. MP3
& Sheet Music Zone . Are you wondering
what a classical guitar sounds like? Get your dad burn clickin'
finger ready because Professor Frary is ready to perform for
you on his classical guitar. Click on the file link to
download the MP3 file of your choice. Although MP3 files are
compressed, they are still large so a fast connection
is recommended. You
can play MP3 files with iTunes, QuickTime, SoundJam, Audition,
RealPlayer and many other applications. The most universal
method of
playback is Apple iTunes (available for free from www.Apple.com).
A high fidelity sound system is needed for the
best sound. Or toss 'em in your iPod and groove out while
on hoof or wheel. Sheet
music is in PDF form, so Adobe Acrobat Reader is required
to print or
read scores. Sheet music is written in standard staff
notation. As a music educator, I'm dedicated to the promotion
of music literacy and, thus, guitar tablature is not used
on this site. It is never too late to learn to read music.
Enroll in a guitar class at your local college or studio and
get crackin.' Danza
Española
No. 2 (Granados) • Frary Guitar Duo This
track is entitled Danza Española No. 2 (Oriental) by
Enrique Granados.
My wife, Seil, cries everytime she hears the Presti-Lagoya recording of this
piece. However, our interpretation is
melancholy and reflective rather than profoundly sad. It's
also one of our favorite pieces to play. Recorded
during
a
live
performance
at UH Manoa's Orvis Auditorium on
September
17,
2006. It's a whopper (11.7
MB). Ramirez & Ching guitars. Danza
Paraguaya (Barrios) • Frary Guitar Duo Danza
Paraguaya by
Agustín Barrios is fun to play. Why? It's light,
cheery and full of syncopations. Recorded during a live
performance at UH
Manoa's
Orvis
Auditorium on
September
17,
2006. It's a large file (7.4
MB). Ramirez & Ching guitars. Modinha
(Machado) • Frary Guitar Duo Modinha
by Celso Machado is simple, short and folky. This form
is of Portuguese origin (by way of Brazil) and is traditionally
a sad and nostalgic song. I admit I wanted to have fun
and
took
liberties,
diddling
over
the
changes
a
bit.
It was
an
encore
selection
from
our September
17,
2006 concert at UH
Manoa's
Orvis
Auditorium. 3.5
MB. Ramirez & Ching guitars. Interested
in the Frary Guitar Duo for your next event? Click
here for more information. Everybody
seems to play this popular Latin favorite so I thought I'd
give
it a new twist by improvising an introduction. Hirade TH90
guitar. Click on the icon below to download the MP3 file.
5.8 MB
Allemande
(Anon) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
This
solo was originally written for the Renaissance guitar but
falls nicely on the
modern guitar. It is a simple form where a phrase is presented
and subsequently varied with running scales. This is a good
example of the repertoire played in Mus 221H, Classic Guitar
III. Hirade HP7
guitar. 1.3MB
Andantino
(Carcassi) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
Andantino
(Frary, Beginning to Play Classical Guitar, FRM Pub., p.
43) is
an easy guitar study penned by a 19th century composer-guitarist,
Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853). The arpeggiated accompaniment
and scalar melody evokes the sound of a classical piano
etude. This is an example of repertoire played in Mus 121D,
Classic Guitar I. Hirade TH90
guitar. 1MB.
