Great American Marches, Polkas & Grand Concert Waltzes for Acoustic Guitar
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786678917 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Louis, and the Florida State University. About the Author Proclaimed "one of the foremost authorities on the American school of guitar music" by Guitar Review magazine, Douglas Back is gaining recognition for his expertise in 19th century American guitar literature. Back was the recipient of a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Recording Grant in 1993 and was the first guitarist to record the works of American guitar pioneers William Foden and Justin Holland. He has presented lecture-recitals and concerts of his music to a variety of audiences nationwide, including the Guitar Foundation of America's 1995 and 1996 International Festivals. His interviews and performances have been heard on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, National Australian Radio, and Nat
Krick Memorial Guitar Competition. Back has held teaching positions at the St. His teachers have included Bruce Holzman, Alan Rosenkoetter, and Rodney Stucky. Mr. While earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in music performance, Douglas studied at the St. Back was the recipient of a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Recording Grant in 1993 and was
Polite society of the time enjoyed stylized "society ballroom dances" including marches, polkas, and waltzes. Written in notation and tablature. The works selected for this anthology represent the best of American parlor-salon guitar music. Several of the composers presented here, such as William Foden, Charles DeJanon, and William O. This book comes with access to an online audio recording.. Bateman, are gradually becoming familiar to a new generation of fingerstyle guitarists interested in the classic guitar's American past. American fingerstyle guitar had its true beginnings with parlor room guitarists in the 19th century who cultivated a written musical tradition modeled after that of European guitarists