“Garota de Ipanema” (“The Girl from Ipanema“) is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes.
Slurs, Barres, chords, high positions, arpeggios,…
The Gnossiennes are a series of musical pieces composed by the French composer Erik Satie between 1890 and 1897. Characterized by their evocative atmosphere, melodic and harmonic simplicity, and profound sense of contemplation, each Gnossienne is a short piano piece typically slow-paced with a meditative character
This product includes a MIDI file for each musical piece but does not contain an MP3 file.
GUITAR DUO
Golliwogg’s cake walk belongs to the suite for piano “The children’s corner”.
The piece is a ragtime with its syncopations and banjo-like effects. The dynamic range is quite large and very effective. The B section of this dance is interrupted on several occasions by the love-death leitmotif of Richard Wagner’s opera Tristan und Isolde, marked avec une grande émotion (with great feeling). Each quotation is followed by banjo imitations.
“The Habanera” is an aria from Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen,” which premiered in 1875. Sung by the title character, Carmen, it is one of the most famous pieces from the opera. The melody is characterized by its catchy rhythm and Spanish flair, reflecting the exoticism and passion of the opera’s setting in Seville, Spain.
With optional bass. Also valid for the guitar orchestra.
Bolero (Mexican melodic song).
Arrangement for voice (soprano) with guitar accompaniment.
Valid for tenor voice or melody instrument (flute, violin, …) and guitar.
Author: Carlos ALMARÁN
The Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms (WoO 1), are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, completed in 1879. Brahms originally wrote the version for piano four hands. Perhaps the best known is the “Hungarian Dance n ° 5”.
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The Dolly Suite, Op. 56, is a collection of pieces for piano four-hands by Gabriel Fauré. It consists of short pieces written or revised between 1893 and 1896, to mark the birthdays and other events in the life of the daughter of the composer’s mistress.
Kitty Valse is the fourth piece of this suite.
Changes of position, chords, slurs, arpeggios, …
Arrangement for voice (soprano or tenor) with guitar accompaniment.
Valid for melody instrument (flute, violin, …) and guitar.
Music: Louis GUGLIEMI
Lyrics: Èdith PIAF
Lágrimas negras (Black Tears) is a bolero-son composed in 1929, with lyrics and music by the Cuban composer and singer Miguel Matamoros (1894 – 1971). It is one of his most famous songs. With optional bass.
“Les Toreadors” is a prominent march from the opera “Carmen” composed by Georges Bizet. It appears in the second act of the opera and is a march with a vibrant and energetic rhythm that evokes the passion and intensity of the bullfighting world in Spain.
With bass optional. Also valid for the guitar orchestra.
