Classical Guitar Books

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Learn to Play Brazilian Jazz Guitar

by Dave Marshall - Music - 1999 - 93 pages - Limited preview

Musical examples, exercises, and pieces in staff notation, in part also in tablature.

Beyond Bedroom Guitar

by Spencer Westwood - Music - 2004 - 212 pages - Limited preview

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.

Musical Excellence: Strategies and Techniques to Enhance Performance

by Aaron Williamon - Psychology - 2004 - 320 pages - Limited preview

These are generally for the individual and ensembles and specifically for the tasks of memorizing, sight-reading, and improvising music.

The Physics of Musical Instruments

by Neville H. Fletcher, Thomas D. Rossing - Music - 1998 - 756 pages - Limited preview

This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations-intellectual and practical exercises of great fascination.

Ernesto Cordero - El Carbonerito

by Ernesto Cordero - 2001 - 12 pages - Limited preview

This arrangement was a mandatory piece in the thirteenth edition of the renowned International Guitar Contest sponsored by French Radio in 1987-1988.

The Complete Carcassi Guitar Method

by Joseph Castle - Music - 1974 - 112 pages - Limited preview

"Here in a single volume is the original guitar method of Mateo Carcassi (1792-1853) translated to ENGLISH and SPANISH and published with his famous ""25Studies,"" Although regarded as moderately archaic in terms of modern...

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

by Alonso Mudarra, Eric Waters - Music - 2004 - 32 pages - Limited preview

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 earliestprinted music"" for the guitar.

The Flamencos of Cadiz Bay

by Gerald Howson - Music - 1993 - Limited preview

This work deals with flamenco music and musicians.

Selected Guitar Solos

by Jorge Morel - Music - 2004 - 28 pages - Limited preview

Lute Concerti

by Silvius Leopold Weiss - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 102 pages - Limited preview

The 2nd work for lute, flute, violin, viola da gamba, violoncello (concertino) and strings, the others for lute and strings (2 violins and bass).

Nestor Ausqui Collection: Six Solos Arranged for Classical Guitar

by Nestor Ausqui - Music - 2004 - 44 pages - Limited preview

"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.

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

by Hurd, David C. Hurd, Ph.D., David C. Hurd - Music - 2004 - 172 pages - Limited preview

A Short History of Jazz

by Bob Yurochko - Music - 1993 - Limited preview

Graded Guitar Duos

by Mark Small - Music - 2001 - 32 pages - Limited preview

Vol. 2 arranged by Robert Torres; v. 3 arranged by Mark Small, Robert Torres, and others.

Selected Guitar Solos, Volume 3

by Jorge Morel - Music - 2004 - 40 pages - Limited preview

"This third volume of classic guitar pieces presents five more solos by the masterful Argentine teacher and performer, Jorge Morel.

Guitar Cultures

by Andy Bennett, Kevin Dawe - Music - 2001 - 224 pages - Limited preview

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...

The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitars

by Manuel Rodriguez - Music - 2004 - 148 pages - Limited preview

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.

The Guitar: A Guide for Students and Teachers

by Michael Stimpson - Music - 1988 - 304 pages - Limited preview

John Williams, in his foreword to this book, points to the unique position of the guitar in the development of Western music.

Guitar: An American Life

by Tim Brookes - Music - 2005 - 339 pages - Limited preview

The guitar represents freedom. the open road. protest and rebellion, the blues, youth, lost love, and sexuality.

World Music: The Rough Guide

by Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham - Music - 1999 - 784 pages - Limited preview

The world music scene has grown so massively in the last five years, that The Rough Guide to World Music has had to split into two volumes to maintain its role as the most authoritativeguide.

The Complete Laurindo Almeida Anthology of Guitar Solos

by Laurindo Almeida, Ron Purcell - Music - 2001 - 176 pages - Limited preview

Original works and arrangements by Laurindo Almeida.

