Lathkill Music Editions
- Solo Guitar
- Sylvie Bodorova
- Gypsy Ballad (Sostar Mange)
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This is another work in the Eleftheria Kotzia Series and the piece was inspired by the gypsies who live in the locality of Prague. The work was originally commissioned by the Argentinian guitarist Maria Isobel Siewers who recorded in on the CD 'Amigos'.
"...there is so much here to enjoy that I would recommend this to any guitarist who has the need to add some excitement into their repertory." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
8.95 Grade 8 LMP117 - Alberto Rojo
- Tres Piezas
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What CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE said about Alberto Rojo's EPSA cd release titled "De Visita":
From the first few bars of the opening composition, PARITA one is immediately captivated by the beauty of the piece and this certainly whets the appetite for what is to come in the rest of the programme, a programme which certainly lives up to this initial standard.
Grade 6-7
Rojo’s music displays a vast range of emotions – from the melancholy and morose through to exhilaration and excitement. All three of these exquisite pieces in this album are taken from the "De Visita" CD. Titles are: PARITA, PUNTO APARTE and DE VISITA.
6.95
LMP068 - Claudio Decorti
- Five Pieces for Classical Guitar
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Five excellent pieces - lyrical and imaginative - ideal for recitals.
Titles are: Valzer; Sonatina; Adagio; Reverie; La Fontanella.
Grades 6-7
6.50
LMP037 - Le Temps Qui Passe
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This is Claudio Decorti at his most lyrical - a beautiful waltz with a lush melody making for an excellent concert item.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP078 - Magik
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A tuneful composition with a slightly supernatural slant and a touch of humour too!
Good concert material. The work is dedicated to Steve Marsh.
Grade 6-7
6.50
LMP056 - Pervinca
- This edition includes eight substantial pieces by one of the best tunesmiths of Italy. A small suite could easily be made from linking together several of the works. 8.95 Grades 5-7 LMP114
- Tale
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TALE is an emotionally moving, very beautiful concert item from this talented composer. A sure-fire audience pleaser.
"An attractive piece written in a straightforward idiom by the Milan based guitarist Claudio Decorti. This music possesses a delightful sense of naivety and is unshamed schmaltz ... great fun to play." -CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade 6
6.50
LMP040 - Terpsichore
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Another lovely collection of very tuneful and skilfully written pieces by this Italian tunesmith.
Grades 4-6
7.95
LMP124 - Chris Dumigan
- Jessica
This very lyrical and emotional composition was named after the composer's eldest daughter and was written in its' original solo guitar form in 1995. Five years later Chris Dumigan decided to re-write it for guitar duet. Both versions are included in this edition. Shuko Shibata gave the first performance of the solo version in Manchester on 30th April, 1998 whilst the duet version was given its' premiere in Brighton in 2001 by Paul Gregory and Alison Parratt. Separate parts are supplied for both players in the duet version.
"Utterly charming to play or listen to." - Classical Guitar Magazine
class="quote">"Sweet but not saccharine, this would make a most pleasant encore selection for a guitar duo." - GFA Soundboard Magazine
Grade 6
12 pages6.95
LMP105- Chris Dumigan (arranger)
- Petite Suite Aleksandr Porfiryevich Borodin
This work, orginally written for the piano, consists of seven movements and has been arranged for other combinations of instruments in the past. However, this edition appears to be the first time this Borodin composition has been arranged for two guitars, a surprising fact in view of its very appealing eastern style of harmony work, very typical of Borodin at his best, and also because it fits almost untouched onto two guitars with very little actual arranging needing to be done. This extended work with its' beguiling melodies and wonderful harmonies should prove popular to any moderately advanced guitar duos seeking a new and refreshing concert item.
Grade 6-7
24 pages7.95
LMP106- Ten Popular Songs
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Includes a CD of the album played by Paul Gregory Titles : Sealed With a Kiss; And I Love Her; Vincent; Scarlet Ribbons; Dream a Little Dream of Me; Killing Me Softly; Scarborough Fair; Let There Be Love; Londonderry Air and Skye Boat Song.
Paul Gregory writes: "At last! For all those classical guitarists who long to play the famous pop songs of the past - a worthy collection.
Suitable for any intermediate player to read through and take a trip down memory lane or for the more advanced to enjoy, perform or use as a basis for further improvisation ... Highly 'playable' polyphonic arrangements that are presented in an honest and reliable form.
The chosen keys allow the music to sound at its' very best on the classical guitar.""The arrangements are straight-forward, not over difficult, don't pander to the arranger's ego but just work to produce a lovely guitar version of these songs.
Grades 6-7
Put these on your birthday list, Christmas list, even your wedding list but make sure you get it!" - CLASSICAL GUITAR
14.95
LMP053 - Chris Dumigan (Transcriber)
- Barrios: The Arrangements
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This volume brings together for the first time in one
volume Chris Dumigan's transcriptions of all the currently
existing recordings that Barrios made of other composers
works whether they were originally written for guitar or not.
This currently consists of 14 different compositions, four
recorded twice in widely differing versions, for which reason
they are both included here. Composers represented include
Tarrega, Sor, Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Freire, Tolsa, Yradier,
Silva, Escalado, Dupuy, Tolsa and Lehar.
A must for all Barrios afficionados.
Grade 6-8
52 pages10.95
LMP107 - Alan Grundy
- Baroque Partita
- A suite of five movements inspired by the Baroque composer Guiseppe Bresianello composed by one of Dublins leading guitar teachers. 6.95 Grades 5-6 LMP112
- Antonio de Innocentis
- Twelve Scottish Airs
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Twelve beautiful traditional Scottish melodies expertly arranged by one of the finest guitarists in the world. All these pieces are featured on Innocentis' CD 'Return to Glenmore'.
Grade 6-8
7.95
LMP121 - Johannes Moller
- Breeze and Birdsong
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A composition inspired by the birdsong of Argentina and premiered by Johannes Moller in 2006 at the Purcell Room, London where it was programmed as 'Joy'.
Grade 8
7.95
LMP120 - Ennio Morricone
- Once Upon a Time in the West/Il Maestro e Margherita
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Two excellent arrangements for solo guitar from one of the film world's greatest composers. These beautiful compositions are almost certain to be sure-fire winners for both audiences and players alike. Ideal for concerts, restaurant work, students, etc.
Grade 6
7.50
LMP061 - Evangelos Boudounis
- Spring Songs for solo guitar
- These three pieces, dedicated to Eleftheria Kotzia, are in the form
of a suite and are based on three melodies by two Greek composers
Mikis Theodorakis and Nikos Antypas.
"Melodies by Mikis Theodorakis and Nikos Antypas are used here to produce a set of three pieces in a very accessible style requiring an upper grades technique. All three pieces share a similar episodic tendency, which may come from their origin as cadenzas in vocal settings of the songs. Tempo and meter change repeatedly and a fairly determined rhythmical drive would be required to keep them hanging together. Given such drive I am sure they would produce a very good effect. The last piece features some percussion on the instrument and an alternative ending should the player feel they want to share their singing as well as their playing." - Classical Guitar Magazine
"Une musique originale par sa melodie et par sa structure, qui malgre sa difficulte technique devrait interesser de nombreux guitaristes. - Guitare Classique
6.95 Grade 8 LMP110 - Gary Spolding
- Ragamuffin - Rocks, Rags, Blues and Boogies
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An entertaining collection of fourteen student pieces sub-titled 'Rocks, Rags, Blues and Boogies' all written in 'swing' rhythm for guitar solo.
Titles are: Ragamuffin; Clapped Out Blues; Slip-Slidin' Rock' Slick Riff Blues; Ragtime Song; The Old Tin Shack; Rock Bass Groove; Little Boy Blues; Bass Vamp; High Noon Boogie Woogie; Three Miles Home; Mardi Gras Funeral Blues; Rock Me; One for the Road.
"This is a collection of pieces which I'm sure will find its' way into many teachers stand-by pieces. The book is well thought out and will give a valuable source of music for those searching for pieces in a popular style." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
16 pages
Grade 1-5
6.95
LMP003 - Four Famous Tangos arr. by Gary Spolding
Destined to be a best seller this album incorporates four of the music worlds most famous tangos: La Cumparsita, Hernando's Hideaway, El Choclo, Jalousie. Absolutely brilliant arrangements!
