There is also a very fine Fugue for Guitarra & Viola by Paulo Galvao, here: http://polyhymnion.org/adc/paulo.html RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "ron fernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 12:25 PM Subject: [CITTERN] Portuguese guitarra transcriptions > Greetings, > > I saw the request for transcriptions for the Portuguese guitarra so here > is my input. > > Since the 1970's I have searched for fado music and guitarra > transcriptions in Lisbon, Oporto, Coimbra and Braga. Twice I have been > to the Society of Portuguese Authors in Lisbon in pursuit of such > music. Through the internet I have searched through the collection of > the National Library in Lisbon and been in contact with many players > (such as Paolo Soares and Pedro Caldera Cabral) as well as the President > of the Academica da Guitarra Portuguesa e do Fado, Luis Penedo. There > are very few published transcriptions for the Portuguese guitarra. Some > teachers have transcriptions which they pass onto their students but > many players simply learn directly from watching other players/teachers. > > I have never found anything for Alcino Frazão, and I do not expect that > any have been published. Therefore to learn his pieces I suggest that > any interested party acquire the Trancriker program ($50) from Reed > Kottler (he is on the internet). It is a computer program which allows > you to slow down the music while keeping the original pitch and also > allows looping of small musical passages for repeated listening. > > As far as Carlos Paredes and his father Artur Paredes I must suggest a > wonderful method book on playing the Coimbra style Portuguese guitar by > Paolo Soares published in 1997 entitled Método de Guitarra Portuguesa: > Bases para a Guitarra de Coimbra. Coimbra, Portugal. > > The musical selections in this method book include: Canto de Amor > composed by Carlos Paredes, Valsa (Waltz) by Gonçalo and Artur Paredes, > Estudio I by Paolo Soares, O Meu Menino song accompaniment by Paolo > Soares, Dança Palaciana by Carlos Paredes, Canção by Carlos Paredes, > Canto de Embalar by Carlos Paredes, Aguarela Portuguesa by Antonio > Portugal, Balada do Mondego arranged by Artur Paredes, Estudo em Lá > Maior arranged by António Pinho de Brojo, Variações sobre o Mondego by > Gonçalo Paredes arranged by Carlos Paredes, Melodia no. 2 by Carlos > Paredes. These first rate transcriptions are presented in both standard > music notation and tablature (cifra). > > For more information on this book consult my webpage at: > http://fernandezmusic.com/Portuguese_Guitar_Methods.html > > Pedro Caldera Cabral transcribed a number of pieces which are published > in his 399 page book, entitled A Guitarra Portuguesa, published in 1999 > by Ediclube (Edição e Promoção do Livro, Lda., Rua da Industria, 4, > Alfragide, 2724-517 Amadora, Portugal. It is part of a collection called > Seculo de Fado which includes 30plus CD's, 7 books and 8 videos, it is > an expensive collection. The Cabral book is not sold separately. > > For an introduction to the Lisboa style guitarra you can consult by > internet lesson at: > http://fernandezmusic.com/PortugueseGuitarMethod.html > > Regards, > > Ron Fernández > > > > > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html >
