The Songs of Stephen Foster (P/V/G Composer Collection) Review

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(More customer reviews)I find this collection of music to be particularly lovely and enjoyable.It is written for voice and piano accompaniment.The sheet music consists of the Stephen Foster originals. (So no guitar chords.)And I have to say, I find the versions to be particularly lovely."Beautiful Dreamer" has the prettiest piano accompaniment to it that I've seen.And even "Oh Susanna" is charming.The accompaniment only requires modest piano accomplishment and the songs are easily sung, so no one needs to be overwhelmed.In all the music is very light and pretty.I do recommend it!It's perfect for evenings at home or light entertaining.

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The first great American songwriter, Stephen Foster's songs are now part of the American folk tradition. This collection presents 30 of his compositions, plus photos and a new biography. Includes: Beautiful Dreamer * Camptown Races * Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair * My Old Kentucky Home * Oh! Susanna * Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) * more.

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Elementary Method for the Balalaika Review

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(More customer reviews)Until Bibs Ekkel wrote his Mel Bay's Complete Bailalaika Book this was *the* method to have. It was for many years the only method available in English, originally translated in 1964 from the original Russian-language edition. This is the same edition as published then, still worth the small investment. I still have my original 1964 copy!

The introductory material is succinct and gives you everything you would need to know to get started. Although the pictures are quite "old", they are helpful in reviewing your hand positions. This book is full of music throughout and would be an excellent companion to the Ekkel book. If you're serious about learning the balalaika you owe it to yourself to buy both books for the price of what would normally be a single music lesson.

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Translated from Russian by Simeon N. Jurist. An elementary method in one volume consisting of four parts. Part One introduces all the fundamentals including note reading and chordal accompaniment. Each succeeding part advances the player through the positions. Part Four contains supplementary repertoire.

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DVD-The Guitar of David Wilcox-Secrets of Open Tunings and Song Accompaniment Review

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(More customer reviews)If you enjoy David Wilcox music and you are an intermediate guitar player yourself, you will get a lot out of this dvd.It is filmed like a personal session with David Wilcox showing you how to tune and finger a few of his songs.I enjoyed it very much just watching it the first time.Now I am in the process of learning some of the fingerings for some of my favorite songs.

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One of the most popular and evocative performers on the scene today helps you unlock your creativity and develop rich, ringing guitar voicings in a variety of open tunings.
Working primarily in open C, G, D and DADGAD, and utilizing both pick and finger style, David Wilcox reveals the techniques that shape his distinctive guitar sound. His unusual practice of playing in "cross keys" and his use of string damping, rhythms, open chord harmonies, moving bass lines, partial capos other devices will open new doors and transform the way you approach your instrument.
Dave's invaluable advice on how to practice, re-tune by "feel," transpose mid-song, hear new sounds, experiment with a variety of fingerings and tunings and develop ideas for using the guitar as a writing tool will inspire you to invent your own fingerings and tunings and discover untold musical possibilities.
Songs: Eye of The Hurricane, Rusty Old American Dream, Show the Way, New World, Language of the Heart, Time Between the Lightning and the Thunder, Distant Water, Spin, Prayer, Show Me The Key.

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A Russian Song Book Review

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(More customer reviews)I play several of the songs in this book on the Trumpet for my own enjoyment.It includes some very beautiful songs.My favorites are: The Light (Ogonek), for which somebody should write English lyrics and get recorded, the Song of Greeting, written by Dimitri Shostakovich, Stenka Razin (did he really have to drown the poor princess to win back the confidence of his band of brigands?), Dubinushka, a bitter revolutionary song; Podmoscovskaya vechera (Moscow Nights) which was recorded as a jazz piece and popularized in America by Kenny Ball, the maudlin Tyawmnaya Noch (Dark Night) as well as the ever popular Katiusha and Kalinka.

Pieces the book does not include, but that I wish it did:Proshanie Slavyanki (Farewell to Slavic Women), the best Russian march; and Dolinnuyo Dorogayu (popularized by Mary Hopkins as "Those were the Days."

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traditional folk songs, plus 19 songs written in the folk style by 20th-century composers such as Shostakovich, Knipper and Zakharov. Reprinted from authoritative Soviet editions, each of the songs appears with a vocal line, full piano accompaniment and guitar chords. The lyrics are shown in the original Cyrillic, in transliteration and in an English translation. Introduction. Discography.

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