The Student Repertoire Series for Guitar, vol. 1: A Graded Anthology of Guitar Works

Colección de repertorio para estudiantes de guitarra, vol. 1 = The Student Repertoire Series for Guitar, vol. 1.

Selected, transcribed, arranged, recorded by:
Lawrence Ferrara.

The level of popularity the guitar receives today leads many to explore it as a solo instrument. With many excellent guitar methods available today, the need for more and varied repertoire is great.

These 39 pieces offer the guitarist a colorful array of preludes, etudes, historical pieces, folk music and standard guitar repertoire. This book and recording, emphasizing complete solos progressing from easy to more difficult, offers a unique guide in your development as a guitarist. The glossary and study notes for each piece cover many elements of guitar technique, expression, musicality, musicianship and history.

Ranging over five historical periods, these graded works are musically exciting, valuable in developing technique, fun to perform, and systematic to learn. The music and recording can be used as a supplement to any approach to learning the guitar.

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Acknowledgements
Study notes

Music. Level one
-Ode to Joy, from Symphony No. 9, op. 25 (L. v. Beethoven)
-Minuet (J. Krieger)
-Bourrée (J. Krieger)
-La bourrée (M. Praetorius)
-Greensleeves (English traditional)

Music. Level two
-Bagatelle, op. 68 (R. Schumann)
-Country Dance (F. Carulli)
-Etude, op. 60, No. 1 (F. Sor)
-Tell Me, Daphne (W. Byrd)
-Hungarian Dance (anonymous)
-Allá en la fuente (Mexican traditional)
-Lavenders Blu (English traditional)
-Waltz, op. 27 (F. Carulli)
-Romance Etude (Spanish traditional)
-Prelude op. 114, No. 4 (F. Carulli)
-Etude op. 6, No. 19 (D. Aguado)
-Lullaby (Chinese traditional)
-Lullaby [with basses] (Chinese traditional)
-Sakura (Japanese traditional)
-Sakura [with basses] (Japanese traditional)
-Two Guitars (Russian traditional)
-Naranja dulce (Mexican traditional)

Music. Level three
-From the New World, from Symphony No. 9, op. 95 (A. Dvorák)
-La firolera (Mexican traditional)
-American Medley (American traditional)
-Irish dance (anonymous)
-Greensleeves [harmonized version] (English traditional)
-Sumer Is Icumen In (anonymous)
-Packington's Pound (anonymous)
-Andante grazioso, from Sonata in A major, K331 (W. A. Mozart)
-Minuet [polyphonic version] (J. Krieger)
-Bourrée [polyphonic version] (J. Krieger)
-Allegro, op. 15, No. 13 (M. Giuliani)
-Etude, op. 6, No. 15 (D. Aguado)

Music. Level four
-Study in E minor (F. Tárrega)
-Etude, op. 60, No. 3 (M. Carcassi)
-Romance (Spanish traditional)
-Lágrima (F. Tárrega)
-El Vito (Spanish traditional)

Music. Optional second parts
-Ode to Joy, from Symphony No. 9, op. 25 (L. v. Beethoven)
-Bagatelle, op. 68 (R. Schumann)
-Romance (Spanish traditional)

Glossary
Guitar symbols
Musical signs and abbreviations
Table of contents, historical
Table of contents by composer
Biography (Lawrence Ferrara)