Guitar Music
Anthologies and Sheet Music for Guitar
Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitarby Ellen S. Whitaker
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All of the arrangements are accessible to intermediate guitarists, with a few pieces included that can be enjoyed also by less experienced players. Guitarists with advanced skills will find plenty of interesting material here as well.
For every piece in the collection, there is an "Annotations and Performance Notes" page, providing historical and/or cultural perspective as well as technical guidance. An Appendix (with Glossary) discusses in considerable detail the scales used in traditional Jewish music. A Bibliography and Discography are provided for those who would like to learn more about these beautiful and enduring musical traditions.
Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar:
- Steve Marsh
Classical Guitar Magazine
“...an excellent book of guitar arrangements of Jewish favorite melodies… The thoroughness of this work is to be admired... JMWC recommends this book not only to individuals, but to teachers, schools and colleges for purchase.”
- Judith Pinnolis
Brandeis University, Jewish Music Web Center
“Thanks for publishing this work. It is a splendid volume and I especially enjoy the musicological explanations… I just played through Shalom Aleichem and didn't want another evening to go by without contacting you. I do hope you are planning a second volume.”
- Stuart S. Miller
Professor of Hebrew, History, and Judaic Studies,
Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies,
University of Connecticut at Storrs
Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym (Duet)Arranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 9 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Guitar Duet, score. Eight pages of music and one page of text (performance notes and annotation). Firn Di Mekhutonim Aheym is a Klezmer tune, perfect for weddings or just for fun. This arrangement is also found in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. Intermediate level.
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Dodi LiArranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 3 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Solo Guitar arrangement of "Dodi Li" as it appears in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. Two pages of music, plus one page of text (annotation and performance notes). Easy intermediate level.
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Dona Dona
Arranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 4 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Solo Guitar arrangement of "Dona Dona" as it appears in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. Three pages of music plus one page of text, annotation and performance notes. Easy intermediate level. Dona Dona was written for the Yiddish Theater in 1940 (with music by Shalom Secunda and text by Aaron Zeitlin). It became popular among folk singers and was recorded by Joan Baez, Theodore Bikel and others.
Three Pieces for Solo Guitarby Ellen S. Whitaker
Book of sheet music, 9 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Three original repertoire pieces suitable for intermediate classical or fingerstyle guitarists. The pieces are lyrical and lend themselves well to the self-expression of the performer. Each piece is two pages long and is comfortable to play, being written in a style that is idiomatic to the guitar. Performance notes are included.
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Baruch ElohenuArranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 3 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Solo guitar arrangement of Baruch Elohenu, a traditional Chassidic tune, as it appears in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. Two pages of music plus one page of text (performance notes and annotation). Intermediate level.
Kadesh Ur'chatzArranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 3 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Solo guitar arrangement of Kadesh Ur'chatz, a traditional oriental song for Passover. This arrangement appears also in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. It will be enjoyable for intermediate guitarists. Two pages of music plus one page of text (annotation and performance notes).
Hashiveinu (Duet) Arranged by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 3 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Guitar Duet, score. Easy Intermediate arrangement of Hashiveinu. Arranged as a three voice canon for two guitars, the piece begins low, with a range of just a fifth, and then builds in intensity as the range gradually opens, encompassing four octaves on page 2. Each player gets two voices at times, making both parts interesting to play. Two pages of music plus one page of text (performance notes and annotation). This arrangement is also found in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker.
Four Favorite Christmas Songsby Ellen S. Whitaker
Book of sheet music, 7 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Four all-time favorite Christmas songs arranged for solo guitar. The Little Drummer Boy, Silent Night, What Child is This?, O Holy Night. Easy to easy-intermediate level.
Shalom Aleichemby Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet music, 4 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Solo guitar arrangement of Shalom Aleichem, one of the most popular arrangements found in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker. You may purchase it separately here, complete with annotation and performance notes. Three pages of music in standard notation, plus one page of text. Intermediate and advanced players will enjoy this arrangement.
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Tres Hermanicas (for two guitars)by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet Music, 5 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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An enjoyable easy-intermediate level arrangement for Guitar Duo. Four pages of music and one page of performance notes. Both parts of this duet carry the melody at times and both parts are interesting and fun to play. Tres Hermanicas is a traditional Sephardic song. Songs of the Sephardim, sung in Ladino, have been preserved and passed down orally by the descendants of Jews who, for their unwillingness to convert to Catholicism, were expelled from Spain in 1492. This arrangement can also be found in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen Whitaker.
Adio Querida
by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet music, 4 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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An arrangement for Solo Guitar of Adio Querida, a traditional Sephardic song. This arrangement includes three pages of music in standard notation and a page of text (Performance Notes, Annotation, and song text in Ladino and English). The arrangement will be enjoyable for classical and fingerstyle guitarists with intermediate or advanced skills. This arrangement, found also in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar is in the key of D minor, using dropped-D tuning, and is rich in polyphony. Adio Querida has been passed down through generation after generation and remains one of the most popular songs from the Judeo-Spanish tradition.
Kol Nidre
by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet music, 2 pages, saddle-stitch binding, 8.5"X11"
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Easy-intermediate level arrangement for Solo Guitar of the very familiar opening section of Kol Nidre. One page of music plus one page of annotation. Kol Nidre is perhaps the most well-known piece of music associated with the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kipur. This arrangement can also be found in Jewish Traditions for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen S. Whitaker.
Eili Eili
by Ellen S. Whitaker
Sheet music, 3 pages, saddle-stitch binding. 8.5"x11"
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Solo
guitar arrangement of "Eili Eili," as it appears in Jewish Traditions
for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar by Ellen S. Whitaker. Two pages
of intermediate level guitar music, plus one page of text (annotation
and performance notes).by Ellen S. Whitaker
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