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The ArtsThe Flute in Tango / La Flauta en el Tango
Fundamental method for playing tango music
by Paulina Fain
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS» Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar.» All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises.» 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert.» Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE FLUTE IN TANGO CONTENTS» Expressive melody. The art of fraseo, the authentic shaping of the expressive melodies.» Rhythmic melody. The performance of rhythmic melodies and the articulation specific to tango.» Use of ornaments and extended techniques applied to tango, guidelines to playing in a tango ensemble, the history of the flute in tango, the different styles of the genre and more.» 5 original works for flute and piano.» 105 audio examples.
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The ArtsThe Piano in Tango / El Piano en el Tango
Fundamental method for playing tango music
by Hernán Possetti
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS » Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar. » All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises. » 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert. » Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE PIANO IN TANGO CONTENTS » Rhythmic melody. Articulation as a fundamental constituent element of the tango language. » Expressive melody. Fraseo as an essential resource for expressiveness. » Time-marking models. The piano as a support for the melodic discourse. » Different functions. The conductor role and other responsibilities undertaken by the pianist. » Milonga and vals, ornaments, guidelines to play in a tango ensemble, the history of the piano in tango, the different styles of the genre, and more. » 7 original works for piano. » 280 audio and video examples.
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The ArtsThe Bandoneon in Tango / El Bandoneón en el Tango
Fundamental method for playing tango music
by Eva Wolff
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS » Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar. » All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises. » 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert. » Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE BANDONEON IN TANGO CONTENTS » Rhythmic melody. Different ways to articulate and accentuate a rhythmic tango melody. » Expressive melody. Fraseo as a fundamental constituent element of the tango language. » Time-marking models. The role of the bandoneon as part of the rhythmic base. » Ornaments and variations. Melodic embellishments and their use. » Milonga and vals, the use of percussive effects, guidelines to play in a tango ensemble, the history of the bandoneon in tango, the different styles of the genre. » 7 original works for ensemble. » 350 audio examples.
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The Arts2010Die flote im Tango / Le flute dans le Tango
Grundlegende schule des tangospiels
by Paulina Fain
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS » Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar. » All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises. » 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert. » Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE FLUTE IN TANGO CONTENTS » Expressive melody. The art of fraseo, the authentic shaping of the expressive melodies. » Rhythmic melody. The performance of rhythmic melodies and the articulation specific to tango. » Use of ornaments and extended techniques applied to tango, guidelines to playing in a tango ensemble, the history of the flute in tango, the different styles of the genre and more. » 5 original works for flute and piano. » 105 audio examples.
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The Arts2011Die Violine im Tango / Le violon dans le Tango
Grundlegende schule des tangospiels
by Ramiro Gallo
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina.This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS» Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar. » All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises.» 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert.» Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE VIOLIN IN TANGO CONTENTS» Rhythmic melody. Different ways to articulate and accentuate a rhythmic tango melody.» Expressive melody. The art of phrasing, the tools to express tango music.» The rhythmic base. The typical marking models and the role of the violin as a part of the rhythmic base.» The use of ornaments and percussion effects, guidelines to play in a tango ensemble, the history of the violin in tango, the different styles of the genre.» 7 original works for violin and other instruments.» 130 audio and video examples.
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The ArtsThe Bass in Tango / El Contrabajo en el Tango
Fundamental method for playing tango music
by Ignacio Varchausky
“Método de Tango” (Spanish for “Tango Method”) is the first fundamental book series that teaches how to play tango music, published in English and Spanish since 2014 by Tango Sin Fin in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This book series is the only collection which provides any musician, arranger, composer or ethnomusicologist from around the world a methodological and pedagogical approach to tango language, using academic terms, exercises and musical studies. CONTENTS» Each volume is focused on one instrument: violin, bass, bandoneon, piano, flute and guitar. » All the tools and techniques for playing tango music are covered throughout specific chapters and exercises. » 5 to 8 original works for ensemble are included in each book. Parts for other instruments are included on a separate insert. » Audio and video recordings and play-along tracks for each exercise and pieces are available for free on Tango Sin Fin’s YouTube channel. THE BASS IN TANGO CONTENTS » Time-marking models. The role of the bass as part of the rhythmic base. Marcato, pizzicato, and other typical articulations used in tango. » Bass lines. Characteristic devices used to create bass lines and perform them spontaneously. » Rhythmic melody. Articulation as a fundamental constituent element of the tango language. » Expressive melody. Fraseo as an essential device for expressiveness. » Milonga and vals, the use of percussive effects, guidelines to play in a tango ensemble, the history of the bass in tango, the different styles of the genre. » 6 original works for ensemble. » 250 audio and video examples.