"...creatively and expertly arranged for solo guitar." - Stephen Kenyon Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 7/8
7.95
LMP080- Gordon Giltrap
- The Long Road Home (arr. Raymond Burley)
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17 pieces composed by Gordon Giltrap arranged for solo classical guitar by Raymond Burley as played by him on his new CD 'The Long Road Home'. Fabulous pieces composed by one of the legends of the modern guitar all expertly arranged. Titles are: The Long Road Home, Secret Valentine, Kaz, Rainbow Kites, Tears of Joy, Simply Margaret, The Lord's Seat, London, A Misunderstood Man/Be With Me Always, From the Four Winds, Fell Runner, Daisy Chain, Who Knows Where Tomorrow Goes, Quest for Nonsuch, Tailor Bird, For Those Who Bring Sunshine, A Christmas Carol.
Grade 5-7
11.95
LMP119 - Joseph Starr
- Three Lyric Pieces
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This album contains three tuneful compositions by a composer who writes very well for the guitar.
Andres Segovia, the legendary guitarist, after receiving a few of Joseph Starr's compositions, expressed the desire to record them after his concert tour and his return to Spain. Unfortunately, this was not to be, as Segovia's death precluded the recording of the music.
Grade 6 6.95
LMP079 - Three Lyric Pieces - Volume 2
- Maria Von Paradis (arranged Jonathan Lewis)
- Sicilienne
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Having been made famous by various recitals and recordings by Jacquelin du Pre, this extremely lyrical and moving composition, originally for cello and piano, is here skilfully arranged for solo guitar. Excellent encore material.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP050 - Mark Currey
- Beyond Orange
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Beyond Orange is a collection of 12 pieces which are intended to be fun and interesting to play as well as introducing the student guitarist to easy bass notes, basic dynamics and commonly used sharps.
"A fun set, this cannot fail to appeal to the younger element and any teacher wanting to give his pupils something entertainingly different in the grade 1 to 2 area would get a lot from this." - John Arran, Classical Guitar Magazine
Grades 1-2
5.95
LMP096 - Mark Houghton
- Sonatina
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Written for and first performed by Stanley Yates, this 15-minute, three movement work makes a substantial addition to the current concert repertoire.
"Houghton writes inventively and effectively for the instrument with interesting textures and sonorities." - Stephen Kenyon Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 8
7.95
LMP092 - Waltz Album - Homage to Francisco Tarrega
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These five waltzes 'in the European style' which make up this album were written at the end of January 2002 as a homage to the Spanish guitarist Francisco Tarrega on the 150th anniversary of his birth in 2002.
Of these waltzes the composer writes "Recalling my own fond memories of first playing Tarrega's waltzes for solo guitar, I have tried with my walzes to capture some of the spirit of the most popular dance form to sweep through Europe during the 19th Century."
These superbly written pieces will surely soon begin to appear on the concert platform and recordings.
these pieces are substantial and enjoyable to play. Recommended. - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade 7
7.95
LMP069 - Michael Coe
- Elegy and Toccata
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A melancholy, beautiful Elegy coupled with a dynamic and energetic Toccata. Excellent concert item.
Grade 6
6.00
LMP034 - Marek Pasieczny
- Partie in A Major
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A six-movement Baroque pastiche suite written in memory of the 17th Century lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss.
Titles are: Entrée; Allemande; Sarabande; Loure; Gavotte; Gigue.
Grade 7
9.95
LMP125 - Michael Praetorius (arranged Neil Smith)
- Six Dances
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Six concert items from this most prolific musician of the Praetorius family, wonderfully arranged by Neil Smith.
Titles are: Courante; Ballet; Gavottes; Volte 1; Volte 2; Spagnoletta.
Grade 6
6.50
LMP035 - Neil Smith
- Niel Gow's Shadow
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Scotland has some of the world's greatest melodies and this work will prove that beyond a doubt. My aim was to outline some of the stylistic motives allied to the work of one of Scotland's greatest musicians, the fiddler, Niel Gow (1727-1807).
In Niel Gow's Shadow, Niel Smith has fused together four Scottish tunes to make one single concert work. The first theme is an unnamed composition by Nathaniel Gow (Niel's father) which leads into the famous 'Ye Banks and Braes'. The third theme may have been used by Gow but exists in the Thomson Book under the title 'Goodnight and God Be With You'. The work ends with a rousing arrangement of 'Scots Wha Hae'.
NIEL GOW'S SHADOW is dedicated to the Italian guitarist Antonio de Innocentis.
Grade 6
6.50
LMP054 - Neville Cooper
- Hymne
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A very moving, emotional composition conjuring up moods of solemn affirmation and rejoicing punctuated with moments of a more tender, reflective character.
Grade 6
HYMNE was given its' first public performance by Stephen Robinson at the 2001 Stetson University Summer Music Festival in Florida.
5.95
LMP062 - Owen Middleton
- Suite for Solo Guitar
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The Suite for Solo Guitar is a set of mood pieces with the performer having the option of playing the whole five movements as a complete set or to select one or more as an encore or short suite - similar to the performance practice procedure found in Baroque music.
The suite comprises of an energetic DANCE; a gentle LULLABY; a PR0CESSIONAL which the composer describes as a 'three-legged' march; a poetic ELEGY; and VIRGINIA REEL which is reminiscent of the American folk dance.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP048 - Paul Coles
- 3D Pieces
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Using a D based sixth string, the three pieces - Prelude, Lament of the Willow and Nocturne have been carefully considered for their strong melodic line and technical ease of performance. Although not intended as a small suite they can be played as a compilation without having to re-tune the guitar back to an E base.
"This volume is set out in clear notation and makes a useful addition to the intermediate repertoire." -Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 5-6
6.95
LMP098 - Two Pieces for Solo Guitar
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The Impromptu is very much a light, delicate little piece depicting the gently flight of the butterfly. The Variations ... is a bold, almost rowdy piece based on 'What Shall We Do With the Drunken Sailor' and is unmistakenly a work to be played with vigour.
"Impromptu ...This is an enjoyable piece to play. Variation Upon a Sea Shanty ... Coles' aim here is to interpret life aboard a sailing ship and the piece has plenty of drama. Overall two freshly different pieces." -Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 7
6.95
LMP099 - Pete M. Wyer
- Manhattan Works
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MANHATTAN WORKS is an exceptional new addition to the solo guitar repertoire from a highly talented relatively new composer for the instrument.
Titles are: El Cassideo; Sevenata; Danza la Danza; Canto de Innocenza; Blues No. 1 and Canto de Luna Nueva
Each one of the six movements stands independently in its' own right, but when played as a complete suite the varying moods between the pieces makes this work something rather special and an excellent concert item with the beauty of the final Canto de Luna Nueva bringing the composition to a very moving end.
Grade 7-8
8.00
LMP055 - Robert Brown
- Five Spanish Pieces
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This is a book for both the student and the advanced player. The purpose of this book is to help the classical guitarist to develop the art of flamenco and to give the flamenco player an insight into the classical guitar method.
The two styles are merged into each piece covering various techniques throughout the five pieces. An album abounding in exciting rhythms and nice melodies.Titles are: ISABELLA; ESPANOL PORTENTO; GRANADA; EL BATALLA; RONDO DE EUROPA
Grade 7
8.95
LMP052 - Shuko Shibata
- Songs of Oriental Children
- Twelve beautiful pieces from China and Japan arranged superbly for guitar solo.
Titles are: Snowflakes; Cradle Song; Bubbles; Fukien Boat Song; Doll Festival; Lantern Song; Nursery Rhyme; Go to Sleep Mummy's Precious Shell; Heavenly BIrd; Make Tomorrow a Sunny Day; Cradle Song (2); Who Chipped a Tea Cup Around the Well?"Playing through her wonderful collection of Chinese and Japanese songs you only later realise what she has achieved. While her settings of the stronger melodies such as Fukien Boat Song and Heavenly Bird leave nothing to be desired - this latter, by the way, is a marvellous piece of guitar writing worthy of Tarrega - she has also managed to breathe life into the extremely simple Cradle Song ... and Nursery Rhyme, making of each something quite compelling" - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
16 pages
Grades 4-6
6.95
LMP001 - Steve Cooper
- Suite For Guitar
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An excellent set of eight pieces intended to be performed as a complete 'suite' but several smaller sets could easily be made out of this material.
