Description

In this book, guitarist and music historian David Grimes presents 20 “small sonatas” or sonatinas, complete with detailed performance notes and bio sketches of each of the contributing composers: Leonhard von Call, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli, Mauro Giuliani, Francesco Molino, and Antonio Nava. While flexible, the early 19th-century sonatina form usually consists of 2 – 4 contrasting movements, here in guitar-friendly keys, making these pieces ideal for performance by intermediate-level students. In all but the most challenging passages, Grimes has intentionally kept fingering to a minimum to allow students to form their own concept of this critical skill. Then,as many bass notes in these pieces are played on open strings, the player must develop a sense of when to selectively damp dissonant tones or observe a rest— exposing and overcoming yet another shortcoming in the education of many guitarists. Most classic guitar teachers are familiar with the easy didactic studies by Carcassi, Carulli and Giuliani; Favorite Sonatinas offers more highly developed, but not yet virtuoso pieces by the same Italian triumvirate— plus three more composers in a similar vein— promoting confident, enjoyable sight-reading by guitarists of all levels.

Contents

1. Leonhard von Call
2. ÿ- Leichte Sonate
3. Matteo Carcassi
4. ÿ- Trois Sonatines, op. 1
5. Ferdinando Carulli
6. ÿ- Trois Sonatines, op. 7
7. Mauro Giuliani
8. ÿ- Tre Sonatine, op. 71
9. ÿ- Trois Sonates brillantes, op. 96
10. Francesco Molino
11. ÿ- Trois Sonates, op. 6
12. Antonio Nava
13. ÿ- Le Stagioni dell?Anno