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Etudes for Solo Guitar
The subject of creating an educational aid for guitar students of an intermediate level that will serve also as a similar aid for theory and composition students fascinates me and motivates my compositional thought for quite a while. The objective was to create miniature complete works for the guitar, as J. S. Bach did with his fifteen inventions, in the "manner" of an Étude that deals with specific aspects of guitar techniques and musicianship in general.
These Études are gradually graded based on their difficulty and style. They cover all the positions of the guitar and explore known and some unfamiliar techniques for the contemporary guitarist.
I used a compositional language more familiar for the level of the intermediate guitarist but without sacrificing my original compositional voice so these pieces could be used as concert works by the advanced musicians as well. My intention is to educate students in a multilevel study environment and to be able to promote the music of our time. During my teaching years I found that students become better musicians when they have been taught to adapt certain performance difficulties and compositional techniques at an earlier level of their training. Titles:
1 with false optimism
2 with moderate sadness
3 with just the two of you
4 with a touch of impatience
5 with a touch of grandeur
6 with a counterpoint attitude
7 with a touch of shame
8 with a touch of boredom
9 going and never coming back
10 with a peaceful anger
11 without the heavy ones
12 without hope
13 without sense of humor
14 with a masculine attitude
15 with two little bears in mind
16 without hesitation
17 with shameless vibrato
18 with a touch of distress
19 without fear of failure
20 with this and that
21 with a kind motion
22 with a rondo attitude
23 with suspense
24 with everything you may have
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