19TH CENTURY PIECES BY SPANISH MASTERS  HL 50056790

Guitar Collection
Series: Guitar Collection 
Publisher: Ricordi
Editor: June Yakely
12 pages

20 SOUTH AMERICAN MELODIES  HL 48016372

Contents: De Blanca Tierra • Rio de Avenida • Coraçaó Triste • De Aquel Cerro Verde • La Luz del Sol • La Tejedora de Nanduti • Wetata • Tierra del Maté • En Sumag Palacio • Amores Hallaras • Cocherito • Urubamba • Nesta Rua • La Aurora • A Casinha Pequenina • Hace Tutu • Cancion • Rio, Rio • Bailando El Gato • Te Damos Gracias.

AIRTO & FLORA PURIM - THE LATIN JAZZ ALL-STARS - DVD  HL 00320658

Series: DVD
Publisher: VIEW Video
Medium: DVD
When the sizzling sounds of Brazil entered the mainstream of American jazz & rock in the '60s, Airto Moriera, the world's foremost percussionist, became the leader of this innovative movement. Airto is joined by his wife, Flora Purim, whose six-octave vocal range creates one of the most unique voices in modern jazz. Recorded live from the Queen Mary Jazz Festival, experience the sights & sounds of Latin Jazz. 60 minutes.

Alberto Vélez Flamenco Guitar Memories  MB LCD0012

Memoria de la guitarra flamenca
This contains eight of his works for Flamenco Guitar, written and fingered by Oscar Herrero. It includes documentation on the professional life of Alberto Vélez, who was an all-round guitarist, who stood out for his musical knowledge. He played with all the big names, Ramón Montoya, Niño Ricardo and Mario Escudero. He accompanied Vallejo, Cepero, Marchena, El Gloria, Fosforito, Tomás Pavón, Valderrama, Canalejas and others while they sang. Includes CD.

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM FOR FINGERSTYLE GUITAR  HL 00699139

Series: Finger Style Guitar
TAB
Fingerstyle arrangements of ten of his best: Agua De Beber (Water to Drink) • The Girl from Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema) • How Insensitive (Insensatez) • If You Never Come to Me • Meditation (Meditacao) • O Morro Nao Tem Vez (Favela) • One Note Samba (Samba De Uma Nota So) • Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) • Slightly out of Tune (Desafinado) • Wave.

ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM FOR SOLO GUITAR   HL 00698986

Series: Finger Style Guitar
TAB
Chord melody arrangements for 16 songs, including: How Insensitive • Once I Loved • Girl From Ipanema • Desafinado • One Note Samba • and more. Includes performance notes and an introduction by Fred Sokolow.

Antonio Jiménez Manjón: Leyenda, Aire Vasco   MB ECH430

Chanterelle is proud to present the first modern edition of two charming works by the virtuoso Spanish guitar composer Antonio J. Manjon, a contemporary of Francisco Tarrega. These fine and unusual late Romantic pieces are a valuable and welcome addition to the guitar repertoire and are certain to find a lasting place in concert and recording programs.

AUTHENTIC BRAZILIAN BOSSA NOVA GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS   HL 00123485

Series: Guitar Solo
20 solos from Bossa Nova greats Antonio Carlos Jobim, Laurindo Almeida, Joao Gilberto and Luiz Bonfa. Includes: Corcovado • The Girl from Ipanema • Insensatez • Journey to Recife • One Note Samba • Sambalero • Tristeza Em Mim • and more.

Beppe Gambetta - Flatpicking Guitar Artistry - DVD  MB 97347DVD

For years, Italian flatipicking guitar sensation Beppe Gambetta has been thrilling audiences throughout the US and Europe with his incredible, high energy pyrotechnics. On this Mel Bay Artist Series video, Beppe plays nine virtuoso guitar solos including his special rendition of bluegrass favorites: East Virgina Blues; Snow Dear; Spanish Two-Step; and Country Boy Rock & Roll. This intimate performance video also features brilliant solo guitar performances of Beppe's own compositions: On the Road with Mama; Family Whistle; Tarantexas; and A Night In Frontenac. As a special bonus, Beppe and his partner in the Seranata Duo, award-winning mandolinist, Carlo Aonzo perform exquistie duet arrangements of Italian favorites, Giuseppina and Margaritin.  Advanced level.

BEST LATIN SONGS   HL 00699132

Fingerstyle Guitar. Tab
17 great songs arranged for fingerstyle guitar: Bésame Mucho • Frenesí • The Girl from Ipanema • Granada • How Insensitive • Inolvidable • Malagueña • Perfidia • Summer Samba (So Nice) • Tico Tico • What a Diff'rence a Day Made • You Belong to My Heart • more.

