Publisher: Mel Bay
Level: Intermediate-Advanced
Includes access to online audio

This publication gives guitarists its readers to turn a choro written for any instrument into a solo guitar arrangement. This process is taught through examples provided by Dr. Stephen Guerra.

This book is intended for both students of Brazilian guitar and classical guitarists seeking to add choros to their repertory and play them authentically. It includes:

• Original solo arrangements plus lead sheets and online recordings of 10 choros for the intermediate to advanced classic guitarist.
• Biographical and performance notes regarding the selected composers and compositions.
• Insightful suggestions for further reading, listening, and study.
• Extensive endnotes explaining arrangement choices, notation practice and influences.

Dr. Guerra focuses on classics: João Pernambuco, Pixinguinha, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ernesto Nazareth, Noel Rosa, Joaquim Calado, Anacleto de Medeiros, Patápio Silva.


Contents:

• Composer Biographies
• Flausina (lead sheet)
• Flausina (arrangement)
• Sonho de magia (lead sheet)
• Sonho de magia (arrangement)
• Lua branca (lead sheet)
• Lua branca (arrangement)
• Perigoso (lead sheet)
• Perigoso (arrangement)
• Paulista (lead sheet)
• Paulista (arrangement)
• Teu beijo/Hilda (lead sheet)
• Teu beijo/Hilda (arrangement)
• Palpite infeliz (lead sheet)
• Palpite infeliz (arrangement)
• Flor amorosa (lead sheet)
• Flor amorosa (arrangement)
• Terna saudade (lead sheet)
• Terna saudade (arrangement)
• Primeiro amor (lead sheet)
• Primeiro amor (arrangement)