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The ArtsUnstrung
Rants and Stories of a Noise Guitarist
by Marc Ribot
Throughout his genre-defying career as one of the most innovative musicians of our time, iconoclastic guitar player Marc Ribot has consistently defied expectation at every turn. Here, in his first collection of writing, we see that same uncompromising sensibility at work as he playfully interrogates our assumptions about music, life, and death. Through essays, short stories, and the occasional unfilmable film “mistreatment” that showcase the sheer range of his voice, Unstrung captures an artist whose versatility on the page rivals his dexterity onstage. In the first section of the book, “Lies and Distortion,” Ribot turns his attention to his instrument—“my relation to the guitar is one of struggle; I’m constantly forcing it to be something else”—and reflects on his influences (and friends) like Robert Quine (The Voidoids) and producer Hal Willner (Saturday Night Live), while delivering an impassioned plea on behalf of artists’ rights. Elsewhere, we glimpse fragments of Ribot’s life as a traveling musician—he captures both the monotony of touring as well as small moments of beauty and despair on the road. In the heart of the collection, “Sorry, We’re Experiencing Technical Difficulties,” Ribot offers wickedly humorous short stories that synthesize the best elements of the Russian absurdist tradition with the imaginative heft of George Saunders. Taken together, these stories and essays cement Ribot’s position as one of the most dynamic and creative voices of our time.
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String instrumentsThe Scots Fiddle.
by J. Murray. Neil
In the third of a three-volume set of aThe Scots Fiddlea, J. Murray Neil has compiled a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland from the West Highlands, Hebrides, Orkney & Shetland. It includes a wonderful selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. Extensive biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide a fascinating insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish and Gaelic culture. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters, past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions, language and dialect, poetry and song are represented in a stimulating account. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs and pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. There are melodies by well known and lesser-known fiddler/composers and songwriters, new and unpublished tunes, as well as compositions from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.;aThe Scots Fiddlea is not only an excellent fiddle music reference book, it is a book about Scotland and should appeal to all those with an interest in their cultural traditions.
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Musical scores, lyrics & librettiThe Scots Fiddle
Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the North-east & Central Highlands
by J. Murray. Neil
The first of a three-volume extended edition of "The Scots Fiddle", this text combines an extensive collection of traditional fiddle music (over 160 tunes) with background narratives and anecdotes on the history, legends and traditions associated with the music, and biographical sketches on composers and song-writers, and instruction on playing, through the provision of bowings and finger-board positions. The book is also illustrated throughout with steel engravings. The music provided includes slow airs, pastorals, strathspeys, reels, jigs, hornpipes and marches, tunes from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as new compositions.
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Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groupsThe Scots Fiddle
Tunes, Tales & Traditions of the Lothians, Borders & Ayrshire Regions
by J. Murray. Neil
In the second book of a three-volume set, the author offers a collection of the fiddle music of Scotland relating to Edinburgh and the Lothians, Borders and Ayrshire. It includes a selection of traditional fiddle tunes and song airs that are played and sung wherever Scots meet at festivals and on special occasions. these include many that were collected and adapted by Robert Burns and feature in the Ayrshire section, which also contains extensive notes on Burns as a fiddler, musician and songwriter.;Biographical sketches, narratives and anecdotes accompany the tunes and provide an insight into the rich inheritance of Scottish culture. Famous fiddler/composers and songwriters past and present; famous characters and landmarks; history, legends and traditions; language and dialect, poetry and song are all represented. The selection contains over 160 tunes, including airs, pastorals, reels, strathspeys, marches, jigs, hornpipes, waltzes, polkas and minuets. There are melodies by well-known and less well-known figures, new and unpublished tunes, and compositions from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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MusicBlue River for piano
Jazz Inspired Piano Pieces
by Elena Cobb
Six piano pieces in this book are evocative of Jazz, blues and other musical styles popular today. For aspiring pianists at Intermediate to Advanced level.
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Percussion instrumentsNovember 2007Kpatsa from Ghana
by Trevor Wiggins
African Drumming Workshop: Kpatsa from Ghana Use this enhanced ebook to learn to play Kpatsa, one of the easier pieces from West Africa, using hand drums like Djembe. You will discover how to play a drum to get different sounds, what the rhythms are, and how they fit together. The ebook contains a recording and video of performances in Ghana – so you can see the dance as well. There are also practice recording tracks linked to notation to show you exactly what you have to do.
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Percussion instrumentsNovember 2007Ageshe from Ghana
by Trevor Wiggins
African Drumming Workshop This enhanced ebook gives all you need to learn how to play AGESHE, which is one of the most difficult and exciting drum pieces of the Ewe people of south-east Ghana, played using both hand and stick drumming techniques. You will discover how to play the drum parts, both supporting and lead, what the rhythms are, and how they fit together. The disk contains practice recording tracks, with computer generated sound files linked to notation, showing exactly what you have to do. To give a flavour of the authentic music and dance, there is an audio recording and a video of a performance by young people in Ghana.