Classic Guitar Artistry - DVD  MB 98407DVD

performed by Denis Azabagic

In this 50 minute performance DVD, Denis Azabagic performs compositions representative of the guitar repertoire from the days of its predecessor, the Spanish vihuela, to the present. Azabagic is one of the most compelliing classical guitarists on the international concert circuit today. He performs concerts around the globe, maintaining a balance between his solo recitals, chamber music with the Cavatina Duo, and engagements as a soloist with orchestras.

Contents:Cancion Del Emperador   Luis De Narvaez
Diferencias Sobre 'Guardame Las Vacas'   Luis De Narvaez
La Catedral   Agustin Barrios Mangore
Partita For Flute   J.S. Bach Trans. By Denis Azabagic
Una Limosna Por El Amor De Dios   Agustin Barrios Mangore
Variations On A Theme By Mozart, Op 9   Agustin Barrios Mangore
Whirler Of The Dance   Carlos Rafael Rivera

Classic Guitar in Tablature, Volume 1  MB 94098

A General Anthology -from 1500 to 1900 . By Dennis Franco
Many guitarists contend that tablature is easier to read than standard notation. This book offers progressively more difficult selections from the classic guitar repertoire in both formats featuring introductory remarks in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese. Composers include: Aguado, Bach, Dowland, Milan, Nervaez, Purcell, Sor, Tarrega, and others.

Classical Guitar Performance - DVD  MB DYDV1

by Carlos Bonell

 In this fully interactive DVD, one of the world’s leading classical guitarists, Carlos Bonell, performs 1 hour of the most recognized and loved pieces from the classical guitar repertoire. Pieces include "Lagrima", "Lute Suite in E Minor BWV996", "Recuerdos de la Alhambra", and more. Interactive menus allow you to view the performance by choosing to watch right hand or left hand in addition to the main footage, which allows a close-up perspective of the techniques employed! Carlos also gives a unique insight into his approach towards interpretation and performance of the pieces in both English and Spanish, as well as some advice on the techniques required to play each piece.


Contents:Adelita (Mazurka)   Francisco Tarrega
  Asturias   Isaac Albeniz
  Canarios   Gaspar Sanz
  Capricho Arabe   Francisco Tarrega
  Espanoleta   Gaspar Sanz
  Granada   Isaac Albeniz
  Intro. & Variations on a theme from Mozart's "The Magic Flute", Op. 9   Fernando Sor
  Lagrima (Prelude)   Francisco Tarrega
  Lute Suite in E Minor BWV996   J. S. Bach
  Maria (Gavotte)   Francisco Tarrega
  Recuerdos de la Alhambra   Francisco Tarrega
  Spanish Romance "Jeux Interdits" 

CONCERT SPANISH MASTERPIECES FOR GUITAR  HL 00699735

Series: Guitar Collection
Softcover with CD - TAB
20 Spanish standards arranged in notes and tab for the advanced classical guitarist. Highlights include: Asturius • Sevilla (Albeniz) • La Maja de Goya Spanish Dance #5 (Granados) • Capricho Arabe • Malaguena (Tarrega) • Fantasia (Mudarra). The CD includes recordings of Paul Henry playing each piece.

Conjunto Bajo Sexto - DVD  MB 95585DVD

By Joe Torres
Tejano, Tex-Mex, or conjunto...it goes by many names, but Texas-born Spanish music is one of the fastest growing music styles in the country. Joe Torres' family has played this music for three generations and now he teaches you to play the bajo sexto, the bass guitar-like rhythmic conerstone of the Tex-Mex music. Guitarists looking for the "bajo sound" can use this DVD too! (35-minutes) In SPANISH and ENGLISH. Beginning Level.

Country Blues Guitar in Open Tunings - DVD  MB GW969DVD

by Stefan Grossman
Open tunings have always been an integral part of the Country Blues Guitar tradition. In this approach the guitar is tuned to a full chord. Most blues players began playing the guitar in an open tuning as it made playing much easier yet gave the guitar a much stronger and richer sound. For a minimum of effort you can produce a maximum of sound, rhythm and music.

The most popular Country Blues tunings were the Open G tuning, also called Spanish tuning and the Open D tuning, also called Vestapol tuning. Also used by a few Delta guitarists such as Skip James and Bukka White was the Crossnote tuning where your guitar is tuned to an Open Em chord. In this lesson we will explore all three tunings with seven exciting fingerstyle blues arrangements. Also discussed are Delta blues ideas in Open G tuning as well as applying bottleneck techniques in an open tuning setting.

Each tune is taught phrase by phrase and the played slowly on a split-screen. A detailed tab/music booklet is included.

Tunes include: Open D Tuning: Vestapol, John Henry, If You Don't Want Me • Open G Tuning: Working On The New Railroad, Special Rider Blues • Crossnote Tuning: Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues and I'm So Glad.

