{"id":7860,"date":"2017-09-19T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T23:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=7860"},"modified":"2017-09-19T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T23:41:37","slug":"recent-releases-tuesday-sheet-music-from-frederic-hand-atanas-ourkouzounov-and-mark-houghton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/recent-releases-tuesday-sheet-music-from-frederic-hand-atanas-ourkouzounov-and-mark-houghton\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Releases Tuesday: Sheet Music from Frederic Hand, Atanas Ourkouzounov, and Mark Houghton"},"content":{"rendered":"

We get so much sheet music sent to us by various publishers year \u2019round\u2014literally hundreds of pieces in every setting imaginable (solo guitar, multiple guitars, guitar-flute, guitar-harp, etc.)\u2014but we don\u2019t have the space to write about the great majority of them in our four quarterly issues each year.<\/p>\n

So, just as we are listing new classical guitar CD releases on some Tuesdays here, we will also use occasional Tuesdays to announce recent print music releases. As with the CDs, these are not reviews per se (some\u00a0will<\/em>\u00a0be reviewed in the magazine, but frankly most will not), but we think it\u2019s important to at least get the word out about what\u2019s being offered to guitarists out there. Where possible, we\u2019ve linked the titles to the publisher\u2019s website or some other outlet where it can be purchased, and stated the degree of difficulty (if provided by the publisher or it\u2019s obvious).\u00a0\u00a0\u2014Blair Jackson\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Here is a link to our previous listings from\u00a0October 25<\/a>,\u00a0November 8<\/a>,\u00a0November 22<\/a>,\u00a0December 6<\/a>,\u00a0December 20<\/a>,\u00a0January 3<\/a>,\u00a0January 17<\/a>,\u00a0January 31<\/a>,\u00a0February 14<\/a>,\u00a0February 28<\/a>,\u00a0March 14<\/a>,\u00a0March 28<\/a>,\u00a0April 11<\/a>,\u00a0April 25<\/a>,\u00a0May 9<\/a>,\u00a0May 23<\/a>,\u00a0June 6<\/a>, June 20,<\/a>\u00a0August 29<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nFrederic Hand<\/strong>
\n Cantiga de Santa Maria<\/strong><\/em>
\nHandwerks Music, 6 pp.<\/p>\n

This wonderful short piece by the prolific Frederic Hand<\/a> comes from his acclaimed 2016 Odyssey<\/em><\/a> album. Hand writes that the piece “is based on a song from the 13th century. The modal melody and irregular time meters suggested to me a modern harmonic setting. The rhythmic vitality of the theme inspired the creation of additional material.” Originally written by Hand for a larger ensemble, the translation to solo guitar is fantastic. I love the way it seamlessly moves from a medieval feel to something that almost approaches folk\/Americana.\u00a0 Advanced. Check it out below!<\/p>\n