Classical Mandolin For Non-Classical Players - A Practical Approach

Media Type: Book [Softcover] Media/Arrangement: Mandolin Published By: Centerstream Publications Item Code: HL00285481

Product Description:

The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the Golden Age of the Mandolin in the United States (1885-1920), referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age. After a brief overview ofperiod mandolin techniques, a variety of popular social ballroom dances are then presented in both staff notation and mandolin tablature, including waltzes, polkas, schottisches, mazurkas, marches and even the occasional hornpipe.Along the way, you will discover a variety of idiomatic playing techniques that will open up new vistas in your own playing. So tune up your mandolin and get started!

Subtitle: For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach
Series: Fretted
Genre: Classical
Language: English
Pages: 96
Publisher: Centerstream Publications
First published: 2018
ISBN: 9781574243703