GUITAR QUARTET
“Mamma Mia” is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA. The song’s name is derived from Italian, where it is an interjection used in situations of surprise, anguish, or excitement, which corresponds to the English interjection “my” but literally means “My mommy”. The interjection “my my” can indeed be found in some lines within the song.
Changes of position, slurs, arpeggios, chords,…
VOICE & GUITAR
“Manhã de Carnaval” (“Morning of Carnival”), is the most popular song by Brazilian composer Luiz Bonfá and lyricist Antônio Maria. Appeared as a principal theme in the 1959 Portuguese-language film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) by French director Marcel Camus. Manhã de Carnaval became one of the first compositions identified with Bossa Nova to gain popularity outside Brazil.
Also valid for melodic instrument (flute, violin,…) and guitar.
GUITAR QUARTET
Soundtrack of the movie Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence composed by the Japanese composer Ryuichi SAKAMOTO.
Change of positions, High positions, Chords of three and four notes, strumming,… Also valid for guitar orchestra, with optional bass
GUITAR TRIO
“Michelle” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was composed principally by Paul McCartney, with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon.
Valid for guitar orchestra. With bass optional.
GUITAR QUARTET
Mission; Imposible (Main Theme) composed by Lalo Schifrin
Two and Three-Note Chord. Position changes. Slurs, Glissandi, …
Also valid for guitar orchestra.Bass Guitar optional.
GUITAR ORCHESTRA
Sheetmusic by five guitars with optional bass. (Also valid for guitar orchestra)
“My Way” is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra set to the music of the French song “Comme d’habitude”
The song was a success for a variety of performers including Sinatra, Jocelyne, Elvis Presley, and Sid Vicious. Sinatra’s version of “My Way” spent 75 weeks in the UK Top 40, which is 2nd place all-time.
High positions, change of position, chords, bass,…
GUITAR TRIO
“Theme from New York, New York” (or “New York, New York“) is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York (1977), composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli.
Simultaneous notes on adjacent strings. Change Position.Combination of Thumb with index and medium.
Valid for guitar orchestra. With bass optional.
VOICE & GUITAR
“Oh! Lady be good” by George GERSHWIN
Lady, Be Good! is a musical written by Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson with music by George and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was first presented on Broadway in 1924; the West End production followed in 1926. This was the first Broadway collaboration of the Gershwin brothers, and the Astaire siblings play a brother-sister dance team.
GUITAR TRIO
“Over the Rainbow” is a ballad composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. It was written for the movie The Wizard of Oz and was sung by actress Judy Garland. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and became Garland’s signature song.
Change of position, chords, slurs, barres, arpeggios,...
VOICE & GUITAR
Arrangement for voice with guitar accompaniment.
Valid for melody instrument (flute, violin, …) and guitar.
Music from the movie “The Wizard of Oz”
GUITAR QUARTET
The Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 1 by Dmitri Shostakovich was composed in 1934. It has three movements:
Waltz in G minor
Polka in C major
Foxtrot in F-sharp minor
The premiere was on March 24, 1934.
Technique: Change positions, slurs, barres, glisandi, chords, change tonality,… Also valid for guitar orchestra, with optional bass.
GUITAR QUARTET
Theme From Schindler’s List . Composed and conducted by John Williams, the original score features violinist Itzhak Perlman.
Two and Three-Note Chord.Left hand: Position changes. Natural harmonics.
Also valid for guitar orchestra.Bass Guitar optional.
GUITAR DUO
Children’s Corner, is a 6-movement suite for solo piano by Claude Debussy. Serenade of the doll is the third movement.
The original score by piano is arranged by guitar duo.
GUITAR TRIO
“Stairway to Heaven” is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. The song is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all time
Change de Position, slurs, barres,…Arpeggios and chords. Combination of thumb with index.
GUITAR QUARTET
“Summertime” is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The song soon became a popular and much-recorded jazz standard.
Arpeggios of Three fingers. Two and three note chords. Thumb melody bass.
Position changes. Slurs. Dynamics Changes.
Bass Guitar optional. Also valid for guitar orchestra.
VOICE & GUITAR
“Summertime” is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as “without doubt … one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote … Gershwin’s highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of blacks in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century”