Brilliantly written for solo guitar by a composer who has an intimate knowledge of the fingerboard and has a gift for lyricism and rhythm.
Titles are: CONIC HILL; SKYLARK SONG; BLUE TRAIN; LAZY SUNDAY; GIGUE; SIROCCO; IONA SOUND; THE DEVIL'S STAIRCASE."Much here is pleasant and very accessible, very like the sort of improvisatory finger-style accompaniments used by folk singers." - Stephen Kenyon Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 6/7
7.95
LMP081 - Steve Marsh
- Callanish - a Suite for Guitar
- This work, composed in 1998, has four movements, lasts around ten minutes
and was inspired by the standing stones on the Isle of Lewis.
Titles are: CALLANISH 1 (Calanais); CALLANISH 2 (Cnoc Ceann a'Gharaidh); CALLANISH 3 (Cnoc Filibhir Bheag); CALLANISH 4 (Ceann Hulavig).
20 pages
Grade 8+
6.95
LMP019 - Two Irish Pieces
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The Two Sisters by Muriel Anderson and Croghan A Grove traditional tune arr. by Steve Marsh. Two contrasting concert items, one slow and melancholy, the other an up-beat 'Riverdance'-style work.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP075 - Album of Popular Songs
- Circle's End and other pieces
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A collection of eleven student pieces of a lyrical nature.
Titles are: Mystery Waltz; Carnival Time; Song for a Gentle Maiden; Mountain Stream; Rush Hour; Circle's End; The Empty Attic; When the Cats Waltz at Midnight; The Haunted Carousel; The Seagull and The Rainbow(these last two pieces are currently in the syllabus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama guitar examinations).
Circle's End was written in memory of the singer/songwriter Harry Chapin and the piece was chosen by one critic as his 'Pick of the Year' piece in Classical Guitar magazine after it was included in their music supplement.
"Among these programmatic musical pieces, which all require lower technical demands, we can see the composer's intent to present his more simple instructive and diadactic compositions. Each title is more-or-less bringing a limited number of guitaristic elements, usually on or two per piece such as: two-voice compositions, basses with the higher line melody; arpeggio used in a similar way; clear one-tone high melody lines with simple chord and bass accompanying material, etc. Suggested fingerings for both hands make the publication even more acceptable, and it certainly can be used to augment the general guitar instructive material for young players." - USA Soundboard Magazine
Grades 4-6
7.50
LMP031 - The Day Mr. Murray Fell Off the Trapeze (and other delights)
- Six imaginative pieces, including ones in a humorous, descriptive, highly
lyrical or rhythmic vein. Ideal for teaching in the middle grades.
Titles are: The Day Mr. Murray Fell Off the Trapeze; Violetta; Linacre Woods; Study in C; Nocturne; Unplugged."The Day Mr. Murray Fell Off the Trapeze is a humorous and descriptive piece ... Such light-hearted pieces can fail, for various reasons, but this one works really well. There are five other pieces in the collection, all aimed at the intermediate player, all of which shows Steve Marsh to be a careful, thoughtful composer. Musically there is a lot of variety." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
12 pages.
Grade 4-5
6.95
LMP013 - Derbyshire Suite
- A seven movement suite with each movement evocative of areas in the beautiful
Peak District region of the United Kingdom. Titles are: Lathkill Dale, Bleaklow,
Kinder Downfall, Arbor Low, Litton, Miller's Dale, Peak Cavern.
Grades 4-6
7.50
LMP030 - Easy Peasy Pieces
Fifteen well-known pieces collected together in one album for the young beginner-guitarist to use as a supplement to whatever book he or she is going through.
Titles are: THIS OLD MAN; ORANGES AND LEMONS; THREE O'CLOCK; JINGLE BELLS; HAPPY BIRTHDAY; MORNING HAS BROKEN; WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE DRUNKEN SAILOR?; LITTLE DONKEY; WHISTLING GYPSY ROVER; OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM; LOCH LOMOND; SKYE BOAT SONG; ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL; HICKORY DICKORY DOCK; GREENSLEEVES."Contained within the book is good, relevant advice appropriate to the level of musicianship ... all explained in the 'performance tips'. I like the sentiment." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade Preliminary
5.95
LMP026- Eight Classic Studies
Matteo Carcassi: Study in A minor, op.60 no. 7, Study in A major, op.60 no. 3
Fernando Sor: Study in B minor, op.35 no. 22; Study in E minor, op.35 no. 18, Study in E major, op.35 no. 8
Study in E minor, op.44 no. 13
Mauro Guiliani: Study in D major, op.48 no. 3; Study in E minor, op.48 no. 5
These eight studies composed by three of the most well-known guitar personalities of the 19th century were chosen for their technical and musical qualities.
Grades 4-6
6.95
LMP095- Eight Solos for Classical Guitar
- Eight pieces aimed at the second-year student written with the aim of improving certain aspects of technique whilst hopefully incorporating enjoyable music. Techniques covered include: tuning 6th string down to D; various fingerboard positions; apoyando melody above an accompaniment; strumming; bar chords; arpeggios. Titles are: Buff and Blue - a tune from the Northumberland part of the U.K.; Prelude in E Minor - a slow, lyrical composition written in a 'Spanish Romance' style; Carl Wark - this is the name of an Iron Age fort situated in the Peak District area of the U.K.; Malaguena - a flamenco-style piece based on the famous Spanish tune; Snow on Snow - a melancholy and lyrical work written for the Christmas period; Study No. 1 - a study to help bring out the melody of a piece; House of the Rising Sun - an arrangement of the well-known folk song; Sweet Betsy - a slow, lyrical piece written in memory of a lovely dog.
"Recommended." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
16 pages.
Grades 3-4< br>6.50
LMP016 - The Gothic Suite
- A five-movement solo guitar composition inspired by the Gothic writings of Edgar
Allan Poe first performed in Cambridge on Halloween 1998.Includes optional
narratives before each movement.
Titles are: Diabolo; Lair; Daemon Dance; In the Round Tower of Echoes; Diabolo - Final Confrontation."The texts that preceded each movement set spine-chilling scenes which are imaginatively conveyed by the music. I highly recommend this well-written work to students and teachers alike" -CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
10 pages.
Grades 4.5
5.95
LMP002 - Nine Micro Studies
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These nine studies were written over a two-month period in early 2000. The technical difficulties encountered in several of these pieces realistically make these studies the domain of the higher-grade player.
As well as good, solid technical workouts, the pieces are hopefully interesting enough, musically, to be also considered for the concert platform.
The album is dedicated to Lorraine Eastwood."The studies are short and to the point, and couched in a largely accessible contemporary idiom that refers to jazz and rock. I am sure they will get performed, as there is sufficiently generous creative imagination present to hold an audience." -CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
16 pages
Grade 6-8
6.50
LMP020 - Ten Easy Pieces
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First published several years ago, TEN EASY PIECES immediately became one of this composer's best sellers with many teachers using it with their students. This revised album contains original, tuneful compositions aimed at the first-year guitar student and each one has been written with enjoyment and technical progression in mind and is in a particular style, including: folk-fingerpicking, baroque, lute, American indian, and a couple of impressionistic pieces.
Titles are: Desert Sun; Solitude; Pavan; The Invaders; My Lady Emma's Delight; Daisy; Cochise; Something Nasty in the Cellar; Marguerite; Little Waldorf."Teachers reading here will realise that Steve Marsh has thoughtfully introduced all manner of elements for them to comment on in this practical, no-nonsense, tuneful book; I'm sure it will be much appreciated by both them and their students." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grades 1-2
6.95
LMP059 - The Train Set
This is a descriptive major concert work of four movements, each movement connected with the steam train era, and lasting approximately 30 minutes in total.