The Rioplatense Guitar

by Richard T. Pinnell, Ricardo Zavadivker - Music - 1993 - Limited preview

The Segovia methods of positioning both instrument and hands are introduced in photographs and text.

The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar

by Victor Coelho - Music - 2003 - 278 pages - Limited preview

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...

Manuel María Ponce: A Bio-Bibliography

by Jorge Barrón Corvera - Music - 2004 - 310 pages - Limited preview

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.

The Illustrated Directory of Guitars

by Ray Bonds - Music - 2003 - 480 pages - Limited preview

This is a book both for players of all levels, amateur to professional, as well as music enthusiasts, whatever their interest: classical, jazz, flamenco, blues, country, rock andpop.

The Luthier's Handbook: A Guide to Building Great Tone in Acoustic Stringed ...

by Roger H. Siminoff - Music - 2002 - 128 pages - Limited preview

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...

Julian Bream: The Foundations of a Musical Career

by Stuart W. Button - Biography & Autobiography - 2007 - 160 pages - Limited preview

Life of Julian Bream, the Guitarist ,with extensive letters .

Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions, Volume 2: 50 Years of Legendary Guitar

by John McClelland, Deyan Bratic - Music - 2004 - 376 pages - Limited preview

For guitar with standard notation and guitar tablature.

Ernesto Nazareth - Brazilian Tangos

by Ernesto Nazareth, Paul Jared Newman - Music - 2001 - 24 pages - Limited preview

"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.

Classic Guitar Method: Volume 1

by Mel Bay Staff, Inc. Mel Bay Publications, Melbourne Earl Bay - Music - 1960 - 48 pages - Limited preview

Complete in three volumes, this widely used text presents classical guitar instruction in a logical and clear manner.

The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music

by Matthew Spring - Music - 2001 - 568 pages - Limited preview

The book focuses on the lute's history, but also contains chapters on the lute in concert, lute song accompaniment, the thearbo, and the lute in Scotland.

Homage to Villa-Lobos and Other Compositions

by Charles Postlewate - Music - 2001 - 96 pages - Limited preview

Title on compact disc: Homage to Villa-Lobos : guitar music for five fingers.

Classic Giltrap

by Gordon Giltrap, Raymond Burley - Music - 2006 - 15 pages - Limited preview

In this collection, classical guitar master, Raymond Burley has taken some of Gordons most attractive pieces and arranged them for the classical guitar.

Favorite Hymns for Classical Guitar

by Joseph Castle - Music - 1993 - 31 pages - Limited preview

Twenty easy solos on hymn favorites. Easy to read and play, these selections are excellent for the beginning guitarist.

The Musician's Hand: A Clinical Guide

by Ian Winspur, C. B. Wynn Parry - Medical - 1998 - 240 pages - Limited preview

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.

Classical Guitarists: Conversations

by Jim Tosone - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 199 pages - Limited preview

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.

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Transcriptions for Classical Guitar

by Clyde Witmyer - Music - 2001 - 88 pages - Limited preview

"This collection of 55 transcriptions brings pieces from the early to early-intermediate piano repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century to the classicalguitar."

Classical Guitar Playing: Grade Seven (LCM)

by Tony Skinner, Raymond Burley - Music - 2002 - 32 pages - Limited preview

This is part of a progressive series of ten handbooks, primarily intended for candidates taking the London College of Music examinations in classical guitar playing.

Learning the Classic Guitar

by Aaron Shearer - Guitar - 1991 - Limited preview

The Classical Guitar: A Complete History

by John Morrish, Tony Bacon - Music - 2002 - 132 pages - Limited preview

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...

Santiago de Murcia's Códice Saldívar no. 4: a treasury of secular guitar ...

by Santiago de Murcia, Gabriel Saldívar, Craig H. Russell - Dance music - 1995 - Limited preview

Baroque Music for Acoustic Guitar

by Stephen Siktberg - Music - 2000 - Limited preview

Each piece in standard notation and tablature.