The Contemporary Guitar traces the extraordinary rise of the
instrument in concert music over the past century. Though recognized
worldwide as a popular music icon, the all-to-recent time when the
guitar was looked down upon as a second-class citizen in the world of
“serious” music is finally past, and it can now be found in the scores
of the most important composers. The guitar’s rightful place in chamber
music, orchestral music, or as a solo instrument is now without
question, whether in the classic acoustic form or the more recent
electric version.
While the guitar has stood in the vanguard of
musical experimentation, its many new techniques and notations remain a
mystery for many composers and players. In The Contemporary Guitar,
musician and scholar, John Schneider explains each class of technique
and illustrates them with examples. Moreover, because the guitar is
easily refretted, it has also become a leading instrument in the
exploration of the relatively new musical language of microtonality. In
this revised and enlarged edition from the original work of three
decades ago, Schneider adds a broad-ranging, entirely new chapter on the
instruments, notation and repertoire with insights into the
interpretation of historical works through the application of accurate
contemporary tunings and temperaments.
The guitar’s unique
timbre—its tone color—is one of the most versatile among modern
instruments, both acoustic and electric. Most players who intuitively
explore the subtleties of tone color will find outlined in The
Contemporary Guitar the specific principles of physics that determine
these subtleties which, once mastered, permit guitarists to control more
completely the expressive palette of their instrument. Designated the
Rational Method of Tone Production by its author, Schneider defines in
great detail the timbral characteristics of acoustic and electric
instruments from theoretical, physical, and musical viewpoints.
Players
in search of new repertoire will find an historical survey of the
literature, an exhaustive list of new music, and a multitude of
techniques for bringing such music to life. The Contemporary Guitar
provides audio examples online for those seeking to discover new sounds
and includes the notation to perform them.
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