CUZCO SANTA ANA 128This is a descriptive major concert work of four movements, each movement connected with the steam train era, and lasting approximately 30 minutes in total.
CUZCO SANTA ANA 128 is the opening movement. This composition tries to evoke the steam train journey which runs between Cuzco in Peru and Santa Ana in El Salvador, passing along the way the ruins of the magnificent Inca settlement of Macchu Picchu high up in the Andes. The number 128 refers to the number of one of the great German-built post-war engines which used to regularly travel this route.
MALLARD, the second movement, is one of the 'Pacific' class of locomotives and on July 3, 1938 it broke the speed record for a steam locomotive having reached 126 mph, a record it still holds. The Mallard is preserved and at the time of writing is kept in the York Railway Museum, England.
LEANDER is one of three preserved 'Jubilee' class locomotives built by the London, Midland and Scottish railway. The slow tempo and rather melancholic mood of this piece does not reflect the speed at which it was capable, instead it tries to convey the sadness at the demise of the ear when steam trains were once a part of our lives.
EVENING STAR, the final movement brings THE TRAIN SET to a magnificent conclusion in grand style. This piece, named after the last steam locomotive to be built by British Rail in 1960, is a work full of dramatic contrasts and is a definite audience-pleaser.
Although each movement could well stand on its' own in performance, the four movements should be played as a whole.
"This collection, while in many ways typifying the contemporary stylistic uses of minimalism, effectively blends a variety of musical styles in a highly creative way. An indisputable valuable addition to the guitar repertoire" - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade 7-8
14.95
LMP043- Mr. Wrigley's Lullaby
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The inspiration behind this composition was the guitar playing of the English folk singer Bernard Wrigley. A very lyrical, folky piece.
Grade 6
6.00
LMP033 - Steve Pappas
- Two Pieces
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LA NOCHE CAI SUAVEMENTE & LADY ZOE'S DANCE by Steve Pappas Two charming lyrical pieces: La Noche Cai Suavemente finds its inspiration in the music of the late Majorcan guitarist/composer Bartolome Calatayud (1882-1973), while Lady Zoe's Dance was written for, and dedicated to, Steve's beloved Cairn terrier, Zoe.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP076 - Edmundo Vasquez
- Sonata Mestizajes
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A three-movement, virtuosic concert work inspired by certain musical forms cultivated in the 19th century and at the start of the 20th century. The Sonata is due to receive its premiere in Paris in 2008 by the dedicatee Roberto Aussel, who is also to record the work.
Grade 8
10.95
LMP122 - Ulrich Wdlich
- Lagrimas de la Luna
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This is a wonderful concert item conjuring up imagery of yearning and dreaming. It is part of a cycle of four pieces: Lagrimas de la Luna, La Luna del Norte, La Luna del Sur and Primavera de la Luna. Ulrich Wedlich is a German composer and guitarist based in Stuttgart. He studied at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart and in Vienna and his compositional works stretch from avant garde and experimental electronic forms through to chamber music and symphonic works.
Grade 8
8 pages6.95
LMP109 - Steven M. Wilkinson
- Pie Jesu by Gabrielle Faure arr. by Steven M. Wilkinson
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A lovely solo arrangement of the well loved Pie Jesu from Faure's 'Requiem in D minor, op.48). This edition also includes a duet version.
Grade 8
6.95
LMP090 - Two Guitars
- Alfonso Montes
- Bachata and Sonando Sur
- Bachata is a slow sentimental type of song while So�ndo
Sur is an up tempo, sensual dance, widely and extensively
cultivated by popular musicians and dancers from the
beautiful Caribbean Island of the Domenican Republic.
(Bachata and So�ndo Sur complete the three pieces which
make up Young Suite, the third piece, Young, is published
separately by Lathkill Music).
Bachata looks simple on the page, yet the piece when heard is lovely. ... To sum up, beautifully written, well presented and the composer's dynamics. A great addition to the duo repertoire." - Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 6
12 pages7.95
LMP102 - Segundo Tanido
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A substantial, exciting and exhilarating new concert work from this world-class composer for the guitar. Excellent concert material.
Grade 8
6.50
Full score and separate parts.
LMP042 - Young
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A very beautiful and emotionally moving piece for guitar duet. Dedicated to the Lorraine Eastwood/Steve Marsh Guitar duo who gave the first performance in April 2003.
Grade 5
6.95
LMP093 - J. S. Bach (arr. Mark Houghton)
- Baroque Album - volume 2
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Titles are: LITTLE PRELUDE BWV939 (from the first in a group of five preludes taken from the 57 manuscripts which make up the collection of Thuringian organist/composer Johann Peter Kellner); LITTLE PRELUDE BWV938; GIGUE BWV815 (from the 4th French Suite for clavier); LITTLE FUGUE BWV953 (from the Clavierbuchlein for Willhelm Friedemann Bach).
14 pages plus separate parts for both players.
Grades 5-7
6.95
LMP022 - Michael Bard
- Mediterranean Beauty
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This is a highly melodic, very beautiful and elegant duet for two guitars by this gifted American composer. Full score and separate parts.
Grades 5
6.95
LMP104 - Bach, Handel, Telemann & Vivaldi (arr. Mark Houghton)
- Baroque Album - volume 1
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Four stylish and interesting arrangements of the ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA (Handel), an ANDANTE IN D MAJOR (Telemann), the ALLEGRO NON MOLTO from Vivaldi's Sonata in C (RV82) and Bach's PRELUDE BWV848.
18 pages plus separate parts for both players.
Grades 6-7
7.50
LMP021 - Chris Dumigan
- A Waltz Trilogy
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A substantial concert item comprising three waltzes in the manner of the 'Grand Waltz', written for Paul Gregory and Alison Parratt who gave the first performance at Westgate Chapel, Lewes on 5th April 2000.
"From the outset this piece is great fun to play ... each movement is satisfying and naturally urges you to play the piece in its' entirety ... Dumigan knows his craft and the piece relishes some swooping forays into a very rich brew of chromatic counterpoint ... extremely well conceived." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
21 pages plus separate parts for both players.
Grade 8
9.00
LMP024 - Chiaroscuro
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Originally written for solo guitar, this work was later expanded for two guitars and is the composer's first attempt at this combination. The work is in four movements and is in an unusual form of variation. Each of the movements has two parts, the second of which is a variation of the first, but which is almost an opposite of it.
Grade 8
The suite gets its name from a style of painting wherein the artiste uses such violent contrasts in his canvas.
9.95
LMP094 - Sonatina
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The second work for two guitars by this talented composer and very English in style. It has three movements - FANTASY, FOLK SONG and DANCE - and is very lyrical with many changes of mood.
Grade 8
This excellent concert work is dedicated to the Eden-Stell Duo.
9.95
Full score and separate parts.
LMP044 - Claudio Decorti
- Arabesque
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A lovely concert item from a master of lyricism.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP082 - Gordon Giltrap
- Double Vision
- Arranged by Raymond Burley The six pieces in this album are all taken from the cd Double Vision in which Giltrap and Burley perform duet versions of some of Gordon Giltraps original solo material. An absolute stunner! Excellent concert material. 15.95 Grades 6-7 32 pages with full score and separate parts. (Separate parts in Tablature included) LMP115
- David Hepburn Watson
- Four Dialogues
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David Hepburn Watson is a composer of music for the media and has had his compositions broadcast on BBC TV and Icelandic television. FOUR DIALOGUES is full of exciting rhythms and changes of moods and would make an excellent concert item.
The work is dedicated to Phillip Thorne of the Scottish Guitar Duo who premiered the work during the Edinburgh Festival 2001."Quite the most arresting work on the programme.....atmospheric, skilfully contrasted pieces revealed an intimate and affectionate knowledge of the guitar......very much of today but completely accessible" - NEVILLE GARDEN, music critic and broadcaster on TV and radio.
"This is a beautifully crafted composition, the way the music is constructed and developed is a model for all who write for the instrument. The effect is that of a superb piece which luckily just happens to have been written for the guitar." - CLASSICAL GUITAR
"..a fascinating mixture of lyricism, rhythm,and shifting harmonies.....one of the best works for two guitars in recent years.......I do believe it will become a repertoire piece.." - PHILLIP THORNE of the Scottish Guitar Duo
Grade 8
10.00
Full score and separate parts.
