Classical Guitar Music In Print is an indispensable reference guide to guitar music. Teachers, students and performers will benefit from using Classical Guitar Music In Print by searching for familiar works or editions, or by browsing the repertoire for additional editions and unfamiliar works.
The 431 page hardback volume contains comprehensive listings of over 8,000 published editions, and is edited by Mijndert Jape, a well-known lutenist, guitarist and musicologist of the Netherlands.
The bulk of the book lists music for guitar solo, small groups and school ensembles/orchestras. The editions are listed by categories (studies, collections) and by period:
Each entry includes Composer, Title and Publisher. Works included in a collected edition are also included. Another feature of Classical Guitar Music In Print is the inclusion of a graded scale of difficulty level for many works, as the editor was allowed the opportunity to examine scores. This grading system is handy for guitarists searching for appropriate recital music or teachers who recommend music for students.
Classical Guitar Music In Print contains special chapters on the music of Tarrega and J.S. Bach, which includes more than 300 examples and detailed commentary. A systematic order was developed to find the most authentic editions of Tarrega's works (the Tarrega Index=TI). The Preludes, Studies and Technical Exercises have been numbered by the author and their incipits illustrated; further detail and commentary on these pieces follows, as well as an index of editions containing Tarrega's works.
The chapter devoted to J.S. Bach lists and illustrates the incipits for works that that have been arranged for guitar. These incipits are taken from the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis of Wolfgang Schmieder, and cataloged according to original instrumentation (compositions for lute, unaccompanied violin, unaccompanied violoncello, flute, keyboard, etc.). BWV numbers are included, as are the original keys. In the case of suites, the incipit of each movement of the suite is listed. Details and commentary on each of these works follows, and the Bach chapter concludes with an index of editions of Bach's music arranged for guitar.
A Composer/Title index refers the user to the chapter of the book which contains that entry. Every work or composer listed throughout the book can be found within this index - an especially useful tool if the genre of the composer is not known.
Classical Guitar Music In Print
ISBN 0-88478-025-2
Price: $110.00
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