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El libro trata sobre la vida y obra de uno de los grandes maestros y guitarristas cubanoamericano, que emigró en los primeros años de la década de los '60 y se abrió paso contra viento y marea en los Estados Unidos. En él se relata, a través de sus comentarios y reflexiones, su profunda visión de la vida, lo que significa el éxito y se describe anecdóticamente su prolífica carrera. Trayectoria plena de vivencias, sacrificio, fe en sí mismo y entrega al arte. Obra que, por su gran y variado contenido, la convierte en un tesoro inestimable, digno de ser trasmitido a las nuevas generaciones. El hombre que escribió esta odisea jamás se rindió ante las dificultades y supo sacar fuerza y amor del dolor de un exilio que le marginó y obligó a dar lo mejor de sí en cualquier circunstancia. La obra está escrita en un lenguaje coloquial y ameno que permite la identificación con el protagonista desde las primeras páginas.
This book pays a deserving tribute to one of the missing links in our guitar DNA. The man I draw from the shadows of our diaspora has been a tireless craftsman of the classical guitar. He was a trailblazer who helps legions of guitarists today through their promising present with his legacy. Sometimes we fail to realize that, before our feet even touched the ground, there were others creating paths for us to follow through the obstacles to reach our goals. And today it is my turn, (as a guitarist and a representative of those who did not emigrate), to speak of an illustrious compatriot whom I had never met but to whom I felt bound by the umbilical cords of love, art and nationality - those i...
This is a biography of Elias Barreiro intertwined with the history of Cuba and the Cuban Guitar School. This 2nd Edition corrects grammar and typos and cleans up wording in several places.
Select Contradanzas Habaneras by 19th century Cuban composer Manuel Saumell (1817-1870). Saumell is known as the Father of nationalism in Cuban music. In more than 50 Contradanzas Habaneras, Saumell never repeated himself, for within those 8 or 16-bar phrases, he was capable of astounding rhythmic and melodic invention. This group of contradanzas were originally written for the piano and arranged here for flute and guitar by Elias Barreiro. Presented in standard notation only with separate pull-out sections for guitar and flute.
This superb collection features 31 solo guitar settings of a colorful spectrum of music from Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, the Dominican Republic, and Uruguay. the music is derived largely from 19th and 20th century piano literature. While many anonymously composed selections are included here, most of these tunes were written by professional musicians who happened to be pianists, band directors or arrangers. Typical of the period, some orchestral scores appears as piano reductions, which Professor Barreiro has also used as a source for his guitar transcriptions. All of these selections are presented in standard notation and tablature with historical and performance notes. A companion CD is included featuring 16 selections from the book performed by Barreiro.
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The result of decades of experience in teaching the classical guitar, this method introduces the student to the earliest stages of learning how to play the classical guitar, from learning how to read music to becoming an accomplished player. This gradually progressing approach covers scales, including scales in thirds, sixths and octaves in all major and minor keys, arpeggios, chords, slurs, harmonics, and more. The technical aspects in this book are supplemented with a vast number of exercises and solos, from easy to more advanced, including repertoire music to make the process of learning to play the guitar a most enjoyable experience. Written in standard notation only.
The book is a treatise that explains the methodological, technical, mechanical, and stylistic foundations for achieving a high-flying, competent performance on the classical guitar. Among the many aspects that are addressed, 12 philosophical foundations are developed from which the entire treatise flows like a cascade, then 22 principles of performance are explained that are applicable to both hands. There are 69 that are specific to the right hand and another 69 to the left. There are various chapters in which important aspects are discussed, such as nail filing, the philosophy that should prevail in the search for the most finished sound, and all the parameters that must be taken into acco...
Elias Barreiro has compiled and arranged 15 select works of Enrique Granados for solo classic guitar. Included are selections from six of his pieces for piano. All in standard notation, with the author's suggested fingerings, and tablature.
This comprehensive, illustrated text offers an in-depth look at the mechanics and musical thought process of teaching the classical guitar the "why" rather than the "how" the classical guitarist does things a certain way. In the author's words, "Classical Guitar Pedagogy is the study of how to teach guitarists to teach." This university-level text will be of enormous assistance to the teacher in explaining the musical, anatomical, technical, and psychological underpinning of guitar performance. It contains ideas and techniques to help organize your teaching more efficiently, plus tips on career development as a classical guitar teacher and performer. If you make your living as a classical guitar teacher/performer you owe it to yourself and your students to get this book.