By Richard Metzger. For Guitar (Classical). Early Music/Renaissance. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1042348 By Sixteenth Century Music. By Luiz de Narvaez. Arranged by Paul Adrian Moldez. Classical,Renaissance. Individual part. 4 pages. Paul Adrian Moldez #647149. Published by Paul Adrian Moldez (A0.1042348). Guardame Las Vacas (Tend My Cows) was originally written for Vihuela by Luis de Narvaez. (1500 - 1555). It was one of the popular songs included in the sets of diferencias (Variations) written by Luis de Narvaez. and also, It is part of Luis's collection of tablatures Los seys libros del Delphin de música de cifra para tañer vihuela published at Valladolid in 1538. The Collection includes a huge number of instrumental fantasias, Romances, Villancicos, and diferencias.

Solo Guitar - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.948979 Composed by Anonymous. Arranged by Bisdré Santos. Classical,Folk,Instructional,Renaissance,Standards. Individual part. 3 pages. Soul - Musical Creations #6362589. Published by Soul - Musical Creations (A0.948979). This piece (originally intitled) was transcribed by Oscar Chilesotti from a Sixteenth-century manuscript lute book. It is chosen here as a straightforward example of a common style of piece which was purely instrumental and unrelated to dance forms. The aim of the player is to bring out the contrapuntual (multiline) quality of the piece bycarefully sustaining tied and held notes for their value. It is important to recognize the original tune as it reoccurs in other voices. The Fantasia seems to sound well at a stately.

Solo Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028891 Composed by Scott A. Niebauer. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 7 pages. Ponticello Music #4364608. Published by Ponticello Music (A0.1028891). A suite of short pieces for solo guitar intended to capture a unique yet popular idiosyncratic sound. Some of these are new works, some have been re-worked from older ideas. They all incorporate the idea of popular rock style guitar music being combined with standard classical guitar technique and notation.Andante Tremolo creates an eerie yet nostalgic mood with a sixteenth note tremolo figure at the beginning that bursts into a middle section utilizing pull offs to open strings and a more rapid tremolo. It features a descending melodic figure that leads to nowhere... Anniversary Theme is a half-remembered hum-along melody at the end of the formal celebration when the chairs are being put away but the decorations are still up. It uses simple harmonies that don't really make sense but just follow that same half-forgotten melody, cadencing here and there when they feel like it. Cloudburst Arpeggio focuses on the chime-like campanella effect produced by a descending slur pulled-off to an open string, and then hammering it back on again. It begins with a straight-ahead arpeggio pattern going through a standard chord change, and then jumps off the edge of the cliff into other areas...Mobile is a perpetual motion machine that rocks its way into an Arabic sounding riff in the middle. The low D tuning allows utilization of a drone on the high open D string that produces interesting sonic effects allowing for unique sounds to pull off to open strings. 

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1170232 Composed by Doug Smith. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional,Jazz. Individual part. 5 pages. Doug Smith Guitar Studio #770597. Published by Doug Smith Guitar Studio (A0.1170232). Estudio Simple is played in the 1st through 5th positions. Techniques include arpeggios, full barre chords, slurs with left hand fingers, sixteenth note scale runs and dynamics. The music is in the keys of F major and D minor.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1168426 Composed by Doug Smith. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Jazz. Individual part. 6 pages. Doug Smith Guitar Studio #768525. Published by Doug Smith Guitar Studio (A0.1168426). Fantasy in Miniature uses notes in the 1st through 5th Positions. The music begins with sixteenth note scale runs and then moves on to an interesting pattern using arpeggios with chords over multiple frets that results in a colorful flow of harmony. There are slurs with left hand fingers and dynamic contrasts that lead to an unusual ending chord that is strummed with power.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1202604 Composed by Ivan Lyran. 21st Century,Chamber,Classical,Contemporary. Individual part. 8 pages. IVAN LYRAN #801364. Published by IVAN LYRAN (A0.1202604). Amigo do peito (Friend of the chest) is a declared tribute by the composer to the guitar, his friend and faithful companion in many good and bad moments of adolescence. The piece is characterized by a mixture of rhythm and lyricism well distributed among the movements. The first of them Guitar companion uses a rhythmic motif in sixteenth and eighth notes combined with ripped lines in most of the movement, in addition to our most famous rhythm, samba. In part B, we find a slightly more lyrical melody that develops until the initial rhythmic theme is resumed. The second movement Interlúdio has a more romantic character, well singable, a simple and succinct melody that conveys a feeling of nostalgia. The third movement is an Etude in E minor, the initial idea came about as an exercise for the index and middle fingers making a downward movement from the first to the sixth string in an E minor chord.

Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1168172 Composed by Doug Smith. 20th Century,Classical,Country,Instructional. Individual part. 5 pages. Doug Smith Guitar Studio #768523. Published by Doug Smith Guitar Studio (A0.1168172). A Touch of Country is played in the 1st through 5th Positions. Guitar techniques include free stroke arpeggios, harmonics, slurs with left hand fingers, sixteenth note scale runs and glissandos to be performed in a light country style.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1168887 Composed by Doug Smith. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Instructional,Jazz. Individual part. 5 pages. Doug Smith Guitar Studio #769224. Published by Doug Smith Guitar Studio (A0.1168887). Melody in F uses notes in the 1st through 5th positions. There are sixteenth note scale runs interspersed between arpeggios, slurs with left hand fingers and the tasteful use of dynamics and lightly strummed chords with a jazz touch and feel.