Product Number:
30989EB
Format:
eBook
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Notation Type:
Standard Notation
Pages:
152
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-5134-5592-3
ISBN13:
978-15134-5592-1
Series:
Classical Guitar Tunes
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
1/14/2021
In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 small sonatas or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava. While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 - 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students.
In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then, as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest— exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists.
Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate— plus three more composers in a similar vein— promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels.
Leonhard von Call
- Leichte Sonate
Matteo Carcassi
- Trois Sonatines, op. 1
Ferdinando Carulli
- Trois Sonatines, op. 7
Mauro Giuliani
- Tre Sonatine, op. 71
- Trois Sonates brillantes, op. 96
Francesco Molino
- Trois Sonates, op. 6
Antonio Nava
- Le Stagioni dell’Anno
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