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Presser Custom Print 114-40946 • $12.75
Theodore Presser Company makes great music available through our Custom Print Department - print-on-demand, but always available! We take pride in producing a quality one-off print in a timely fashion, in hopes of making more of our music widely available and satisfying the demands of busy performers. To order Custom Print titles, please contact a Presser Sales Rep at 1 (800) 854-6764, ext. 1.
Giulio Regondi Air varié de l'opera de Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi Guitar solo
Edited by Stefan R. Hackl
Another lost treasure has been brought back to life, through its discovery by Stefan Hackl amid the Karl Scheit collection of guitar works. Hackl provides an excellent overview of the composer, the work, and the musical world of performance guitar at the time.
Editions Orphée 494-02809 • $9.95Add to Cart
Luigi Legnani Andante & Allegro from the Overture to William Tell by Rossini for solo Guitar
Legnani, an unparallelled guitarist of his time, was known to have created some 250 compositions and arrangements. Of the relative handful surviving in print today, this Andante & Allegro remains a favorite, an arrangement of the familiar passages from Rossini's last and best-known opera.
Editions Orphée 494-02810 • $8.95 Add to Cart
Score Guitar
Niccolò Paganini Concerto per chitarra ed archi, Secondo la Grand Sonata for Guitar and Strings
Orchestrated by Wolfgang Lendle
World-class guitarist Wolfgang Lendle looked upon the famous Paganini Grand Sonata for guitar and violin and envisioned a wholly-new guitar concerto. Read his thoughts and analysis in orchestrating a full string accompaniment to the original solo guitar part, then rejoice in the addition of a Paganini concerto to the comparable standard repertoire! Handsomely published by Editions Orphée, the new Concerto is packaged as a set of full score and (1) each of the string parts, with a separately available solo guitar part with rehearsal CD. Lendle’s changes to the guitar solo part are few, detailed neatly in his introduction, and the string parts are simple enough for student string orchestra or string quartet. Includes several cadenzas, offered in the spirit of the composer and the work.
Editions Orphée
Orchestra Score and String Parts: 494-02802 • $39.95 Add to Cart Solo Guitar part and rehearsal CD: 494-02803 • $24.95Add to Cart
Ian Krouse Da Chara (Two Friends) for Flute and Guitar
“Written in a form largely inspired by Paddy Maloney of the Chieftains,”
Da Chara weaves Krouse’s original melodies through the two
instruments. “The original air returns as a march, which
gradually picks up energy until it bubbles over into a wild
reel.” Krouse aims here for a traditional Irish sound, and
captures it through his own unique prism.
Peermusic Classical 62058-781 • $17.95 Add to Cart
Early Romantic Lieder with Guitar Compiled and Edited by John McCormick
for Voice and Guitar
McCormick digs into
the early 19th century series of music journals, Arion, to bring to
light some of the finest examples of this art form. Choosing only the
German composers, he offers an excellent comparison with the
better-known composers in this genre ((Schubert, Schumann, Wolf, etc.)
by showing their immediate predecessors in the field. A handsome
volume, complete with brief descriptive biographies of the composers.
Editions Orphée 491-00616 • $29.95 Add to Cart Table of Contents (388KB)
Mikhail Polupayenko Fantasia on Zaporozhye Themes for solo Guitar
The seventh entry in Editions Orphée’s ongoing series, The Guitarist’s Repertoire, brings to light this concert-level showcase for accomplished guitarists. Written at the turn of the last century, this pleasing and light-hearted work is built upon Cossack themes, and calls upon a good range of the guitarist’s skills. Edited for the six-string guitar, but playable on a multi-string model with additional basses. See page 1.
Editions Orphée 494-02800 • $5.95 Add to Cart
Johann Dubez Fantaisie on Hungarian Themes for Guitar
Edited by Matanya Ophee
Ophee has chosen this
little-known concert piece, originally written for the Viennese
10-string guitar, as his fourth entry in The Guitarist's
Repertoire. A challenging set of Hungarian motifs,
perhaps chief among them the Rákóczi March (a
version which [Ophee suggests] may have led to the adaptations of
Berlioz and Liszt). Ophee's background information and his enumeration
of modifications for performance on the 6-string guitar are priceless,
and his editing, as usual, exact.
Editions
Orphée 494-02797 • $9.95
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Matvei Pavlav-Azancheev The Great Patriotic War Sonata Solo Guitar
Another rare find from
the world of Soviet-era music! Ophee thoroughly discusses the composer,
the backdrop, and the work here presented in another handsome
Orphée edition.
Editions
Orphée 494-02730 • $19.95 Add to Cart
Richard Graf (ed.) Guitar for Two, Volume 3 for Two Guitars with Audio CD
Along with original duets, Graf includes the Harry Lime Theme, a Satie Gymnopedie, and his arrangement of the Eric Clapton heavyweight, Tears in Heaven. Also includes a CD recording for listening and play-along.
Universal Edition UE33337 • $26.95 Add to Cart
Jules Massenet Mélodie-Élegié, Op. 10 No. 5 for Guitar
Arranged by Jaime Bosch
One of the most
celebrated melodies of the "Belle Epoque" becomes Ophee's second entry
in The Guitarist's Repertoire. Using an
1891 arrangement by Jaime Bosch, Ophee adds the missing dynamics and
articulations, and completes the work by including the missing opening
measures.
Editions
Orphée 494-02795 • $2.95
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François de Fossa Ouverture du Jeune Henri de Méhul for 2 Guitars with Historical Notes
Edited by Matanya Ophee
Ophee investigates the
claim that de Fossa fathered the modern system of artifical harmonics
for the guitar with fascinating results. A wonderful historical
overview of this debate is included, along with performance notes for
“those...who are not accustomed to reading 19th century
notation.” (Ophee) This beautiful guitar duo is presented in
facsimile of its original edition from Meissonier c.1821.
Editions
Orphée 494-02132 • $14.95
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Mark Delpriora Pocket Sonata Guitar solo
Delpriora is an
artist, a composer, and a teacher, who has gained recognition and
garnered awards throughout his career. His recent Tango
Caffé Carciofo from Orphée has been well received
by the guitar performance community, and his works have been issued by
several other publishers, as well. The Pocket Sonata was written just
after his Sonata No. 3, a major work of some 50 minutes in length! In
stark contrast, the Pocket Sonata is designed to fit comfortably in any
progam.
Editions
Orphée 494-02727 • $8.95 Add to Cart
Ferdinando Carulli Raccolta di sonate diversi for solo Guitar
10 short Carulli originals, taken from a manuscript belonging to a dedicated amateur of his time. See incipits here (www.orphee.com).
Editions Orphée 494-02821 • $12.95 Add to Cart
Dusan Bogdanovic Shuvi, Shuvi Hashulamit Voice and Guitar
Bogdanovic is a
“richly gifted composer, improviser, and
guitarist,” says Ophee, whose passion has led to the
publication of his fundamental Polyrhythmic and Polymetric
Studies for guitar (Edizioni Bérben). His
achievements in the guitar world cannot be overstated. In the
exploration of his own unique music language, Bogdanovic was drawn to
the Solomon Canticle of Canticles, producing this
misterioso e appassionato setting of the title in an intricate
interweaving between guitar and voice. Text is provided both in English
and traditional Hebrew.
Editions
Orphée 494-02729 • $8.95
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François de Fossa Six Concertante Duos, Op. 17 Two Guitars
Edited by John Schneiderman
Editions Orphée here releases six excellent examples of de Fossa's penchant for transforming chamber works into guitar duos. While the source material, Enrique Ataide y Portugal's string quartets, may be virtually unknown, the de Fossa duo transcriptions should be embraced by the classical guitar world as important "new" entries to the repertoire.
Editions Orphée
Book 1 (Duos I-III): 494-02806 • $19.95 Add to Cart
Book 2 (Duos IV-VI): 494-02807 • $22.95 Add to Cart
Tony Oppenheim SLAP IT!Funk Studies for the Electric Bass Bass Guitar Method
Re-released in 2006 in
an upgraded 25th Anniversary edition,
with more exercises, more tracks, and a handsome new cover! This is the
same SLAP IT! that has become a must-have
for bassists, only better.
Presser 414-41138
• $19.95
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Ferdinando Carulli Solo and Variations, Op. 107
on Nel cor più from La Molinara by Paisello for Guitar
Edited by Matanya Ophee
With the Carulli,
Ophee launches his new series The Guitarist's Repertoire,
a collection of works from the 19 th and early 20 th centuries that he
describes as "off-the-beaten-track." With the Solo and
Variations, Ophee introduces us to a Carulli that we may not
know - the virtuosic guitar composer, and a working of the very
familiar Nel cor più set apart from
its contemporaries (Sor, Giuliani) by Carulli's extensive solo
introduction (and several other elements, as discussed by Ophee). The
result is an excellent choice to open The Guitarist's
Repertoire series and one worthy of the attention of
classical guitarists everywhere.
Editions
Orphée 494-02794 • $9.95
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Stephen Dodgson Sonata for Three Edited by Matanya Ophee
for Flute, Viola, and Guitar
Although not a
guitarist, himself, Dodgson is universally recognized as having great
understanding of the instrument and its capacities. (Score and Parts)
Editions
Orphée 494-02728 • $24.95
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José Maria Ciebra Theme and Allegro from the Fantaisie on the English Song
"We Have Lived and Loved Together" for Guitar Solo
Edited and fingered by Matanya Ophee
A charming operatic
melody became a popular "hit" in the 19th century, and was used here as
a theme and variations for solo guitar. Ciebra's Theme and
Allegro is an excellent program piece for advanced students
and professionals.
Editions
Orphée 494-02793 • $7.95
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Manuel Ponce Twenty Easy Pieces arranged for Two Guitars
by John Patykula and Frank Mullen, III
Ponce's classic set of
folk songs and dances for piano is faithfully transcribed for two
guitars. Includes favorites, such as La Cucaracha
and Cielito Lindo, plus many more that may be new
to you. (Set of two scores.)
Peermusic Classical
62157-573 - $27.95
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Francesco Molino Vive Henri IV (Air Chéri de Français avec Huit Variations) for Guitar
Edited by Matanya Ophee
Found at the end of
Molino's Grande Méthode Complette, Op. 46,
the eight variations "are an excellent bridge between the class room
and the concert stage." (Ophee) Molino uses the traditional French
song, dating back to the time of King Henry IV, for his variations, and
Ophee has chosen the result as the third entry in The
Guitarist's Repertoire.
Editions
Orphée 494-02796 • $6.95
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OUR TOP Best-Sellers for Guitar...
Andres SEGOVIA Diatonic Major & Minor Scales Columbia Music 494-00195
The indispensible starting point for everyone
pursuing studies in guitar.
$4.95
Tony OPPENHEIM SLAP IT! Funk Studies for the Electric Bass Presser 414-41138
One of the finest studies in slap bass, now in its handsome new (and expanded) 25th Anniversary edition.
$19.95
Andres SEGOVIA Slur Exercises & Chromatic Octaves Columbia Music 494-00196
It's only natural that Segovia's other book on the basic components of guitar music-making also ranks highly!
Juan MARTIN El Arte Flamenco, Volume 1 United Music Publishers/Presser 414-41132 (Licensed edition for North America only)
The U.S. edition proves that there is a healthy desire among our guitarists to explore the fantastic sounds of flamenco. Volume 1 (and Volume 2, below) come complete with CD recording of examples.
$26.95
F. MORENO TORROBA Sonatina Columbia Music 494-00312
A guitar classic, if ever there was one. With Segovia's fingering, the Columbia edition presents this decidedly Spanish showpiece in two movements.
Johann PACHELBEL Canon over a Basso Ostinato arranged by Brian Warren for Solo Guitar
Presser 114-40288
Warren's original arrangement of the Canon is still a favorite. Also available is Warren's arrangement with tab.
See more info on Presser's series of Pachelbel Canon.
$4.95
CARCASSI Method for the Guitar Oliver Ditson Co. (Presser) 434-40008
$14.95
Dennis SANDOLE Guitar Lore Presser 414-41142
"The studies contained in Guitar Lore by Dennis Sandole are in my opinion to be considered as the poetics of the instrument; invaluable!" (Pat Martino)
Download our 2007 Catalog of HARP music.
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Claude Debussy Children's Corner Transcribed by Georges Lambert and Jung Wha Lee
for Flute and Harp (or Piano)
Several individual
pieces from this beloved Debussy work have been transcribed for a wide
variety of instrumentation, including for flute and harp. Lambert and
Lee present the complete Children's Corner,
under one cover, for this instrumental pairing. The delicacy, the
dynamics, the joy and humor of Debussy's signature piano book translate
effectively in this well-planned edition.
Henry Lemoine 524-04475 • $22.45
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Sue Ann Kahn, Flutist
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in G, K.283/189h Arranged for Flute and Harp
by Sue Ann Kahn (flute) and Susan Jolles (harp)
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Peter Schickele Percussion Sonata No. 2 “Woodstock” for Five Percussionists
Peter Schickele
answered a commission by Woodstock Chimes with this second Sonata in
two movements. Scored for five percussionists, the Sonata
No. 2 focuses primarily upon the mallet
instruments, using somewhat unusual techniques, and incorporates a
beautiful section using four different wind chimes (Woodstock Chimes,
of course). Premiered at the 6th annual Woodstock Guild concert in
Aspen, Sonata No. 2
has been recorded by the Nexus Percussion Ensemble on the CD Drumtalker
(Nexus label).
Elkan-Vogel 164-00263
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Newest addition to our series of Canon arrangements:
Johann Pachelbel Pachelbel Canon for Marimba (or Vibraphone or Bells) and Piano
arranged by Daniel Dorff
Presser now has over
40 arrangements of the Canon for various instrumental solos and
ensembles, and now brings the keyboard percussionists into the mix!
