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Manuel de Falla, His life and Works. G. Armero & J. Persia

$ 38.00

Using documents found in the Manuel de Falla Archives in Granada, extracts from
contemporary accounts by musicians, writers, artists, who had a personal
relationship with Falla, and chronologically presented photographs, we are
presented with a publication that covers the composer's early life in Cadiz to his
time in Argentina.
 

Dionisio Aguado Y la Guitarra. Pompeyo Pérez Díaz

$ 44.95

A detailed biography taking into account Dionisio Aguado's (1784-1849)
artistic life and career as a concert performer. Díaz begins by tracing the
last few years of the XVIII century, describing the musical climate in Spain
that will have a lasting influence on Aguado and his contemporaries.
Note: Text in Spanish
 

Isaac Albéniz - Portrait of a Romantic, by Walter A. Clark

$ 70.00
Based on new and previously overlooked documentary evidence, Mr. Clark presents
a detailed and accurate account of one of the most intriguing musicians of the
late-Romantic period.  The text is richly illustrated with excerpts from his works
and treats Albéniz's (1860-1909) stylistic development, employment of folklore,
and his enduring legacy.
 

Six Silver Moonbeams: Life & Times of Barrios. by R. Stover

$ 19.95

 
Six Silver Moonbeams is a comprehensive and authoritative biography of the world's
greatest guitarist/composer, Agustín Pío Barrios (1885-1944). This extensive
treatment of Barrios' life and music brings to light many facts about this amazing
guitarist - his travels, concerts, recordings, poetry, sketches as well as previously
unpublished music.
 

Julian Bream: The Foundations of a Musical Career

by Stuart W. Button

$ 27.95

Julian Bream (b. 1933) is widely acknowledge as one of this century's finest
guitarists. This book sets Bream's individual rise to success within the context
of the guitar's revival in England during the latter half of the 20th century and
the influence he had on many composers, such as Reginal Smith Brindle, Lennox
Berkeley, Michael Tippett and many others. Soft Cover.
 

The Music of Benjamin Britten by Peter Evans

$ 34.00

In this comprehensive review of Benjamin Britten's music, with the help of over
300 musical examples and diagrams, Peter Evans demonstrates Britten's mastery
of the art of composition - of tonal and harmonic structures, thematic cast and
transformation, textual variety, and the imaginative deployment of voices and
instruments.
 

Abel Carlevaro My Guitar & My World

$ 17.95

Each chapter comprises a focused reflection on a particular theme, chosen
by Carlevaro as a means of expressing what he felt to be the essence of
both his inner thruth and the world as he saw it.
 

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco  His Life and Works for the Guitar by Corazón Otero Item no longer available

$ 24.95

"His compositions (Castelnuovo-Tedesco 1895-1968) are not limited to time.
They will last for ever.  In centuries to come young musicians will delight in
listening to and in performing his compositions, which will not aesthetically
wither or decay." Foreword by Andres Segovia.
 

Diabelli's Guitar Works: Thematic Catalogue. J. Savijoki

$ 49.95

The present work consists of a thematic catalogue of Diabelli's complete
guitar works and arrangements with guitar. It includes full details of each
work: thematic incipit, publisher, plate number, date of publication,
location, collation, and comments. The work is concluded with a biography
of Diabelli "The Life of Diabelli and his role in Vienna".
 

Django The Life & Music of a Gypsy Legend. M. Dregni

$ 19.95

Capturing the extraordinary life and times of one of the great musicians of
the twentieth century. Django is a must-read portrait of a true original.
 

Mauro Giuliani - Virtuoso Guitarist and Composer

by Thomas F. Heck

$ 44.95

Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), a contemporary of Beethoven and Schubert, was
a musician with a mission: to raise the recently invented six-string guitar to a
level of musical respectability in a world inclined to favor ever-louder operatic,
pianistic, and symphonic idioms. During the years 1807-1819, Giuliani`s dazzling
performances made him the darling of Vienna, where he was hailed as the
greatest guitarist of his generation.
 

