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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Classical guitar"”.
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Antumbra - Concerto for Classical Guitar and Chamber Orchestra
Antumbra (ænt - UHM - bruh) is a concerto for classical guitar and chamber orchestra with programmatic elements based on the toils of self-discovery. The Latin word ‘antumbra’ (‘ant-‘: “before”; ‘umbra’: “shadow”) describes a state where the subject is in situated in both light and shadow, more …
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Classical Guitar Instruction for the Pre-College Classroom
<p>This project is a curriculum for secondary guitar instruction. It consists of eight levels of study and is designed for the beginning to intermediate student. It has repertoire selections and explanations of the pedagogical validity of the works. These works were selected due to their cumulative …
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Digital modeling of 1930 Santos Hernandez classical guitar geometry
… as material properties. Here, a Santos Hernandez classical guitar built in 1930, is digitally constructed in SolidWorks from plans of the actual instrument. The complete instrument consists of more than twenty parts, which were then meshed with appropriate finite elements in HyperMesh. This …
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Scordatura on the Classical Guitar: Implications for Practice and Performance
… challenges practice and performance on the classical guitar. A range of scordatura works have been examined to identify what adjustments can be made in practice and performance to facilitate a coherent recital. By analysing curatorial and repertoire–specific challenges, this project aims to …
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Classical Guitar Music by Irish Composers: Performing Editions and Critical Commentary
The last four hundred years have seen the guitar fall in and out of fashion, from its position as a respected medium for art music to its role as an accompanying instrument. Improvements in the construction of the instrument at the end of the nineteenth century, coupled with growing interest from …
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A Two-Year Classical Guitar Ensemble for Pre-College Educational Settings
<p>Forty-seven classical guitar ensemble works of various styles have been selected and ordered sequentially with regard to both right and left-hand technical, notational, and ensemble concepts. An evaluation of each work's representation of the aforementioned concepts is provided with illustrated …
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Developing unification in the teaching and learning of jazz and classical guitar
I am a guitarist who dedicates to the styles of jazz and classical music. After starting out by playing folk and rock styles during my childhood, I later gravitated towards blues and funk and eventually jazz in my late teens, when I decided to become a full time musician. Later, in my mid twenties, …
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The lily of Quito a cantata for soprano, flute, classical guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello & percussion
… of Ecuador. It is scored for soprano, flute, classical guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello, and percussion: wooden blocks, wind chimes, triangle, bass drum, glockenspiel, and crotales. Affectionately known amongst Ecuadorians as “The Lily of Quito,” Saint Mariana was canonized in 1950. The …
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The perceptions and experiences of a selected group of classical guitar learners and teachers in the Cape Peninsula
Despite the guitar's rich classical tradition, it is primarily viewed as a popular music instrument given its strong associations with popular culture and ubiquitous presence in many popular musics. As a result, classical guitar is often on the fringes of public knowledge and recognition. This …
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Music for classical guitar by South African composers : a historical survey, notes on selected works and a general catalogue
… investigation of music for, or including, the classical guitar by South African composers. The focus of this research has been, firstly, to uncover as much of the repertoire as possible, and, secondly, to collate, study, catalogue and report on the information. A brief historical survey of the …
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The Wanderer in the Depths of Dreams for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Two Percussionists, Piano, Classical Guitar, Violin, Cello, and Live Electronics
This piece is the final piece of music composed using my favorite techniques and styles before entering my doctorate program. For me, it marks both a watershed of my professional development and a brand-new start. Drawing from fourteen years in composition studies, I will continue to explore …
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The Effect of Coping Verses Mastery Models on the Level of Self-Efficacy for Self-Regulated Music Learning, Self-Efficacy for Classical Guitar Playing and Guitar Achievement for Undergraduate Non-Music Majors
… self-regulated music learning, self-efficacy for classical guitar performance, and achievement in classical guitar performance. A secondary purpose of this study addressed the extent to which these three variables were correlated. The sample consisted of 86 undergraduate non-music majors recruited …
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Investigation of the Acoustics of Plucked String Tones Based on the Analysis of Their Time-Varying Spectra
… vibration patterns of plucked string tones of classical guitar, Chinese pipa and Chinese ch'in. First, the assumption that horizontal and vertical frequencies and decay rates may be different is used as a basis for classifying the partial amplitude envelopes into four types. It is found that …
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A comparative study of the guitar and the Chinese lute-pipa : an overview of their origins, construction, and techniques
This dissertation is a comparative study of the classical guitar and the Pipa. One of the most popular plucked string instruments in the Western Hemisphere is the guitar and in the East, the Chinese pipa. The guitar and the pipa are the distant relatives and both share many commonalities in their …
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A performer's analysis of Hans Werner Henze's "Royal Winter Music", Sonata I
… Werner Henze is the largest composition for solo classical guitar written to date. It is comprised of nine movements, each movement a musical portrait of a character from Shakespeare's plays. My discussion focuses on the first sonata, comparing a detailed examination of the Shakespearean …
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Portfolio of compositions containing Symphony No. 104, From The Eumenides, Lost Words, String Quartet No. 2, String Quartet No. 3, 12 Miniatures, Non-Stable Equilibrium and a commentary on the compositions
… for string quartet 12 Miniatures - for amplified classical guitar Non-Stable Equilibrium - for violin and piano Commentary The portfolio of compositions contains seven pieces for a variety of vocal and instrumental and forces. Symphony No. 104, From The Eumenides, Lost Words, String Quartet No. 2 …
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The application of Konokol to guitar improvisation and composition
… is on my personal application of konokol to the guitar both through composed and improvised music. A detailed study of konokol was undertaken through private lessons in India and personal experimentation to determine how these concepts could be adapted to Western improvisation, harmony and …
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La guitarra clásica en el mercado discográfico español (1926-1939)
… the 1920s saw an increase in the publication of guitar recordings aided by new electrical recording technology and the expansion of cultural industries. The Spanish record labels Odeon, Parlophon, La Voz de su Amo, Regal and Columbia led the international publication of electric albums recorded …
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A qualitative study of six applied music teachers within the context of Bloom's second phase of talent development
… Purposeful sampling was used to recruit six classical guitar, harp, and piano teachers. Data collected from music lesson observations, semi-structured interviews, and documents were analyzed typologically for occurrences of predetermined categories of instructional behaviors and inductively …