Solos and Duets for Classical Guitar Book

Solos and Duets for Classical Guitar Book  📚

30 Classical Masterpieces For Classical Guitar Solos & Duets in Standard Notion & Tab

Dive into the rich world of classical guitar with "Solos & Duets for Classical Guitar," a comprehensive collection of 30 classical masterpieces arranged for solo and duet performances. This book offers musicians of all levels—from beginners to experienced guitarists—the chance to enhance their performance skills and deepen their musicianship.

Beginners will appreciate the manageable and memorable classics, along with fresh arrangements of modern masterpieces, making their entry into classical guitar both enjoyable and instructive. More advanced players will find pieces that challenge their technical performance and reading skills. Each piece comes with the option of tablature and audio recordings to aid in practice and mastery.

Featured in this 128-page book are works by master educators and musicians such as J.S. Bach, Bela Bartok, Domenico Cimarosa, and others. Many of the pieces are transcriptions adapted from other instruments, and some are original works published for the first time for guitar. The book not only provides beautiful solos and duets but also includes guitar quartet exercises to introduce ensemble playing.

Whether you are looking to polish your solo skills or engage in duet and ensemble performances, this book is an invaluable resource for taking your classical guitar playing to the next level.

Contents Include:

Solos:
- Allegro Feroce (Full Version) — David V. Montoya
- Allegro Feroce (Student Version) — David V. Montoya
- Aria — Alessandro Scarlatti
- Cantabile — George Heussenstamm
- Duet for Pipes — Béla Bartók (No. 88 from Mikrokosmos, Vol. III)
- First Loss — Robert Schumann (from Album for the Young, Op. 68)
- The Happy Farmer — Robert Schumann (from Album for the Young, Op. 68)
- Largo for Margot — George Heussenstamm
- Little Study — Robert Schumann (from Album for the Young, Op. 68)
- Menuetto No. 5 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Mountain Mist Morning — David V. Montoya
- Musette — Johann Sebastian Bach
- Rondo Giocoso — David V. Montoya
- Ten Tones — William Allaudin Mathieu (from Twenty-Four Almost Easy Pieces for  Piano)
- Tristeza — Nelson Montalvo
- Two-Note Ostinato — William Allaudin Mathieu (from Twenty-Four Almost Easy Pieces for Piano)
- Ukulele Song — David V. Montoya
- Wandering — Béla Bartók (No. 81 from Mikrokosmos, Vol. III)

Duets:
- Adagio — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from "Viennese" Sonata No. 1 for Piano)
- Allegretto con Dolcezza — George Heussenstamm
- Diminished Fifth — Béla Bartók (No. 101 from Mikrokosmos, Vol. IV)
- Follow — David V. Montoya
- Motivation in G — David V. Montoya
- Mwashah — Traditional/Hamza El Din
- New Guitars — William Allaudin Mathieu
- Nineteen — George Heussenstamm (from Twenty Gems for Piano)
- The Reaper's Song — Robert Schumann (from Album for the Young, Op. 68)
- Sonata — Domenico Cimarosa
- Variations — Béla Bartók (No. 87 from Mikrokosmos, Vol. III)
- The Wondrous Strange Case of Polly Modality — William A. Mathieu

Appendix: Quartet Exercises:
- Guitar Quartet Exercise No. 1 (In E Minor, Simple Beat, Quadruple Meter - 4/4 Time)
- Guitar Quartet Exercise No. 2 (In F Major, Simple Beat, Quadruple Meter - 4/4 Time)
- Guitar Quartet Exercise No. 3 (In A Minor, Compound Beat, Duple Meter - 6/8 Time)
- Guitar Quartet Exercise No. 4 (In E Major, Compound Beat, Duple Meter - 6/8 Time)