Bridges Sampler
Bridges Sampler
Bridges Sampler
TM
This new edition, in my opinion, is very close to being THE definitive word on classical guitar instruction period.
Patrick Kearney, international concert artist and professor of classical guitar at Vanier College and Concordia University
Bridges
Introduction
TM
Bridges is the fourth edition of the renowned Guitar Series, originally published in 1989 to international acclaim. This edition aims to provide students with a clear, well-paced route for their musical development; to nurture the technique necessary to successfully meet those developmental challenges; and to expose students to the full range of the instruments repertoire. The chosen repertoire and studies at any given level fall within a carefully sequenced range of technical and musical difficulty. From the late elementary to early advanced levels students can be assured that their learning path will be well rounded and complete. Some of the most notable features of Bridges are: the inclusion of guitar masterpieces by such beloved guitar composers as Agustn Barrios, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Leo Brouwer minimal fingering suggestions, leaving teachers more flexibility and a clearer score from which to work a balance of style choices for repertoire and studies in all levels The well-rounded guitarist will have an understanding of the instruments history as well as practical experience with a wide range of repertoire from all historical periods and styles. Guided by this principle, the series editors have drawn on more than 500 years worth of guitar and lute music. Each book features compositions from the Renaissance to the present day; by learning music from each style period, students will gain a comprehensive overview of the evolution of musical styles. The studies have been chosen for building technique and musicality specifically relevant to the repertoire of each level. Technical and conceptual challenges are progressively introduced from one book to the next to ensure the steady development of musical skills.
Guide to Levels and Components for Bridges: A Comprehensive Guitar Series Title Preparatory Guitar Repertoire and Studies Guitar Repertoire and Studies 1 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 2 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 3 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 4 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 5 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 6 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 7 Guitar Repertoire and Studies 8 Guitar Technique Level Range Late Elementary Late Elementary Early Intermediate Early Intermediate Intermediate Late Intermediate Late Intermediate Early Advanced Early Advanced Late Elementary to Early Advanced
Preparatory Level
28 Study no. 6
Level 1
16
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Source: Suite for Solo Cello No. 4, BWV 1010 Original key: m a E flat Major a Andrew Creaghan. a Reprinted by permission. Arrangement copyright 2003 J. 19
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Source: Epigramme 1 What is a day, what is a year of vain delight and pleasure? Copyright 2009 Edition Margaux Verlag GmbH, Berlin. Reprinted by permission.
Like to a dream it endless dies, And from us like a vapour flies; And this is all the fruit that we find, which glory in worldly treasure.
A Memory
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Source: Au coeur des cordes Copyright 2007 Les Productions dOZ. Reprinted by permission.
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A Memory
Richard Summers
Level 3
52 Study no. 17
Premire Guagirana
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Jacques Bosch
Level 4
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Level 5
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Exercise 90
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Exercise 90
Dionisio Aguado
Level 6
48
Level 7
40
Prlude No. 4
El Testament DAmelia
Traditional Catalan arr. Miguel Llobet
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Source: Ten Catalan Folk Songs Copyright 1964 by Trad/Miguel Llobet - Union Musical Ediciones, S.L., Madrid (Espaa). All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Reprinted by Permission. (a) The ornaments in this piece are performed approximately by playing a portamento from the lowest to the highest note, plucking the upper note as you j arrive: 1
Source: Cinq prludes Copyright 1954 Max Eschig. Reprinted with the kind authorization of LES EDITIONS DURAND S.A.
Prlude No. 4
Heitor Villa-Lobos
El Testament DAmelia
Level 8
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rhythmic groups challenging position shifting and upper register playing development of stylistic phrasing skills and expressive playing exposure to obscure key signatures
Source: This piece is a lute arrangement of Dowlands song, Now, O Now I Needs Must Part. Arrangement copyright 2001 Thomas Knigs. Reprinted by permission.
Content Highlights
Preparatory Guitar Repertoire and Studies
Repertoire Ejercicio The Carousel Waltz Little Herdboy Oasis-Express Studies Study no. 5: Andante in C Major Study no. 13: la manire bulgare (In Bulgarian Style) Study no. 14: The Flask Jos Ferrer Richard Summers Oleg Kiselev Takashi Ogawa Ferdinando Carulli Claudio Camisassa Jeffrey McFadden Gavotte Coranto No. 4 Contradanza In the Olive Grove Spanish Romance Studies Study no. 11: Lamento, op. 89, no. 5 Study no. 12: Les acrobates
Studies Study no. 6: Allegretto grazioso, op. 51, no. 10 Mauro Giuliani Study no. 11: Prlude No. 2 Claude Gagnon
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