جهت استعلام قیمت، خرید و مشاهده نمونه صفحه محصول، لطفاً از طریق پشتیبانی فروشگاه در واتساپ و تلگرام اقدام فرمایید.
by Matthias Stegmann
With Guitar Transcriptions of Bach's Figured Bass Accompaniment
Johann Sebastian Bach’s arrangements of the “69 Sacred Songs” from the Musical Hymnal
by Georg Christian Schemelli (Leipzig, 1736) have long been part of the
German language vocal concert repertoire and a mainstay in vocal
pedagogy. Originally, only these 69 of the 954 hymns in the collection
were published with a single bass line as the accompaniment. Bach’s
contribution was to specify harmonies to be played over those same bass
lines by adding figured bass numbers and symbols beneath each note.
A
figured bass line can easily be turned into a relatively simple guitar
accompaniment or a more elaborate setting, offering a range of
possibilities that make working with this music both interesting and
rewarding for the guitarist. While other period and modern editions of
the “69 Sacred Songs” offer accompaniments for keyboard instruments,
this Mel Bay publication features intermediate to advanced
transcriptions exclusively for the guitar.
Best suited to
college-level players or advanced aficionados, this special Mel Bay
Publications edition includes the vocal line with German lyrics and the
guitar accompaniment transcribed from Bach’s figured bass lines. Written
in guitar-friendly keys, 29 of the transcriptions employ a capo to
achieve the original key designed for high voices. Without the capo,
these same arrangements would be suitable to be sung by lower voices.
The remaining 40 hymns are in their original guitar-friendly keys and so
do not require a capo.