Cancion
de Cuna (Frary) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
I
wrote Cancion de Cuna (Frary, Beginning to Play Classical
Guitar, FRM
Pub., p. 41) in the style of a South American lullaby. This
is an example of repertoire played in Mus 121D, Classic
Guitar I. Hirade TH90
guitar.1MB
Étude
(Cano) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
This
folkloric 19th century guitar study (Frary, Beginning to
Play Classical
Guitar, FRM Pub., p. 40) was written by Antonio Curriera
Cano (1811-97). It is probably the easiest classical guitar
solo known to man. This is an example of repertoire played
in Mus 121D, Classic Guitar I. Hirade TH90
guitar. 1MB Pezzo
Tedesco (Anon) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
This
popular solo was originally written for the Renaissance
lute but falls
nicely on the guitar. It is largely homophonic and imitates
the texture of the á cappella choir. This is an example
of repertoire played in Mus 122D, Classic Guitar II. Hirade
TH90 guitar. 1.2MB
Prélude
No. 1, American Study (Frary) • Peter Kun Frary,
guitarist
My
Prelude No. 1 (Frary, Beginning to Play Classical Guitar,
FRM Pub.,
p. 41) utilizes tonal colors from the Blues Rock Scale and
a famous Spanish chord progression, hence the subtitle "American
Study." It also pokes stylistic fun at Fred Noad's "Spanish
Study." This is an example of repertoire played in Mus 121D,
Classic Guitar I. Hirade TH90
guitar. 1MB
Irish
Folk Medley • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
This
charming guitar quartet, arranged by Jeremy Sparks, is a
medley of well-known
Irish folk tunes. I recorded each of the four parts separately
into a multitrack tape recorder and mixed them down to stereo
in Digital Performer. This is a good example of the repertoire
played in Mus 103/203G, Guitar Ensemble. Hirade HP7
guitar. 5.4MB
Frog
Galliard • LCC Guitars, directed by Peter Kun
Frary
This
froggie dance by John Dowland features the LCC Guitars live
in the LCC Theater on November
20, 2005. This work is also an example of the repertoire
played in Mus 103/203G, Guitar Ensemble. 1.5MB. Click
to see the players. Here's
an example of what the classical guitar sounds like in the
context
of popular music. I had a lot fun arranging and recording
this piece. Maybe some of you flower children will remember
this classic rock ballad from the '60s. The opening section
reminds me of Bach's "Air on the G-String." The accompaniment
took a great deal of tweaking due to the organ interludes
and fussy background harmony. Playing the guitar was the
easy part. I boogie down with an improvised solo over the
changes in the middle. Rip 'em brah! This is a good example
of the repertoire played in Mus 221G, Contemporary Guitar.
Hirade TH90
guitar. 6.1MB
Tears
in Heaven (Clapton) • Peter Kun Frary, guitarist
Here's
another example of what the classical guitar sounds like
in the
context of popular music. I programmed a MIDI rhythm section
in Digital Performer and tracked both the lead and background
guitars with my Hirade HP7 classical. Hear me try out a
couple of blues licks in the interludes. This is a good
example of the repertoire played in Mus 221G, Contemporary
Guitar. Hirade TH90
guitar. 4.9MB.
Christmas
for Classical Guitar • Peter Kun Frary, arranger
Here
are three easy Christmas arrangements for classical guitar: "Away
In The Manger," "Angels We Have Heard On High" and "It Came
Upon A Midnight Cleart." "Away In The Manger" and "It Came
Upon A Midnight Cleart." are aimed at advanced beginners,
e.g., the level at the end of Mus 121C, Classic Guitar I. "Angels
We Have Heard On High" is more difficult and requires a
fair amount of finger dexterity and independence. Click
on the icon below to download a PDF score.
The
Star Spangled Banner (Key) • Se Il Pak Frary, arranger
Feeling
patriotic but a little short on guitar pickin' skills? Se
Il Frary's arrangement of the "Star Spangled Banner" was
designed with the advanced beginner in mind. The melody
is simply presented with lightly textured chords and bass
notes in the first position. This is a good example of the
level of repertoire played in Mus 121C, Classic Guitar I. Hirade
TH90, Hirade HP7 and Jose Ramirez classical guitars, Macintosh
G4 Dual MDD, Audiomedia III soundcard, Bias Peak
5, SoundSoap, Digital Performer,
AudioDesk, Composer's Mosaic (notation) iTunes 7.1 (MP3),
Mackie 1202 mixer, Yamaha CBX-T3 MIDI sound module, Alesis
Midiverb III & Nanoverb, Trace Acoustic TA100R
amp, Shure condenser mic, Audio-Technica AT825 Stereo Mic,
Tascam
DA30MKII
DAT,
MOTU UltraLite & Marantz
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