SKU: A0.576778

Arrangement for 2 melody instruments and guitar of the German folk song Im Märzen der Bauer, which tells of the life of the farmer throughout the various seasons. For each verse I modulate to a different key, swap the tune over to the other melody instrument and change the countermelody. I have also made a version with a more florid accompaniment on piano. The sound sample is an electronic preview. The pdf file contains the score and parts.

SKU: A0.576780

Arrangement for 2 melody instruments and guitar of the German folk song Im Märzen der Bauer, which tells of the life of the farmer throughout the various seasons. For each verse I modulate to a different key, swap the tune over to the other melody instrument and change the countermelody. I have also made a version with a more florid accompaniment on piano. The sound sample is an electronic preview. The pdf file contains the score and parts.

SKU: A0.576037

Fernando Sor's Study in D lends itself as an accompaniment for an added tune to be played on various melody instruments. The pdf file contains the score and parts The sound sample is an electronic preview. Versions are available for: alto saxophone violin viola recorder flute.

SKU: M0.31076MEB

ISBN 9781513477718. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Following the model established by Bach and Chopin, George Gershwin (1898 – 1937) originally planned to write 24 modern preludes for piano, one in each major and relative minor key. The collection was to be called The Melting Pot as it combined cross-cultural elements of classical, popular, jazz, and blues styles. Already established as a composer of popular songs, Broadway musicals, and masterpieces like Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F, Gershwin’s frenetic musical activities and an early death intervened, and for various reasons—only three of the completed 5-7 preludes were published in 1927. By omission and circumstance, these three compositions have endured the test of time as Gershwin’s Three Preludes.
 
This book presents idiomatic flute/guitar arrangements of Gershwin’s iconic Three Preludes. The original keys of the preludes were altered to accommodate drop-D guitar tuning and highlight the strengths and tessituras of the two instruments. The music is written in standard notation only and presented in guitar and flute scores, guitar accompaniment with extensive suggested fingering, and a pull-out flute solo part with guitar cues. Includes access to an outstanding online audio recording by The Cypress Duo, featuring flutist Amanda Hoke and author/guitarist Justin Hoke.
 
Audiences are going to love hearing these preludes rendered by the flute and guitar, particularly “Prelude II”, in Gershwin’s words, “a sort of blues lullaby” that is familiar to many musicians and listeners alike.

SKU: A0.1173666

Guinnevere is a song written by David Crosby in 1968. The song is notable for its serene yet pointed melody and its unique lyrics, which compare Queen Guinevere to the object of the singer's affection, referred to as mi'lady. In a Rolling Stone interview, Crosby remarked: That is a very unusual song, it's in a very strange tuning (EBDGAD) with strange time signatures. I have arranged the song in standard tuning as re-tuning your guitar can be very time consuming. In order to do this successfully I have made some changes to the original accompaniment, nothing drastic and the feel of the guitar part is still the same. The version for trio (guitar and two flutes) is taken from the various live performances and has an extended structure compared to the original song. The harmony has a deliberate mediaeval feel to it in keeping with the atmosphere of the song. You could use any two instruments for this, on the recording I made of this arrangement  for the album The Great Music Of Crosby Stills Nash And Young (2021) I used guitars for everything.