In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written origin…

Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo continues the Alfred Music tradition of easy-to-use, thorough, and enjoyable instruction for the absolute beginner. The basics of left- and right-hand picking are covered, including pinches, different kinds of rolls, and backup patterns. Basic left-hand techniques are introduced, including hammer-ons and slides, and chord diagrams are provided for both G-tuning and C-…

Par ROTA NINO. Nino Rota a été principalement pour ses musiques de film pour 'Le Parrain' (Francis Ford Coppola) et des films de Federico Fellini (La Dolce Vita / The Sweet Life, mezzo Otto e / huit ans et demi, Il Casanova et autres) et Luchino Visconti (Il Gattopardo / Le Leopard, Rocco ei suoi fratelli / Rocco et ses frères) est connu. En outre, il a également toujours composé la musique de cha…

from the Paramount Pictures THE GODFATHER. Par ROTA NINO. Réalisé par Francis Ford Coppola en 1972, The Godfather (Le Parrain) a provoqué un réel tournant dans l’histoire du cinéma. The Godfather Waltz (La Valse du Parrain), célèbre pour son thème lancinant interprété à la trompette, et imprégné de la sobriété dont a su faire preuve Nino Rota, trouve également sa place dans Le Parrain II et Le Par…

Quartetto d'archi con voce (S/A) su parole popolari toscane. Par ROTA NINO. Nino Rota, known to many as a film composer (Fellini; The Godfather), left an extensive œuvre including works in every genre. Il Presepio (The Crib) is a Christmas piece for voice (soprano) and string quartet with traditional Italian words./ Répertoire / Chœur de Femmes et Quatuor à Cordes

from the Paramount Pictures THE GODFATHER. Par ROTA NINO. Réalisé par Francis Ford Coppola en 1972, The Godfather (Le Parrain) a provoqué un réel tournant dans l’histoire du cinéma. The Godfather Waltz (La Valse du Parrain), célèbre pour son thème lancinant interprété à la trompette, et imprégné de la sobriété dont a su faire preuve Nino Rota, trouve également sa place dans Le Parrain II et Le Par…

for piano. Par ROTA NINO. This little waltz was not discovered until recently. The manuscript was passed from the dedicatee ('dedica: alla gentile Signora Giovanna Albano Sottomano per omaggio cordiale di Nino Rota Bari 12/7/1945') to her heirs and has remained in their possession ever since. This is why it has not been included in Rota's catalogue of works until now. Thus, it is all the more deli…

for voice and piano. Par ROTA NINO. Between 1921 and 1938 Nino Rota composed twenty-one pieces for voice and piano, five of which he approved for printing. These early works made him known in the music world. The lyrics are of different origin: poems by the Indian Nobel Prize winner Tagore, a sonnet by Petrarch as well as a Tuscan folksong which was at the same time his last vocal chamber music wo…

(The Essential Patterns That All the Pros Know and Use) Written by Bob Applebaum, Fred Sokolow. Instructional Book and CD Package for mandolin. With chord names, fingerings, easy notation, chord diagrams, tablature, illustrations, instructional text and musical examples. Series: …

300 Songs. Composed by Various. Mandolin. Softcover. 456 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

by Jack Tottle. Book. Published by Music Sales. The first and only instruction book on bluegrass mandolin. Fully illustrated with detailed instructions from the basics to fancy fingerwork, backed up by a collection of bluegrass music by Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Frank Wake…

DVD. By Chris Thile. Homespun Tapes (Instructional). DVD (Digital Video Disc). Size 5.25x7.5 inches. Published by Homespun Video.

130 of the Greatest Bluegrass and Newgrass Solos. Mandolin. Bluegrass. Softcover. With guitar tablature. 184 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

(The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play). By Ron Manus & L. C. Harnsberger. For Other Fretted. Book; CD; Mandolin Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Beginner. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

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(25 Bill Monroe Favorites) Transcribed by Todd Collins. For fiddle and mandolin. Format: instrumental solo book. With standard notation, mandolin tablature and chord names. Bluegrass. 104 pages. 8.75x11.75 inches. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc..

Taught by Dix Bruce. For Mandolin. method. You Can Teach Yourself. All Styles. Level: Beginning. DVD. Size 5.38x7.50. 100 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Easy Songs for Little Mandolin Pickers composed by Larry McCabe. For mandolin. This edition: Paperback. Collection. Little Picker series. Childrens. Book. Text Language: English; Standard notation, tablature and chords. 32 pages. Published by Santorella Publications

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(The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play). Composed by Ron Manus and L. C. Harnsberger. For Other Fretted. This edition: Revised. Book; Mandolin Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Library. Beginner. 64 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(59 Children's Classics). For Other Fretted. This edition: Easy Mandolin TAB. Book; Mandolin Method or Supplement. Just for Fun. Children. 84 pages. Published by Alfred Music

By Suzanna Barnes. For mandolin. Technique book. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 20 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc