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GUITAR
Download our 2007 Catalog of GUITAR music.
(22 pages, 1.15MB)

Includes titles from Presser, Carl Fischer, and our Affiliated Publishers

See our Top Sellers for classical guitar.


Presser Music in Action!

Chen Yi
The Points

for Pipa solo (Dur.: 11 min.)

Watch a fascinating performance by Yu Jia on YouTube...

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 • $9.95  Add 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 • $24.95  Add 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
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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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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  Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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 Add to Cart


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!

See a page.

$6.50

Jose Luis MERLIN
Suite del Recuerdo
Tuscany Music 494-01783

After the three books of studies comes this beautiful performance piece, obviously a favorite among practicing guitarists.

See a page.

$15.00

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.

See a page.

$8.95

Sophocles PAPAS
Method for the Classical Guitar
Columbia Music 494-00194

Another solid foundation for beginners from the man who built Columbia Music Company, and one of the most respected guitarists of modern times.

$9.95

Manuel PONCE
Scherzino Mexicano
Peermusic Classical 61060-570

A delightful guitar solo from the preeminent composer of Mexico, a staple of the repertoire.

See a page.

$5.00
Juan MARTIN
El Arte Flamenco, Volume 2
United Music Publishers/Presser 414-41133
(Licensed edition for North America only)
$24.95

Joaquin TURINA
Sevillana for Solo Guitar
Columbia Music 494-00301

Another guitar classic that should be in every performer's short list.

See a page.

$8.95

Manuel PONCE
Suite for Solo Guitar
Peermusic Classical 61358-570

Another best-seller by Ponce - the Suite of five pieces.

See page 1 - from Preambule.

$9.95

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)

$19.95

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HARP

Download our 2007 Catalog of HARP music.
(10 pages • 790KB)

Includes Carl Fischer, Presser, and our Affiliated Publishers


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 Add to Cart


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)

Presser 114-41318 • $18.95  

Susan Jolles, Harpist
Available Now!
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PERCUSSION

Download our 2007 Catalog of PERCUSSION music.
(13 page, 1.21MB)

Includes Carl Fischer, Presser, and our Affiliated Publishers.


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 • $24.95 Add to Cart


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!

Presser 114-41299 - $4.95  Add to Cart


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