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Neshamah
Neshamah
book with transcriptions
and tablature - by Tim
Sparks
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Now
available from Mel Bay
Publications
Titles
include:
- 1.
The Baal Shem Tov's
Melody
- 2.
Hamisha
Asar
- 3.
Odessa Mama (Odesa
Mame)
- 4.
Skrip, Klezmerl
Skripe
- 5.
Los Caminos de
Sirkeci
- 6.
Kad
Jawajuni
- 7.
A Hora Mit
Tzibeles
- 8.
Viva
Orduena
- 9.
Quando el Rey
Nimrod
- 10.
A Leybedike
Honga
- 11.
The Shoemaker's
Melody
- 12.
Freylich
- 13.
Sholem
Aleichem
- 14.
Naftule Spielt Far
Dem Rebin
- 15.
Addio
Querida
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Fingerstyle
Excursions
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The
pieces in this
collection are derived
from the recordings
The Nutcracker
Suite and Guitar
Bazaar. They
represent two
fundamental approaches
to "juggling" a solo
guitar: arranging and
composing. Tim's
adaptation of
Tchiakovsky's
Nutcracker Suite
is known for its
excellence and
ingenuity, while his
extraordinary talent for
composition is exhibited
in his beautiful
rhythmic elaborations on
Eastern European folk
dances. In notation and
tablature. 88 pages with
an accompanying CD.
Titles
include:
- 1.
March of the Toy
Soldiers
- 2.
Guitar
Bazaar
- 3.
Bach n
Aliya
- 4.
It's Greek to
Me
- 5.
Sleeping
Giant
- 6.
Chasing the
Dragon
- 7.
Sailing to
Byzantium
- 8.
Dr. Smedvig's
Berzerka
Individual titles can be
downloaded at
Mel
Bay
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Balkan
Dreams
Suite
Balkan
Dreams Suite book with
transcriptions and
tablature - $20.00
by Tim Sparks
Out
of
Stock
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The
music of the Balkans
presents a treasure
trove of possibilities
to a fingerstyle
guitarist. The pieces
presented here are a
small representation of
the songs and dances to
be encountered, really
just scratching the
surface. It is my hope
that this collection
will inspire your own
investigations,
adaptations and
compositions.
Titles
include:
- 1.
Merak N'Ty
Ubana
- 2.
Dimineatsa Dupa
Nunta
- 3.
Samiotisa
- 4.
The Blues on Bartok
St.
- 5.
Karsilama
Interlude
- 6.
Chekerjankino
- 7.
Cymbalom
Dance
- 8.
Gorome
- 9.
U Largove Pa Ba
Za
- 10.
Fiddle
Melody
Guitar Player, March
1997
Balkan Dreams Suite
by James
Rotondi
Review
Grade: A
If
you're hungry for new
rhythmic and harmonic
material to chew on, try
the exotic cuisine
former National
Fingerstyle Champion Tim
Sparks serves up in this
excellent volume.
Drawing on the music of
the former Yugoslavia as
well as Greece,
Bulgaria, Romania and
Hungary, these
selections boast
thrilling odd-meter
rhythms--predominantly a
lilting 7/8--evocative
quarter-tone
ornamentation and cool
harmonies; check out
Sparks' original "The
Blues on Bartok St." to
get out of your
pentatonic rut. With the
increasing visibility of
Balkan
composer/guitarists like
Dusan Bogdanovic and
Miroslav Tadic, now's a
good time to discover
the rich musical
tradition of these
regions, and Sparks'
book is the perfect
gateway Includes a
gorgeous play-along CD
that's worth the price
of admission.
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