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We would like to commend our exceptional product to your attention: user-friendly, intuitively understandable sheet music for guitar, carefully crafted by our team and designed for performers at all levels, from novice to professional.
We are Tempus Chordarum, a group of composers, educators, artists, and designers. Our mission is to remove unnecessary barriers between music enthusiasts or students and the essence of the music.
Firstly, the original scores are accompanied by tabs. This is helpful for those who take up an instrument just for a while or as a hobby, and do not intend to become professional musicians; they simply wish to explore the masterpieces of guitar music without unnecessary memorization and stress ¿ and this edition will help them fulfil their dream.
Secondly, we have arranged the musical scores in such a way that there is practically no need for page turning. When a child learns a somewhat complex piece, whenever they have to turn the page the rhythm falters because at that moment reflexes are stronger than conscious thought.
Thirdly, the collection is illustrated by visual artist Lydia Gribkova, whose talent and prolific imagination have produced drawings with an immediate appeal to children that will inspire them to practice. This black-and-white collection invites children to ¿colour in¿ the music, interact with the collection, and invest it with their own creative energy.
The repertoire starts with the simplest pieces and progresses to the most complex. In some cases we provide both the original, taken from recordings of the composer¿s performance, and the conventional classical version that everyone plays in competitions. We have also paid special attention to Bach's Suite in E Major, BWV 1006a, and based the arrangement on Bach¿s original lute manuscript. In the "La Catedral" by Barrios, we have brought the third part into full accordance with the composer¿s intention, mainly relying on Barrios's own recordings.
This collection is a precious resource for those who dream of playing the masterpieces of guitar music without the rigours of professional training or a teacher¿s supervision.
Contents:
Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853) Andantino, Andantino mosso, Etude in A,
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Allegro, Etude in a, Etude in e
Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Andante, Etude in d
Anonymus XVI century ¿Greensleeves¿
Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836-1896) ¿Romance¿
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Etude No.1
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Prelude in c
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Asturias
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944) Waltz no. 3, Waltz no. 4, ¿El Ultimo Tremolö, ¿Chôro da Saudade¿, ¿La Catedral¿
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Suite in E-dur BWV 1006a: Prelude, Loure, Gavotte en Rondeau, Menuet I, Menuet II, Bourée, Gigue