LMP045 - Derek Hasted
- The Teddy Bears' Picnic by John W. Bratton arr. By Derek Hasted
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An absolute gem of an arrangement and ideal for encores! This duet has been kept in the same key as the piano version and fits the guitar surprisingly naturally. A real audience pleaser!
"Here is a fun, nicely balanced arrangement of this children's favourite which could make a witty encore item ... (It) has much dramatic potential and could easily raise a few smiles. Recommended."CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade 6
6.95
LMP091 - Dimitri Fampas
- Two Greek Dances
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Two exciting, rhythmical concert pieces written by one of Greece's most celebrated guitarist/composers. Fingering is by Dimitri Fampas' daughter, Eva Fampas.
Grade 7
6.95
LMP071 - Karl Jenkins
- Palladio
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A sensation since it was first used in TV commercials for DeBeers Diamonds, PALLADIO is a wonderfully exciting composition from one of the world's best-selling living composers.
Grade 6
Gary Spolding originally arranged this superb piece for guitar ensemble (LMP028) and now presents it in guitar duet form.
7.95
Score and separate parts.
LMP086 - Irina Kircher
- Sparkling Night
- Sparkling Night is a set of three pieces which are meant for students of
grade 3-4 standard. For Eternity is a love-song for two eternal lovers
and the title piece Sparkling Night actually should be imagined as wedding
music, being played from the moment the bride enters the church until she
reaches the altar. Both pieces are dedicated to Alfonso Montes. Mambos
Rag is dedicated to the familys Jack Russell terrier Mambo, who, coming
home from a walk in the woods, often runs, rather triumphantly through
the house with a stolen rag!
"Very accessible, well written and not difficult to perform, this is really well worth looking at." - Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 3-4
8 pages7.95
LMP106 - Mark Currey
- Hunting the Purple Buffalo
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Five entertaining, imaginative and amusing duets ideally suited to any student duos looking for material to play on informal concerts, guitar societies, etc.
Titles are: Hunting the Purple Buffalo; Waltzing Hippos; Eating a Cactus; Hide the Cheese, Harry and Midnight in the Marshmallow Garden of Doom.
"A fun set, this cannot fail to appeal to the younger element and any teacher wanting to give his pupils something entertainingly different in the grade 1 to 2 area would get a lot from this." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE (Oct. 2000)
6 pages with separate score plus individual parts for both players.
Grade 1-2
6.50
LMP012 - Mark Houghton
- A Varietie of Dances
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An imaginative and entertaining collection of five duets all with a dance-related theme.
Tangoesque, op.24 (two tangos simply titled Tango 1 and Tango2) has lots of exaggerated syncopations and contrasting sections whose themes are shared between the two guitars.
Cavatina, op.17 is a slow, lyrical and soulful dance contrasting sharply with the following up-tempo Dance in D, op.19, a lyrical folk-like piece originally conceived as a finale to the Cavatina.
Arabesque, op.8 concludes the set in an exciting finale drawing on Moorish influences.MARK HOUGHTON won the Kilvington Memorial Prize for his composition at the Dillington Guitar Summer School and Festival 2000.
16 pages with separate parts
Grades 3-8
9.95
LMP015 - Neville Cooper
- Season's Songs
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Subtitled 'Three Meditations for Guitar Duet', here are three gentle and relaxing 'blues' all of a very lyrical and attractive nature.
Grade 5-6
Titles are: Blues on a Winter Day; Summer's End Blues and Autumn Blues.
6.95
Score and separate parts.
LMP029 - The Burgoland Suite
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These three pieces were written in memory of an idyllic summer spent by the composer in the delightful village of Newton Burgoland in Leicestershire, U.K. "This was a time of peace, calm and contentment" and each piece represents an aspect of the moods and feelings of this time.
Grade 6
THE BURGOLAND SUITE has been recorded on the CD 'Natural Elements' by Neville Cooper and Bernhard von der Goltz.
6.95
LMP063 - Ramon Perez
- Three Miniatures
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Three pieces in a ‘modern’ style marked ‘Fast’, ‘Slow’ and ‘Very Fast and Aggressive’. Excellent new addition to the repertoire and ideally suited for concert programming.
Grade 7
First performed by the Lorraine Eastwood/Steve Marsh guitar duo.
6.95
LMP070 - Robert Reid
- Reflections
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An very attractive lyrical composition for two guitars. REFLECTIONS was originally written as a guitar solo for the Scottish guitarist Philip Thorne who premiered it in 1995 on BBC Radio Scotland.
In 1997 Robert Reid was asked to arrange the work for the Scottish Guitar Duo of Selena Madeley and Philip Thorne, and this published version is the result.
7 pages with separate score plus individual parts for both players."Slightly poppy in style this very melodic work is tuneful and pleasant. This would be well worth the time and effort of any enterprising duo looking for something melodic and rewarding." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
Grade 6
5.95
LMP007 - Santiago de Murcia (arr. Steve Marsh)
- Giga
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An exciting, exhilirating lively dance from this brilliant composer. Excellent 'encore' piece.
"A useful edition to have on hand for an encore at a summer school students' recital or the like" - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
4 pages plus separate parts.
Grade 5-6
6.50
LMP018 - Steve Marsh
- Homage to Ennio Morricone
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Written as a companion piece to the same composer's duet 'Homage to Paco de Lucia' this is an exciting concert repertoire piece in a Spanish/'Spaghetti Western' style.
Grade 7
6.95
LMP077 - Mr. Wrigley's Lullaby
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An exceptional duet arrangement of an original solo guitar piece. Very lyrical and a real audience-pleaser. Dedicated to the Vincea McClelland and Raymond Couste guitar duo.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP083 - Steven M. Wilkinson
- Pie Jesu by Gabrielle Faure arr. by Steven M. Wilkinson
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A lovely duet arrangement of the well loved Pie Jesu from Faure's 'Requiem in D minor, op.48). This edition also includes a solo version.
Grade 8
6.95
LMP090 - Three Guitars
- Chris Dumigan
- Lifedance
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An interesting, mysterious and thoroughly entertaining concert item describing first the struggle to become a living entity and second a dance of optimism celebrating the joy of life itself.
This piece was written at the request of Paul Gregory for his trio, TRIPTICO who premiered the work at Brighton College on May 13th, 1998."An imaginative and entertaining piece that would be of interest to guitar trios of intermediate standard and upwards. The music is well presented." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
11 pages plus separate parts for both players.
Grade 8
7.95
LMP025 - Derek Hasted
- Christmas Crackers for Three Guitars
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Excellent arrangements aimed primarily at the student trio (but can obviously be performed by a larger group) and includes titles such as:
Deck the Halls, Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant, Up Good Christian Folk And Listen, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and others."Well thought out, different scoring for each verse and some attractive textures, sure to delight players of all ages." - John Arran, Classical Guitar Magazine
14 pages with separate parts.
Grades 1-2
7.95
LMP088 - Gary Spolding/Anthony Rowden
- Easy Ensembles vol. 1
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Easy Ensembles is a collection of 'fun to play and effective to listen to' ensemble arrangements and compositions in four graded volumes. This volume is aimed at the Preliminary-Grade 1 group.
Grade Preliminary - Grade 1
Each piece can be played on person to a part or can be shared amongst a larger group with effective doubling on the melody or to give more security to less confident individuals.
Titles are: Ode To Joy (Beethoven); Aura Lee (Traditional); Blues for 3 (Spolding); La Bergamasca (Traditional); Maiden Fair (Traditional); Andante (Carulli) ; Jingle Bells (Pierpont); Indian Dance (Spolding); Tanz (Hausmann); Abide With Me (Monk).
6.95
LMP073 - Easy Ensembles vol. 2
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Easy Ensembles is a collection of 'fun to play and effective to listen to' ensemble arrangements and compositions in four graded volumes. This volume is aimed at the Grade 1-Grade 2 group.
Grade 1 - Grade 2
Each piece can be played on person to a part or can be shared amongst a larger group with effective doubling on the melody or to give more security to less confident individuals.
