8 Concert Rags For Guitar by Scott Joplin Slightly damaged
Eight Concert Rags for Guitar by Allan Alexander contains Eight pieces for solo guitar. This wonderful collection includes music from the genius of Scott Joplin. The music was chosen for it's beauty and for it's accessibility on the guitar. All but one piece is four pages in length, perfect for performances, and are a joy for a guitarist to play. With Allan's extensive knowledge of the music and the guitar, you are assured to have a great collection of music. The music is presented in notation only and meticulously fingered for guitar. Although these pieces are challenging, they are very playable. The 8 songs included are: Felicity Rag, Leola, Nonpareil, East Winners, Weeping Willow Rag, Eugenia, Silver Swan Rag, The Chrysanthemum. Every piece in the book is included on the digitally mastered CD. Allan has played these pieces artfully, and the result is a really lovely CD which is a pleasure to listen to. For the player who is new to Joplin, the recording will give insights into the music and will be a pleasure to hear for anyone whatever their experience in music. Be sure to check out Allan's web site. The beautiful cover art on the book is by Aleksandra Alexander. Book & CD.