Par CARLSON ANDREW. Violonistes classiques peuvent aider à perpétuer les traditions historiques de la musique de violon américain, mais cela exige une compréhension claire de la performance. A Guide to American Fiddling expose les étudiants sérieux du violon aux nuances techniques du violon traditionnel de l\'Old Time. Dans ce livre, violoniste/fiddler Andrew Carlson fournit une analyse technique …

Par AL PETTEWAY. Whispering Stones won the award for 'Best Recording' from the Washington Area Music Association and has continued to be a favorite with fans of fingerstyle guitar music throughout the world. The book features Celtic-inspired original and traditional tunes performed on solo acoustic guitar with the occasional addition of flute, mandolin, cello, piano, or bells. The tunes appear in …

A proven source of graded duets for both the student and teacher of brass and woodwind instruments. Each volume contains works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, folk songs and traditional tunes, and a selection of original compositions by Keith Snell in a variety of styles. A useful source of repertoire. Contains: Adagio (Mozart) * Allegretto (Haydn) * Bouree (Telemann) * Conc…

\'A Cry against Facism\'. Par DE MEIJ JOHAN. The Painted Bird, the controversial novel by Jerzy Kosinski (1933-1991), tells the story of a Jewish boy during World War II. For his safety, the child was sent to the Polish countryside by his parents. The title refers to a barbaric tradition among Polish farmers. The wings of a captured bird were painted in bright colors, after which the animal was re…

of Guitar Solos. Par LAURINDO ALMEIDA. Laurindo Almeida (1917-1995) belongs to an elite group of Brazilian/American guitarists, who by composing important works for the guitar reinstated the instrument in his native country as worthy of serious musical study. Stylistically, his compositions synthesize his classical background, Afro-Brazilian rhythms, traditional Brazilian music, and American jazz.…

Par HANWAY TOM. An important anthology of Irish and Celtic solos for the 5-string banjo featuring a comprehensive, scholarly treatise on the history, techniques, and etiquette of playing the banjo in the Celtic tradition. Includes segments on tuning, pick preferences, and tablature reading followed by 101 jigs, slides, polkas, slip jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, O'Carolan tunes, plus a speci…

Par DUNCAN CRAIG. This book presents a general survey of American fiddling. The author's intent is to teach the basics of fiddling by beginning with essential bowings and fingerings, and progressing from simple to more complex renditions of tunes. As fiddling is an aural tradition and fiddlers from different parts of the country play a given tune in many ways, tunes included in this book are offer…

John Fahey est véritablement un original et distinctif voix dans le monde musical, vénéré par des artistes et des interprètes du monde sur pour ses compositions inhabituelles et la pollinisation croisée des genres. Sa carrière a tiré influence de Country Blues, de la musique old-time, de ragas indiens, la tradition classique européenne et des tonalités grégorien. Il a formé une école vaguement déf…