Titles are: The Ash Grove (Traditional); See, the Conquering Hero Comes (Handel); Buffens (Estree); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Redner); La Primavera (Vivaldi); My Grandfather's Clock (Work); The Fair (Traditional); English Country Garden (Traditional); Gavotte (Handel); Ballo di Fiore (Caroso).
6.95
LMP074 - Keith Taylor
- Guitar Creatures
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A delightful set of ten pieces aimed at children's ensemble and for group teaching. The music aims to be fun at all times and also to help develop technical and ensemble skills.
Grades 1, 2 and 3
The emphasis is very much on having a good time from all concerned and descriptive titles help shape the students' approach to each piece.
Titles are: A CHARMING SNAKE; GUITAR JUNGLE; THREE PENGUINS; THE PHANTOM PENGUIN; SCALY FISH; SPIKY HEDGEHOGS; PENGUIN; SWINGING CATS; MARCH OF THE SLEEPY ELEPHANTS; DOG, CAT AND MOUSE.
7.50
LMP049 - Mark Houghton
- Sonata Andaluz
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An exciting, melodic and rhythmical Spanish-flavoured suite in three movements. Titles are: Allegro Maestoso, Tempo di Bolero and Zapateado Finale.
18 pages plus separate parts for all players.
Grade 7
9.00
LMP023 - Three Dialogues
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Sonatina, op.18 was composed as a tribute to Joseph Haydn, who, with his op.33 string quartets of 1781, achieved a ‘dialogue’ in which all instruments in an ensemble were given equal status.
In this Sonatina each guitar is allowed to toy with the themes until in the end they all unite and bring the piece to a close.
The Habanera, op.23, is an opportunity to dabble with jazzy chords and improvised phrases in a lyrically syncopated environment.
Calm Seas, op.21 is a beautiful melodic work telling of a boat journey across a changeable sea.MARK HOUGHTON won the Kilvington Memorial Prize for his composition at the Dillington Guitar Summer School and Festival 2000.
14 pages with separate parts.
Grades 5-8
9.95
LMP014 - Four Guitars
- Danny Elfman
- The Simpsons Theme arr. David Galvez
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The first version of this arrangement was written in 1997 and has been played by the Aranjuez Guitar Quartet in several concerts. Some years later, in 2008, a revision to the first arrangement was done resulting in this version with new sections and effects. A 'must' for all Simpson's fans!
Grades 8
11.95
LMP128 - Derek Hasted
- Christmas Crackers for Four Guitars
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Excellent arrangements aimed primarily at the student quartet (but can obviously be performed by a larger group) and includes titles such as:
Sans Day Carol, Gaudete, Angels From the Realms Of Glory, Falan Tiding and others."...Christmas Crackers are excellent fare for the festive season; they will save teachers a lot of work, that's got to be a good thing." - John Arran, Classical Guitar Magazine
Grades 1-2
7.95
LMP089 - G. F. Handel
- The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (arr. Roger Niven)
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An exciting and skillful arrangement of the famous Sinfonia which opens the third part of Handel's secular oratorio 'Solomon'. An excellent concert repertoire item.
Grades 6-7
6.95
Score and separate parts.
LMP036 - Karl Jenkins
- Palladio
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A sensation since it was first used in TV commercials for DeBeers Diamonds, PALLADIO is a wonderfully exciting composition from one of the world's best-selling living composers.
Grade 6
6.95
Score and separate parts.
LMP028 - Mark Houghton
- One Latin Evening
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An excellent concert item from this prize-winning composer. Plenty of wonderfully evocative 'latin' rhythms and memorable melodies.
"Guitar 4 is the 'bass player' and converses happily with Guitar 3 for the whole proceedings.
Grades 7
Guitars 1 and 2 have a great time trading scale runs and almost Al de Meola-ish stylistics throughout. It is very competently written and has a genuine spark to it." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
7.50
Full score and separate parts.
LMP038 - Jurg Kindle
- Two Guitar Quartets
- Two exciting and rhythmical new quartets from this excellent composer and
released in the Eleftheria Kotzia Series. Titles are Smooth Going Body Lotion
and Strong Tobacco.
"Strong Tobacco is based on a Cuban rhythm 'La Comparsa, and the opening few bars will probably be where many quartets start tearing, their hair out - not with finger-wrenching chord shapes (for this is all, single-line music), but rather with the intracies of all playing and all, being silent at exactly the same time! Smooth Going Body Lotion... is a joyous little piece based around a 3/3/2 pattern of quavers...this piece is a delight from start to end."-Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 6 8.95 LMP100 - Rob McKillop (arranger)
- A Sonata of Scots Tunes
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Four pieces- O Mother, what shall I do?; Ettrick Banks; She rose and let me in; Polwart on the green - all set by the 18th century Scottish musician James Oswald.
This work was published in Edinburgh around 1739. Originally scored for two violins and continuo, Rob McKillop, one of Scotland's leading guitar and lute performers, has successfully arranged this work for four (or more) guitars by adding an extra 'viola' (guitar 3) part, which completes the harmonies suggested by the continuo bass.The first performance of this work took place at the Dundee Guitar Festival, Scotland 2000 with four guitarists to each part.
Grades 3-5
7.50
LMP057 - Four Scottish Renaissance Pieces
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An Exempill of Tripla; the Golden Paven; So Prayiss Me and O Lusty May are four examples of the polyphonic tradition of Renaissance Scotland.
Such part-music was called Musick Fyne, and reached its' greatest heights in the deeply moving and virtuosic work of Robert Carver who died c.1568 at a time when the Calvinist Reformation was taking a stronghold of Scotland's spiritual and political life and sounding the death knell for polyphonic music.These pieces are slight in comparison to Carver's work, but are certainly worth hearing and performing. They can, if so desired, be successfully performed as a suite.
Rob McKillop, one of Scotland's leading guitar and lute performers, and is a committed researcher and educator of Scottish historical and contemporary music.
"This is a well-presented and very satisfying set of pieces." - CLASSICAL GUITAR
Grades 2-4
6.50
LMP058 - Steve Marsh
- Diabolo
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An exciting and stylish arrangement of the first movement from the five-movement solo guitar piece THE GOTHIC SUITE.
Performances of this ensemble piece include ones at Girton College, Cambridge with over 40 guitarists taking part and at Munsey in Norfolk with over 30 players."An attractive publication which would be of great interest to those involved in Guitar Society ensembles and the like." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
9 pages with separate parts.
Grades 3-5
6.50
LMP006 - Lamaload
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This lively and percussive piece was originally written in 1986 for the Chesterfield Guitar Quartet.
4 pages with separate parts.
Around grade 4.
6.50
LMP011 - Rustic Dance
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Originally titled just 'DANCE', this lively, lyrical piece was originally written in 1986 for the Chesterfield Guitar Quartet
4 pages with separate parts.
Around grades 4-5.
6.50
LMP010 - Timothy Walker
- African Light Suite
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African Light Suite is a group of seven pieces originally composed for solo guitar written with an obvious African theme.
Grades 4-7
14.95
LMP123 - Larger Ensembles
- Isaac Albeniz
- Seville arr. Steve Marsh
A brilliant arrangement from the original piano score arranged for 8 guitars (or more) and optional bass. First performed at the 2008 Guitar Summer School held at Dillington House, Somerset, U.K.
12.95 Grades 3-7 LMP126- Steve Marsh
- The Gothic Suite for Guitar Ensemble
Here at last is the complete five-movement Gothic Suite, originally written for solo guitar and now brilliantly arranged for guitar orchestra (7 different parts). Each movement has a brief narrative at the start and throughout, the music contains special 'ghostly' effects some of them provided from the players themselves. Great fun and highly entertaining.
The work was premiered by the Swindon Young Musicians Orchestra in Devizes, Wiltshire in February 2009. 18.95 Grades 3-7 Comes with full score (46 pages) and separate parts (68 pages). LMP129- Homage to Manitas
- This substantial exciting and rhythmical work takes the form of a Rumba and was composed specifically for the 2005 Dillington Guitar Summer School where it was first performed. It is scored for seven or more guitars. 11.95 Grades 3-7 Comes with full score and separate parts. LMP113
- Out of the Dancing Sea
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An impressionistic and imaginative work for guitar ensemble based on a line from a poem by Mervin Peake, to whom the work is dedicated.