CUBAN LANDSCAPE WITH RUMBA  HL 50480866

Guitar Ensemble
Series: Fretted
Publisher: Ricordi
Composer: Léo Brouwer


Written for 4 guitars.

Effortless Guitar: Essential Acoustic Textures - DVD  MB RDR0136

by Richard Smith
Expand your playing into the more exotic personalities of the acoustic guitar! This superb DVD provides an easy-to-learn method for learning Caribbean, South American and Spanish styles that can work well in all musical situations, from rock and pop to blues and bossa nova. Learn about: authentic flamenco techniques; rasgueado and golpe techniques; innovative plucking and strumming; the samba style; rhumba; reggae; bossa nova and recommended guitars and strings. Intermediate - Advanced Level.

EXPLOSIÓN LATINA DE LA GUITARRA ROCK  HL 00690537

Latin Rock Guitar Explosion
Series: Guitar Recorded Version Mixed
TAB
This hot collection features note-for-note tab transcriptions for 14 of today's biggest Latin hits by bands such as Maná, Jaguares, Puya, Santana and others. Includes: Como Dueles En Los Labios • Como Tú • Corazón Espinado • Detrás De Los Cerros • Dime Jaguar • El Secreto • El Último Planeta • Hechicera • Oasis • Ride • Sal Pa'Fuera • Se Me Olvido Otra Vez • Smooth • Socialize.

Five-Finger Technique for the Right-Hand   MB 20962DVD

DVD

This two-hour DVD is a presentation of the 19-year project by Charles Postlewate on extending right hand technique for guitar to include the little finger. PART I presents this technique in actual repertoire, including standard guitar repertoire (by Barrios, Sor, Torroba and Villa-Lobos), new arrangements & transcriptions and original compositions. It features complete performances of twelve pieces recorded on Postlewate's Homage to Villa-Lobos CD (Prism 9904, Mel Bay MB98711CD) and published by Mel Bay Publications in the book by the same name (MB98711). Each performance is introduced by Postlewate with explanations and demonstrations of how and where the little finger is used in the execution of scales, chords, arpeggios, tremolos and harmonics, with close-up shots of the right hand.

PART II explains the training of the right hand in a five-finger technique, with demonstrations of the above techniques using sample studies from the different chapters of his book, Right-Hand Studies for Five Fingers (MB98710). As in PART I, close-up shots show the viewer precisely how to position the right hand and move the fingers for each study or set of studies. Each set of studies uses a special progression up and down the fingerboard and, like the book, this video demonstrates how to make chromatic variations of these progressions to increase the interest. At the end of PART II Postlewate demonstrates how the guitarist can develop similar studies to fit specific right-hand problems not covered in this book and video.

The video ends with an ENCORE interview of five questions and answers with Charles Postlewate to give some background information on this historic project.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - SPANISH
En este DVD de dos horas, Charles Postlewate presenta su proyecto de diecinueve años extendiendo la técnica de la mano derecha de la guitarra para incluir el dedo meñique. La PRIMERA PARTE presenta el uso de esta técnica en el repertorio, incluyendo el repertorio tradicional de la guitarra (por Barrios, Sor, Torroba y Villa-Lobos), nuevos arreglos y transcripciones, y composiciones originales. Se presentan interpretaciones completas de doce piezas grabadas en el CD de Postlewate Homenaje a Villa-Lobos (Prism 9904, Mel Bay MB98711CD) y publicadas por Mel Bay Publications en el libro bajo el mismo título (MB98711). Cada interpretación es presentada por Postlewate con explicaciones y demostraciones de cómo y dónde se usa el meñique en las escalas, los acordes, los arpegios, los trémolos y los armónicos, mostrando la mano derecha en un primer plano.

La SEGUNDA PARTE explica el entrenamiento de la mano derecha en una técnica de cinco dedos, con demostraciones de las técnicas mencionadas anteriormente usando como ejemplos estudios sacados de los diferentes capítulos del libro, Estudios para los cinco dedos de la mano derecha (MB98710). Como en la PRIMERA PARTE, enfocando de cerca la mano derecha se muestra su ubicación exacta y el movimiento de los dedos para cada estudio o grupo de estudios. Cada grupo de estudios usa progresiones especiales ascendiendo y descendiendo por el diapason y, como el libro, este vídeo muestra cómo crear variaciones cromáticas de estas progresiones para aumentar el interés. Al final de la SEGUNDA PARTE Postlewate muestra como el guitarrista puede desarrollar estudios similares para problemas específicos de la mano derecha no discutidos en este vídeo y libro.

Este vídeo termina con una entrevista (ENCORE) compuesta por cinco preguntas y respuestas con Charles Postlewate para dar un trasfondo a este proyecto histórico.