The series Classics of the Brazilian Choro You are the Soloist! enables you to discover the Choro style through the incomparable experience of performing the compositions yourself, accompanied by a Choro Ensemble. Each volume of the series features a famous composer of this amazing music style, including his/her main compositions in a digitally-mastered audio CD and a high-quality printed music book with the corresponding C, Bb and Eb scores, as well as interviews, biography, and relevance of the author to the history of Choro. Using the CD, listen to the complete stereo tracks (with soloists) for your reference. Tune your instrument (flute, sax, clarinet or mandolin) using the tuning notes. Now have fun being the soloist, using the accompaniment tracks featuring a leading Choro Ensemble from Brazil. Now you can play along with your own "Choro Ensemble," which will always be there for you, whether at home, on the road or at the beach. Have fun and good training!

Brazilian Choro: A Method for Mandolin focuses on teaching bandolim technique for playing Choro. the combination of method book and CD offers a great opportunity to add performance practice to the black-and-white notes on the page. the book, presented in both English and Portuguese, is written for two different groups-Brazilians learning to play bandolim in the Choro tradition, and non-Brazilians who play other styles and want to learn Choro. Mr. Sá, a native Carioca who as played Choro since childhood, understands Choro intuitively and brings a Brazilian perspective to the project. Ms. Mair, a classical mandolinist who has spent much of the past four years refining her Choro technique in Rio, brings an outsider's viewpoint, recognizing the subtle distinctions that make Choro style unique. Together these renowned performers and university professors have created a pathway to help you play Choro with a true Carioca accent. Music presented in standard notation.

Neste primeiro volume com 97 chorinhos, destacam-se: Aguenta, seu Fulgêncio, Apanhei-te cavaquinho, Assanhado, Atraente, Beliscando, Canarinho teimoso, Carinhoso, Chorando pra Pixinguinha, Chorinho na gafieira, Cochichando, De Limoeiro a Mossoró, Dengoso, Desvairada, Displicente, Doce de coco, Espinha de bacalhau, Eu quero é sossego, Feitiço, Flor amorosa, Garoto, Implicante, Inesquecível, Mimosa, Murmurando, O vôo da mosca, Odeon, Os cinco companheiros, Quando me lembro, Remexendo, Rio antigo, Rosa, Sarau pra Radamés, Tira poeira, Um chorinho diferente e Urubu malandro.

In this sequel to The Complete Mandolinist, world-renowned mandolinist Marilynn Mair expands on her previous method books, presenting over 100 compositions that span 5 centuries, works she has thoughtfully edited or arranged for mandolin. Each piece is accompanied by a paragraph or two of musical context, and the book also includes 24 short essays on the evolution of musical style, drawn from Marilynn’s decades as a Professor of Music History. Music by great composers like Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, and Beethoven mixes with interesting compositions by little-known mandolin composers like Piccone, Barbella, Leone, and Gervasio, works Marilynn has discovered during her performing and recording career. Concert pieces range from quite easy to very advanced, with most lying between those two extremes. In addition to music of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th Century, Marilynn includes contemporary pieces by some of her favorite composers writing today. This book holds a musical world Marilynn has compiled and presents to you. The Complete Mandolinist, Volume 2: Music in Context, is a book you will reach for again and again.

The series "Classics of the Brazilian Choro You are the Soloist!" enables you to discover the Choro style through the incomparable experience of performing the compositions yourself, accompanied by a Choro Ensemble. This volume features the work of PIXINGUINHA. Each volume of the series features a famous composer of this amazing music style, including his/her main compositions in a digitally-mastered audio CD and a high-quality printed music book with the corresponding C, Bb and Eb scores, as well as interviews, biography, and relevance of the author to the history of Choro. Using the CD, listen to the complete stereo tracks (with soloists) for your reference. Tune your instrument (flute, sax, clarinet or mandolin) using the tuning notes. Now have fun being the soloist, using the accompaniment tracks featuring a leading Choro Ensemble from Brazil. Now you can play along with your own "Choro Ensemble," which will always be there for you, whether at home, on the road or at the beach. Have fun and good training!