Zani de Ferranti, A Biography. by Simon Wynberg

$ 30.00

Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, (1801-1878). A biography of the Italian composer
and poet compiled in collaboration with M. de Cruys, including observations on
the decline of the guitar during the mid-nineteenth century, a checklist of
Ferranti's compositions and an assessment of his guitars by Gary Southwell.
 

Manuel M. Ponce and the Guitar by Corazón Otero

$ 21.95

Biography of one of Mexico's most important composers.  Contains many
fascinating photos and other memorabilia, including intimate correspondence
with his friend Andres Segovia.  Included are five works hitherto unpublished
and a facsimile of Ponce's first work for the guitar.
 

Things About the Guitar, José Ramírez III (English Text)

$ 36.95

 
En Torno a la Guitarra, José Ramírez III (Spanish Text) $ 36.95
 

"Few Lutenists have come to possess such a vast amount of knowledge and few have applied
their knowledge, with so much success, to the progressive practice on their work" A. Segovia
 

The Art and Craft of Making Classical Guitar, M. Rodríguez

$ 29.95

Manuel Rodríguez presents his thoughts on the history of the intrument and the
legacy of Spanish luthiers and the Manuel Rodríguez & Sons' company.
 

Andres Segovia His Life - His Music by Graham Wade & Gerard Garno
 

Vol. I The years between 1893 and 1957. Out of Print

$ 49.95

 
Vol. II Years between 1958 and 1987. Out of Print $ 49.95
 

Vol. I Focusing on Segovia´s performances of Renaissance, Baroque and Classical masterpieces
by Narváez, Frescobaldi, Bach, Scarlatti and Sor. Vol. II Focusing on Segovia´s renditions of Spanish / Romantic music by Tárrega, Albéniz, Granados, Llobet and Ponce.
 

The Segovia-Ponce Letters, Miguel Alcázar

$ 34.95

The letters that Segovia wrote to Ponce , serve as a historical document for the
study of the life and personality of both men sine they reveal facets of the
guitarist and composer outlining a human protrait not well known until now.
 

Fernando Sor - Composer & Guitarist

Second Edition. by Brian Jeffery

Biography of Fernando Sor (1778-1839).  There are chapters on his early years in Spain, his journey to Paris, his seven years in London, his journey to Russia, and his final years in Paris.  Discussion of his music and a full catalogue of works is included. Paper Back 2nd Ed.

$ 44.00

 

Antonio de Torres - His Life & Work by José L. Romanillos

$ 55.00

An Account of the life and work of Torres (1817-92).  The first part of this
book is about Torres` life in Sevilla and Almería, the second part deals with
the technical aspects of his work, describing his methods of construction;
the woods, the wood inlays, and plantillas he used; the use of the tornavoz,
his labels, imitations of his work, and also recordings made with his guitars.
 

The Classical Guitar It's Evolution, Players and Personalities since 1800. by Maurice J. Summerfield, foreword by David Russell

 

This book is devoted to detailed biographies of the major classical guitarists and guitar personalities since 1800. Also included are the most important composers for the guitar, scholars, flamenco guitarists and guitar makers.

 $ 39.95
 

Heitor Villa-Lobos - The Life and Works, 1887-1959

by Eero Tarasti Out of Print

$ 49.95

Heitor Villa-Lobos was perhaps the greatest of Brazilian composers. He wrote
music for voice, guitar and piano, as well as chamber pieces, concertos, and
orchestral and operatic works. This book, a revision of a work first published in
Finland, concentrates on his compositions, with many analyzed in depth.
 

Portrait of Walton

 

by Michael Kennedy

 

In this biography by one of England's foremost writers on music, William Walton's personality emerges in all its complexity and self-contradiction.

$ 26.00

 

Narciso Yepes "Retrato de un Hombre Honesto"

 

by Pedro Antonio Martínez Pinilla

 

Born in Lorca, Spain in 1927, Narciso Yepes played a great role in the development of the classical guitar.  P. Pinilla traces Yepes's life accomplishments and his musical legacy which includes a rich concert and recording career. Spanish Text.

 $ 29.50
   

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