne Op. 55, No. 1. All of these beautiful pieces are included on the companion CD.

Ferdinando Carulli: 6 Divertissements Brillants Op. 317 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841). For Guitar (Classical). Solos. Chanterelle. Classic. Intermediate. Book. 24 pages. Published by Chanterelle (MB.97380). ISBN 9780786637010. Classic. 9x12 inches. The Six Divertissements Brillants, opus 317, contain some of Carulli's better music for solo guitar. They are neither didactic or virtuosic, but, are intended for performers of medium ability. This edition follows the original edition closely, and the voicing has been retained throughout.

Bluegrass Guitar Book/CD Set by Tommy Flint. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Methods. Value Line. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.97229BCD). ISBN 9780786635115. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. A collection of traditional and Southern mountain songs progressively arranged in flatpicking guitar style. Many tunes are shown as both lyric versions with guitar chords and as flatpicking guitar solos. Selections include: This Train; John Henry; Old Smokey; The Midnight Run; Deer Lick Creek; Kentucky Hoe-down; Bill Cheatham; and many more. Written in standard notation and tab. The author also offers lead guitar solo concepts for traditional tunes like: The Galway Piper, Liberty, Billy in the Low Ground, Leather Britches, and others. A short fingerstyle segment on "How to Play Bluegrass Banjo Style on the Guitar" closes the book. Throughout, the author displays an intuitive awareness of various left and right-hand techniques and their imaginative application. With the enclosed companion CD containing all of the selections and exercises in the book, this outstanding Mel Bay Value Line book offers the beginning to intermediate bluegrass guitarist a significant value.

Basic Pieces for Guitar Volume 1 (Mel Bay Version) by Juan Antonio Muro (1945-). For Guitar (Classical). Solos. Chanterelle. Classic. Beginning. Book. Text language: English, Spanish, French, German. 64 pages. Published by Chanterelle (MB.95721). ISBN 9780786617685. With Text language: English, Spanish, French, German. Classic. 8.5x11 inches. This is the first in a two-volume collection of easy, short tunes and exercises for the young classical guitarist. Each chapter treats a separate basic mechanism of the right hand. The first section begins with simple touch exercises on one string, which contain small musical ideas with teacher accompaniment. Later pieces are designed to be played as solos with optional teacher accompaniment. These pieces are a great introduction to note-reading for the young player. Text written in English, Spanish, French and German.

Barrios in Tablature, Volume One Book/CD Set edited by Rico Stover. For Guitar (Classical & Fingerpicking). Solos. Classic. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 68 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95705BCD). ISBN 9780786616756. Classic. 8.5x11 inches. Augustin Barrios was one of the greatest geniuses who ever played and composed music for the guitar. This book features a variety of his works ranging from the moderately easy to complex. In addition to being excellent technique studies, these compositions are wonderful solo pieces that reflect the impressionistic, Latin, and European influences found in the unique Barrios compositional style.

The Backpacker's Songbook by Jerry Silverman. For Guitar (Flatpicking & Fingerpicking). SongBook. Folk. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 128 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95632). ISBN 9780786613748. Folk. 5.5x8 inches. This compact book presents 130 songs in a convenient 5 1/2 inches by 8 inch format. All selections are written in leadsheet format for voice with complete lyrics, guitar chords and harmonica tablature. Ideal for the trail or campfire singing, take it along on your next hike or camping trip. Written in the guitar- friendly keys of C, G, D, A, E major and A, D, and E minor. Songs include A Tisket, a Tasket; All the Pretty Little Horses; Arkansas Traveler; Aunt Rhody; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Clementine; Cripple Creek; I've Been Working on the Railroad; Oh Susanna; Pop Goes the Weasel; and many more.

Antonio Vivaldi: Three Concerti from L'estro Armonico Op. 3 arranged by Thomas Geoghegan. For Guitar (Classical). Duets. Editiones Classicae. Baroque. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98381). ISBN 9780786649709. Baroque. 8.75x11.75 inches. In the process of arranging these pieces for two guitars, the author examined the solo and orchestral parts of Vivaldi's scores with an eye to their textural effect. The end result is a guitar duet setting featuring equal roles for both players. Written in notation only. 24-page score with two convenient 24-page guitar pull-out sections.

The Anna Magdalena Notebook for Classic Guitar by Jerry Tertocha. For Guitar (Classical & Fingerpicking). Solos. Classic. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94081). ISBN 9780871662859. Classic. 8.5x11 inches. J.S. Bach's 20 short keyboard teaching pieces have been required standard piano literature for centuries. Now these wonderful pieces are scored for classic guitar solo. All selections are presented in notation and tablature.

Albeniz for Acoustic Guitar by Laurindo Almeida. For Guitar (Classical). Solos. Classic. Intermediate-Advanced. Book. 78 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.97041). ISBN 9780786634132. Classic. 8.75x11.75 inches. The international acclaim of audiences and critics alike established Laurindo Almeida as one of the world's truly great concert guitarists. With these transcriptions of Isaac Albeniz' unique piano compositions, he takes the guitar to new heights. These pieces illustrate Almeida's skill as a transcriber and arranger for the guitar. Each work is presented first in standard notation followed by a tablature version. Technical notes addressing specific problem areas accompany each piece. Selections include: Sevilla; Danza Espanola No. 3 (Serenata Andaluza); Leyenda; Malaguena; Tango; Cadiz (from "Suite Espanola"); and Zambra Granadina. Text is in English and Spanish.

25 Etudes Esquisses for Guitar by Gerald Garcia. For Guitar (Classical). Solos. Classic. Intermediate. Book. 60 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.95430). ISBN 9780786604074. Classic. 8.5x11 inches. This collection of classic guitar studies is intended for the intermediate guitarist. As a whole, these etudes emulate the content of Carcassi's famed 25 Etudes, yet in a more contemporary harmonic and rhythmic idiom. These pieces are also distinguished in that they are not only valuable as left and right-hand technical exercises- but also as valid, pleasurable concert repertoire. The first ten etudes 11-20 focus on the use of the a finger in combination with i and m. Etudes 4,7,11,13,15, and 17 also concentrate on left-hand slurs. The final five etudes were composed as - and intended to be performed- as a set with each piece dedicated to a particular Latin American composer.