Scored for 6 guitars. Individual parts are graded from grade 1 through to grade 7."A pleasant venture - a kind of documented 'jam session' which I am sure will appeal to youth ensembles." CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
25 pages with separate parts.
14.95
LMP005 - Saltatio Pagana
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A substantial work lasting around 9 minutes commissioned for the Dillington Summer School and Guitar Festival 2000.
Two lyrical and highly rhythmic outer sections surrounding a calmer, 'fugal' part.
Scored for 6 guitars (with an optional seventh), requinto, bass and percussion. Individual parts are graded from grade 1 through to grade 7.
"This is a work written by one of Britain's best known guitar teachers who just happens to have composed some very beautiful music for the instrument. ... A great piece to end a student concert. This is certainly a crowd-puller." - CLASSICAL GUITAR MAGAZINE
40 pages with separate parts.
20.00
LMP004 - Flute & Guitar
- Colin Brunby
- Borromeo Suite
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Colin Brunby is amongst the most performed and published of Australian composers and his works include operas, ballets, symphonies, concertos as well as chamber and instrumental music of all kinds. The very melodic Borromeo Suite was conceived whilst staying at Stresa in Italy and each of the three movements were inspired by three islands in Lago Maggiore.
8.95 Grade 4-5 LMP116 - Karsten Brustad
- If Night's Dawn Imposed All (I.N.D.I.A.)
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This piece invokes the ragas found in the music of India. The title is a little mysterious but refers to the calmness and tranquility often felt in the 'blue hour' in the evening before the darkness swallows everything. The work is built on a raga by the violinist L. Subramaniam and is a wonderfully evocative concert item. The work has been recorded by Sven Lundestad and Tom Simensen on their CD Trivium
"This is one of the best pieces of music written for flute and guitar that it has been my pleasure to review. This is a beautifully written piece whether the instruments are playing individually or together the sounds are ravishing. ... Buy it and perform it!" - Classical Guitar Magazine
Grade 8
8.95
LMP108 - John Duarte
- Somerset Suite op.106
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A newly 'discovered' work for flute and guitar
Somerset Suite op.106
Formerly known as Cannington Suite this newly-published work is based on Somerset folksongs, with some allusions to the Cannington Classical Guitar Summer School and the sounds of the guitar heard there. It has four movements:
1) John Barleycorn
2) The Keys of Heaven
3) O Sally My Dear
4) The Cheerful Arn"As with much of Duarte's work there are musical jokes and here he does not fail to include a musical guffaw. There is a simple beauty in the part writing for the flute and guitar from one of the foremost characters of the English guitar scene. In this peculiarly English setting, Duarte has created a series of settings that capture the calls of cuckoos, mysterious burial sites and the hunt, with a final departure fo the horns calling in the distance. Recommended ... the productions of Lathkill just keep getting better." - Classical Guitar Magazine 2006
Grade 5-6
7.95
LMP111 - Brad Richter
- When the Caged Bird Sings
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When the Caged Bird Sings is a beautiful, well-crafted and evocative piece for flute and guitar from this brilliant composer/guitarist. Brad Richter has recorded this work on his CD 'Fractal Reflections'.
Grade 8
6.95
Score and separate parts.
LMP027 - Claudio Decorti
- Brasilia
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BRASILIA starts with a slow and plaintive introduction before launching into full 'latin' swing with an up-tempo and highly lyrical Bossa Nova. Ideally suited to the amateur duo looking to add to their repertoire of South American material.
Grades 4-5
Full score and separate parts.
6.50
LMP046 - Gordon Jacob
- Five Pieces in the Form of a Suite
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This work was written originally for harmonica and piano and dedicated to the virtuoso harmonica player Tommy Reilly who, in 1976, recorded the work arranged for harmonica and orchestra with Neville Mariner conducting. The work is an excellent and substantial concert item.
19 pages plus separate parts for both players.
This arrangement is dedicated to Paul Gregory and Alison Back. Titles are: Caprice; Cradle Song; Russian Dance; Threnody; Country Dance.
Grade 7-8
8.50
LMP017 - Paul Lewis
- Chamerolles
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Chamerolles is a fairytale French Renaissance ch�eau built by the romantically named Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake), which has been restored and its ancient gardens replanted. It is bathed in the perfumes of fragrant flowers outside and of essences distilled from ancient recipes within. All this deeply moved the composer on his first visit and inspired the music.
The Suite has four movements: Danse galante, Jardin dautrefois, Parfum dantan and Lancelot du Lac, and lasts approx. 1115 The work was first performed by the dedicatees Susanna Candlin and John Mills at the Medieval Hall, Salisbury, on October 15th 1994. The guitar part has been fingered by John Mills.
"does what it says on the tin with a real majesty and some gorgeous key changes a stylistic delight."
Grades 8
12.95
Full score and separate parts.
LMP066 - Owen Middleton
- Cordillera
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CORDILLERA is the name of a mountain range in Southern California. Owen Middleton set out to compose a work suggestive of that region and has come up with a highly lyrical and beautiful piece, folk song-like with a Spanish flavour.
Grade 6
The work is dedicated to Gregory Newton and Laura Halladay.
7.50
LMP060 - Violin & Guitar
- Claudio Decorti
- West Coast Moonlight
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A slow, tuneful and attractive composition with a melancholy air to it. Would ideally be suited to the amateur duo looking to expand their repertoire.
Grades 4-5
Full score and separate parts.
6.50
LMP047 - Paul Lewis
- Chamerolles (with alternative guitar and flute version)
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Chamerolles is a fairytale French Renaissance ch�eau built by the romantically named Lancelot du Lac (Lancelot of the Lake), which has been restored and its ancient gardens replanted. It is bathed in the perfumes of fragrant flowers outside and of essences distilled from ancient recipes within. All this deeply moved the composer on his first visit and inspired the music.
The Suite has four movements: Danse galante, Jardin dautrefois, Parfum dantan and Lancelot du Lac, and lasts approx. 1115 The work was first performed by the dedicatees Susanna Candlin and John Mills at the Medieval Hall, Salisbury, on October 15th 1994. The guitar part has been fingered by John Mills.
Grades 8
12.95
Full score and separate parts.
LMP066 - Steve Marsh
- Pour Deux Amis
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An easy, slow composition, very lyrical in nature, written with the first-year duet partnerships in mind.
Grades 1
6.50
Full score and separate parts.
LMP039 - Traditional (arr Gary Spolding)
- El Vito
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A brilliant arrangement of the famous Spanish traditional tune with plenty of excitement for both players and audiences alike. Excellent concert item.
Grade 6
6.95
LMP051 - Voice & Guitar
- Brad Richter
- Frost Songs
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The three songs in this collection were originally set for voice and guitar using three poems by Robert Frost as text: 1. STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING; 2. FIRE AND ICE; 3. BOND AND FREE.
Robert Frost is certainly one of America’s most beloved and important poets and his lyrical style and rhythmic phrasing have tempted many composers over the years to set his words to music.
Unfortunately, and unbeknownst to Brad Richter when he wrote these songs, the executors of the Robert Frost estate have disallowed the use of his poems for song lyrics, fearing, perhaps with good reason, that they might become overused.Though he was very disappointed to discover this, it led Brad to try the songs as a vocalise as well as with flute and violin and he was "excited and relieved" to find that the songs worked very well without words as set in this edition.
Grade 8
Excellent concert material.
8.95
LMP072 - Traditional (arr. Steve Marsh)
- Two Folksongs: She Moved Thru' the Fair / Kathleen O'More
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Two excellent concert arrangements of these stunningly beautiful folksongs.
Grade 6
6.50
Full score and separate parts.
LMP041 - String Quartet
- Miriam Sian Quick
- String Quartet No. 1 in B major
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Written in homage to Dmitri Shostakovich and composed in his style, this work comprising of a Largo and Scherzo, tries to capture the flavour of an imaginary 16th string quartet.
Full score and separate parts.
