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15 Concert Studies for the advanced classical guitarist by John Oliver
INTRODUCTION I wrote most of these pieces between 1980 and 1985 as concert studies to refine musical and technical skills. The works are inspired by the spirit of the Studies of Villa-Lobos and Debussy. They are intended for performance on the concert stage. The player should have complete command of the instrument before attempting these works, including an understanding of how to play in all positions of the fretboard and knowledge of all of the natural harmonics from the fourth through 19th fret.
There are five categories of pieces, each one developing a specific technique:
CONTINUUM ("continuous") develops arpeggio
AEQUUM ("equal") develops slur
NOCTURNUUM ("nighttime") develops natural and artificial harmonics
HARMONIUM ("harmony") develops integration of skills and introduces octaves and polyphony
RELIQUIARUM ("the rest") are works that challenge the student to integrate advanced techniques,
such as stretching, polyphony, playing with open and stopped strings, etc.
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