Agua e Vinho by Egberto Gismonti (1947-) Egberto Gismonti Amin is a Brazilian composer, guitarist and pianist. By the early ’70s, he had laid the groundwork for his current style which incorporated elements drawn from musicians as wide-ranging as Django Reinhardt and Jimi Hendrix.
Vals Da Tunisia by Toquinho (1946-) Antônio Pecci Filho, better known as Toquinho, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes. As he was very short along his childhood, her mother used to call him “meu toquinho de gente” (“my piece of person”). …
O Bone Jesu by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. He had a lasting influence on the development of church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination of …
Tristeza by Nelson Faria (1963-) Nelson Faria is a Brazilian guitar player. Started his guitar lessons with Sidney Barros (Gamela) in Brasilia. At the age of 19 moved to Los Angeles and studied at the G.I.T. (Guitar Institute of Technology). Nelson has played at the most important jazz festivals around the world, including Montreux Jazz …
A Casa by Toquinho (1946-) Antônio Pecci Filho, better known as Toquinho, is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is well-known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes. As he was very short along his childhood, her mother used to call him “meu toquinho de gente” (“my piece of person”). This …
I Dont Know How To Love Him by Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948-) Andrew Lloyd Webber is an English composer of musical theatre. Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 …
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Toccata by Pietro Domenico Paradisi (1707-1791) Pietro Domenico Paradisi (also Pier Domenico Paradies) was an Italian composer, harpsichordist and harpsichord teacher, most prominently known for a composition popularly entitled “Toccata in A”. A reviewer of a modern edition of his sonatas, all first edited by the composer, noted in passing “Paradies (never Paradisi, it seems)” …
Epitafois 3 by Mikis Theodorakis (1925-) Mikis (Michael) Theodorakis is one of the most renowned Greek songwriters and composers. Internationally, he is probably best known for his songs and for his scores for the films Zorba the Greek (1964), Z (1969), and Serpico (1973).
Melodia Espanola by Luis Romero (1854-1893) Romero was a Spanish Guitarist. As a boy he played the guitar and when he moved to Los Angeles, he continued his studies with Miguel S. Arrevalo. Later he moved to San Jose, California to perform and teach and while there began to published numerous works. Subsequently he moved …
Largo from Stabat Mater by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594) Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. He had a lasting influence on the development of church music, and his work has often been seen as the culmination …
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