Nozani-Ná
I received an email from Jeffrey L. George, a music professor at the University of Louisiana, asking whether I would be willing to share copies of the scores I used for the recording of the Villa-Lobos Canciones with Tania Kross. The recording took place quite a long time ago and the transcriptions I found in…
Spiegel im Spiegel
La reproduction interdite by René Magritt I was asked to play Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt in an arrangement. My part consisted of the right hand of the piano only. The structure of this seemingly very famous composition turned out to be very clear. I couldn’t help myself making a challenge of writing it…
So You Want Play In Het Concertgebouw?
For 25 years, I have been the organizer of Meesters op de Gitaar, the international classical guitar series at the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Throughout this time, I have often been surprised by the ways guitarists present themselves both to me and the audience. Intrigued about their choices I have transformed my experiences and reflections…
Libra Sonatine
http://youtu.be/AL9aoecs7RE Many guitarists ask for the score of the trio’s arrangement of Libra Sonatine by Roland Dyens(†2016). Well here it is. The guitar part is published with Editions Henry Lemoine. The bass part, notated by Eric Calmes can be downloaded here. Percussionist Enrique Firpi based his part on the bass part. I trust you to mention…
the lick – starting with improvising
‘If you want to start improvising, start with learning solo’s by heart, divide them into licks, and use these licks in your improvisations. It’s like learning a foreign language. First you learn words and sentences. Then you start using them…’ Christiaan van Hemert, multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the Rosenberg Academy. http://youtu.be/krDxhnaKD7Q more DIY
Mozart KV 200, arrangement for three guitars
The Amsterdam Guitar Trio The Amsterdam Guitar Trio gave it’s last performance in 2003 but every now and then I get requests for scores of the arrangements. Unfortunately there aren’t any. Parts were updated by each individual member and hardly ever united into a trio score. Except for Vivaldi’s Four seaons, the score – including…
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Bass Part – Leo Brouwer’s Danza Característica
Many guitarists got inspired by our version of Leo Brouwer’s Danza Característica and ask me for the bass part. Well here it is. Written down by good old Eric Calmes. I trust you to mention Esther Steenbergen Trio as the arrangers, whenever you use it. https://youtu.be/5FrqelTCG7M more DIY
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