Opus 46 No 1 Prelude by Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi (1813-?) Emilia Giuliani-Guglielmi was a daughter of the Italian guitarist and composer Mauro Giuliani . About her year of death is unknown. She was taught by her father in the guitar playing. As he played with virtuosity guitar and composed, the two also appeared as a duo. …
Haba na Haba by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ …
L’Hymne A L’Amour by Edith Piaf (1915-1963) Édith Piaf, born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France’s national popular singer, as well as being one of France’s greatest international stars. . Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads. Among her songs are “La …
Tristeza by Haroldo Lobo (1910-1965) Haroldo Lobo or Harold Wolf was a composer of Brazil .Born in a family of musicians. His father played the flute and guitar, and his brother was a composer and drummer. He made his first studies at the School of America Manufacturing, where he also studied theory and solfeggio. It …
Daytripper Lady Madonna by Tommy Emmanuel (1955-) William Thomas “Tommy” Emmanuel AM is an Australian guitarist, best known for his complex fingerpicking style, energetic performances and the use of percussive effects on the guitar. In the May 2008 and 2010 issues of Guitar Player Magazine, he was named as “Best Acoustic Guitarist” in their readers’ …
Agua e Vinho by Egberto Gismonti (1947-) Egberto Gismonti Amin is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist. By the early ’70s, he had laid the groundwork for his current style which incorporated elements drawn from musicians as wide-ranging as Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix.
Vals Da Tunisia by Toquinho (1946-) Antônio Pecci Filho, better known as Toquinho, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes. As he was very short along his childhood, her mother used to call him “meu toquinho de gente” (“my piece of person”). …
Tristeza by Nelson Faria (1963-) Nelson Faria is a Brazilian guitar player. Started his guitar lessons with Sidney Barros (Gamela) in Brasilia. At the age of 19 moved to Los Angeles and studied at the G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology). Nelson has played at the most important jazz festivals around the world, including Montreux Jazz …
A Casa by Toquinho (1946-) Antônio Pecci Filho, better known as Toquinho, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes. As he was very short along his childhood, her mother used to call him “meu toquinho de gente” (“my piece of person”). This …
Harlem Nocturne by Earle Hagen (1919-2008) Earle Harry Hagen was an American composer who created music for movies and television. He is remembered for co-writing and whistling “The Fishin’ Hole”, the melody of the main theme to The Andy Griffith Show, the instrumental classic “Harlem Nocturne” used as the theme to television’s Mickey Spillane’s Mike …
