12 Preludes in The Form of Etudes
[Solo Guitar]
This set of Preludes/Etudes by Canadian guitarist/composer Claude Gagnon offers a dozen charming pieces in a quasi-impressionistic style. The "etude" side of the equation covers campanella fingerings, slurs, arpeggios, harmonics, left-hand fingerindependence, melodies against pedal points or ostimato figures and metric shifts, and the technical points are integrated ingeniously with the musical concepts.
The music itself is both ingratiating and satisfying, and any student will enjoy working out the technical challenges within such a pleasant framework. The difficulty level lies in the intremediate range, and these could easily be used as an alternative to Brouwer's "Simple Etudes". Like the Brouwer pieces, these would stand quite well in performance. I like these very much, and I recommend them with enthusiasm.
Soundboard (GFA USA) Spring 1996
David Grimes
| Featured Product | No |
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| Composer | GAGNON, CLAUDE |
| Availability | Available |
| TAB/Notation | Music Notation Only |
| Level of Difficulty | 3 |
| Description | This set of Preludes/Etudes by Canadian guitarist/composer Claude Gagnon offers a dozen charming pieces in a quasi-impressionistic style. The "etude" side of the equation covers campanella fingerings, slurs, arpeggios, harmonics, left-hand fingerindependence, melodies against pedal points or ostimato figures and metric shifts, and the technical points are integrated ingeniously with the musical concepts. The music itself is both ingratiating and satisfying, and any student will enjoy working out the technical challenges within such a pleasant framework. The difficulty level lies in the intremediate range, and these could easily be used as an alternative to Brouwer's "Simple Etudes". Like the Brouwer pieces, these would stand quite well in performance. I like these very much, and I recommend them with enthusiasm. Soundboard (GFA USA) Spring 1996 |