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SKU: A0.899137

Composed by Giulio Regondi. Arranged by Rod Whittle. Romantic Period. Individual part. 4 pages. Maggie Creek Music #4349081. Published by Maggie Creek Music (A0.899137).

for solo classical guitar (tremolo)   4 pp  (7 min.)

GIULIO REGONDI  (1823 - 72)

Regondi was born in Switzerland, but lived in France and, mostly, the United Kingdom. He was a child prodigy of the guitar, with Fenando Sor dedicating a piece to him when he was just nine. He composed for the guitar and also the concertina. His works for solo guitar comprise etudes, a set of variations and some larger compositions.

The tremolo section of the Nocturne (op.19) - subtitled 'Reverie' – must be some of the most wonderful music written for tremolo guitar. In the Nocturne it is split between sections of different style and content, but its effectiveness as a piece is fully satisfied without these interspersed parts, nice as they are, and its persuasive theme quite naturally repeats to end with a superb coda (which also finishes the actual Nocturne).

The original score has no dynamics except for the end, and I have not added any. However, the piece is impossible to play without inferring some loudness, tempo and accentuation changes. There is that Romantic period element to it. I have added fingering. I like to settle into a barre position where possible – it often lets the bass accompaniment ring through (e.g. the D in the first few bars) and simplifies the playing. But it hardly needs saying that fingering, helpful if it is good, is a kind of curse if it is bad or just wrong, and it is never mandatory.

It is always instructive with tremolo pieces to first play some of the top line (e.g. of the first few bars) without tremolo to properly reveal its melody. The style needs plenty of practice to achieve fidelity to this musical meaning; that is always the aim. Then listen carefully as the lower part is added. The bass is very important, as mentioned, but the harmonies of the broken chords are vital too. The Nocturne is brilliant counterpoint.

Solo Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1349379

Composed by Ennio Morricone and Tommie Connor. Arranged by Alexander Elliott Miller. 20th Century,Classical,Film/TV,Folk. Individual part. 7 pages. Alexander Elliott Miller #934131. Published by Alexander Elliott Miller (A0.1349379).

This is a solo, chord-melody guitar version of Ennio Morricone and Tommie Connor's Storia Di Un Soldato (featured in 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly'), including sheet music and TAB.

Solo Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1042158

Composed by Geoffrey Zanelli, Hans Zimmer, and Klaus Badelt. Arranged by Paul Adrian Moldez. Celtic,Classical,Contemporary,Film/TV,Irish. Individual part. 7 pages. Paul Adrian Moldez #646961. Published by Paul Adrian Moldez (A0.1042158).

He's a Pirate is a musical theme written by Klaus Badelt for the Pirates of the Caribbean films (Series of adventure films about Pirates, arguably the best of its kind). He's a Pirate is featured at the end of each film and it's the first theme that you'll hear as soon as the credits roll. It takes its name from an interesting line in the film referring to Jack Sparrow He's a pirate!, exclaimed by Weatherby Swan, to which William Turner replies with And a good man!.

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.