12.00
LMP032 - Orchestral
- Steve Marsh & Michael Coe
- Diabolo for Orchestra
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An arrangement for conventional orchestra of the first movement from the five-movement solo guitar composition, The Gothic Suite. There is an optional scene-setting narrative to be spoken preceding the performance.
First performed in Buxton, England 1999.
Full Score and individual parts.
35.00
LMP008 - Wind Band
- Steve Marsh & Michael Coe
- Diabolo for Wind Band
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This composition is an exciting, rhythmic and lyrical work inspired by the Gothic writings of Edgar Allan Poe. It is an arrangement for wind band of the first movement from the five-movement solo guitar composition, The Gothic Suite.
There is an optional scene-setting narrative to be spoken preceding the performance.
Full Score and individual parts.
First performed in Buxton, England 1999.
35.00
LMP009 - Books
- Neil Smith
- Have Guitar, Will Travel
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A hilarious book of true stories and anecdotes by this world-famous and well-travelled guitarist. The long-awaited hilarious exploits of one of the world’s most famous and travelled guitarists.
Neil Smith is one of Britain’s most travelled classical guitarists and with ‘Have Guitar, Will Travel’ you can join him as he attempts to make his name in the musical world.
Read about his journey to Rome where he played for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and his journey near the M4 which ended when he met a triple-killer face to face! Musically active at the time of the Beatles, he takes the reader behind the scenes of show business in the Swinging Sixties revealing a host of unforgettable characters as he leaves behind his working life for a totally new existence.
He journeys behind the Iron Curtain and is at once followed by a spy-ring who attempt to blackmail him, in a later scene, he plays at a concert at the castle of Atilla the Hun for a Soviet Army tank division. We explore the world through his eyes as in a number of real-life dramas, he risks death and destruction.
Supported throughout with photographs, this book leaves the reader with the indelible impression that we were there, that we took park and that the experience is genuinly our own. It has to be read to be believed!
104 pages.
Price 5.99 (signed copy) + p & p - Guitar, Violin & Violoncello
- Paul Lewis
- Trois Serenades
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TROIS SERENADES was completed in France in April 1992 for guitarist John Mills and first performed by him at the Purcell Room in London on May 3rd in that year. They are adapted from background music pieces composed in 1969 and the guitar part has been fingered by John Mills.
Paul Lewis has, since 1963, composed prolifically for television including programmes such as 'Arthur of the Britons', 'The Dark Angel' (with Peter O'Toole) and the long-running children's sitcom 'Woof!'. His music has been heard in such television classics as 'The Benny Hill Show' and 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' and his orchestral works appear on CD in such best-selling series as ASV's 'British Light Music Discoveries' and 'English String Miniatures' on Naxos.
Paul Lewis was born in Brighton in 1943 and has, since the age of 20, composed prolifically for television including Arthur of the Britons, The Dark Angel (with Peter OToole) and the long-running childrens sitcom Woof!. His music has also been heard in such television classics as The Benny Hill Show and Monty Pythons Flying Circus. His orchestral works appear on CD in such best-selling series as ASVs British Light Music Discoveries and English String Miniatures on Naxos.
Trois S��ades was completed in France in April 1992 for guitarist John Mills and first performed by him at the Purcell Room in London on May 3rd that year. They are adapted from background music pieces composed in 1969 and are also available in their original scoring for guitar, flute, oboe and cello.
Grade 8
15.95 (full score and separate parts)
LMP064 - Guitar & Cello
- Edmundo Vasquez - 'Eleftheria Kotzia Series'
- Cantos De Amor Olvidados
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This is the first publication in the 'Eleftheria Kotzia Series' a series of works which feature in the concert repertoire of this wonderful Greek guitarist. 'Cantos de Amor Olvidados' is a brilliant concert work, was written for Eleftheria Kotzia and features two popular songs which the composer wrote in collaboration with poet and singer Patricio Manns, the songs being 'The Fire That Destroys Us' and 'I Do Not Sing Your Name Any More'
Grade 8
11.95
LMP084 - Paul Lewis
- Etudes Amicales
The two �udes Amicales, or friendly studies, were written for two pairs of friends, and are spontaneous gestures of appreciation for their friendship and musicianship. �Paris was composed in 1991 as a musical thank-you after spending a happy day in Paris with the dedicatees, guitarist and composer Erik Marchelie and his cellist friend Lucille Fauquet. In the style of a Parisian caf�valse, it uses the first three notes of my Concerto Fran�is for guitar, cello and orchestra, a run-through of which had been the reason for my visit to Paris the day before.
Having performed �Paris several times, another distinguished guitarist/composer friend, Paul Gregory, and cellist Rachel Firmager suggested that the friendly study itself should have a friend in the form of a companion piece. So in 2003, inspired by their intense and romantic performance style, I composed the Argentinian-sounding Tango �otique. - Paul Lewis. October 2003
The two �udes Amicales, or friendly studies, were written for two pairs of friends of the composer, and are spontaneous gestures of appreciation for their friendship and musicianship.
�Paris was composed in 1991 as a musical thank-you after spending a happy day in Paris with the dedicatees, guitarist and composer Erik Marchelie and his cellist friend Lucille Fauquet. In the style of a Parisian caf�valse, it uses the first three notes of Paul Lewis' Concerto Fran�is for guitar, cello and orchestra.
Having performed �Paris several times, another distinguished guitarist/composer friend, Paul Gregory, and cellist Rachel Firmager suggested that the friendly study itself should have a friend in the form of a companion piece. So in 2003, inspired by their intense and romantic performance style, Paul Lewis composed the Argentinian-sounding Tango �otique.
"This is ideal music for any pairing of these instruments as it is tonal but not predictable, with just enough of the unusual about it to please players and audience alike. Great!"
Grade 8
10.95
LMP067- New Guitar & Harp
- Paul Lewis
- Trois Preludes
Paul Lewis newest work involving the guitar, this beautifully crafted composition was written in early 2006 and is dedicated to Anne Mispelter and Erik Marchelie. It has three movements: Hypnotique; Mystique and Enigmatique.
LMP118- Guitar, Flute, Viola & Piano
- Hayley Savage
- Homenaje Al Reyezuelo Musico
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This work is a brilliant new concert piece composed by one of the most talented of young composers. The work was inspired by hearing the song of the Musician Wren in the Amazon rainforest when Miss Savage was helping with conservation work there.
Grade 8
This very delicate and beautiful work was written for, and first performed by, John Mills.
24.95
LMP085 - Guitar & String Quartet
- Paul Lewis
- Dances for Guitar and String Quartet
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This excellent new edition of chamber music with guitar was written in honour of John Mills 50th birthday and was first performed by him on 14th September 1997 at the Wigmore Hall, London. There are three movements: Slow Waltz, Tango (Homage to Piazzolla) and Fandango, the whole work lasting approx. 10 minutes.
"the writing is bold and confident Mr Lewis makes confident use of his string section to support the guitar with a variety of textures What an ending!"
Grade 8
14.95 (full score and seperate parts)
LMP065
An album of three very attractive and lyrical guitar solos suitable for the Intermediate student. Titles are: Sleepy Head, Waltz Cantabile and How Do I Love Thee, this latter one inspired by and used as an accompaniment to the poem of the same name by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Grade 5-6
6.95
LMP097
Following on in the popularity of Chris Dumigan's Ten Popular Songs, this collection is aimed at a slightly lower technical grade of around the grades 5-6 standard. Titles include: A Whiter Shade of Pale, Space Oddity, Can't Help Falling in Love, You Were Always On My Mind, Yesterday and Waterloo Sunset
"...all familiar material here for solo guitar in playable settings. Useful material for restaurants, weddings, et al. for students wishing to 'cross-over' of just for fun"- Classical Guitar Magazine
class="quote">"This is a fine work, an album with equally well-balanced parameters: a good selection of famous compositions, professional and well-made arrangements. As soon as you open any page of this publication you will find a readable and playable solo, which shows the highly experienced arranger who knows exactly where, when and what to do on the guitar inorder to make his arrangement sound like the original composition." - GFA Soundboard Magazine
Grade 5-6
7.95
LMP101