Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddle Tunes (Book/CD Set) by John T. La Barbera
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub Inc. Paperback: $18.99
Language: English
Pages: 92
This is a valuable and enjoyable collection of authentic Italian folk music and song for mandolin, suitable for beginners as well as professional musicians. The first and foremost book ever published in the United States on traditional Southern Italian mandolin.
The book includes 36 songs, both instrumental and vocal pieces and delves deeply into the heart and soul of music from various parts of Southern Italy. Written in standard notation and tablature, together with mandolin and guitar chords. An accompanying CD of all pieces in the book is included.
Paperback: $25.99
Language: English
Pages: 136
The book includes 36 songs, both instrumental and vocal pieces and delves deeply into the heart and soul of music from various parts of Southern Italy. Written in standard notation and tablature, together with mandolin and guitar chords. An accompanying CD of all pieces in the book is included.
Italian Folk Music for Mandolin (Book/CD Set) by John T. La Barbera
Publisher: Mel Bay Pub Inc. Paperback: $25.99
Language: English
Pages: 136
This is a valuable and enjoyable collection of Italian folk music and song for mandolin, suitable for beginners as well as professional musicians. The book includes forty songs, both instrumental and vocal pieces and delves deeply into the heart and soul of music from various parts of Northern, Central and Southern Italy. Written in standard notation and tablature, together with mandolin and guitar chords. The book also has the potential for International appeal.
The anthology includes complete texts and translations of the songs with accurate and precise accompanying styles and arrangements for two mandolins, or violin and guitar. Above each piece of music, a brief description or background of the song is included, giving the player a better understanding for interpretation as well as the exact strum or picking pattern for accompaniment. The selections include: medieval and renaissance instrumental folk dances, sixteenth-century Neapolitan Villanelle, work songs, lullabies, narrative ballads, prisoner songs, and popular dances including tarantellas, pizzica, Sardinian ballo tondo, quadrille, waltz and saltarello. An accompanying CD of all of the pieces in the book is included.
For more info visit John's website at www.johntlabarbera.com
