Publications

ChoroPlaybacks.com, the worldwide reference in professional choro backing tracks of Brazilian instrumental music has announced the release of another eBook featuring the music of Jacob do Bandolim entitled Viva Jacob do Bandolim.

About this important recording of Jacob's ...

LAFAYETTE, LA — The University of Louisiana Press has announced the publication of Comeaux Collection: The Fretted Instruments of Dr. Tommy Comeaux.

Comeaux collected some of the most beautiful and valuable instruments ever created — exquisite guitars inlaid with shimmering abalone ...

FENTON, MO — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Mandolin Picking Tunes - An Early American Christmas, by Tommy Norris.

Norris has selected eighteen lesser and better-known carols and songs from the folk, shape-note, sacred, Native American, ...

HAMBURG, GERMANY — On the heels of his successful A Year with Calace, Florian Klaus Rumpf follows up with A Mandocello's Yearbook, quietly launched August 1 on a subscription base from the popular European based crowdsourcing site Ko-fi.

"The idea behind A Mandocello's Yearbook is to expand the repertoire for 8- and 10-string mandoloncello as a solo instrument by constantly collecting arrangements and original compositions," Rumpf told us.

Individual chapters of the book under way contain one piece in standard notation and tablature, information about composers, about the piece itself and the technical execution. Arrangements for the 8- string mandocello have been added to compositions for 10-string mandocello, ...

ChoroPlaybacks.com, the worldwide reference in professional choro backing tracks of Brazilian instrumental music has announced the release of Jacob do Bandolim 3: 14 titles, with solos, backing tracks and sheet music derived from the recording Ineditos de Jacob do Bandolim ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc proudly announces the publication of two new volumes of David Grisman's Mandolin Workshop, comprised of the 80 plus mandolin articles the Dawg wrote for Frets Magazine between 1979 and 1989.

The first volume, ...

MILWAUKEE — Hal Leonard Publishing has announced the publication of First 15 Lessons - Mandolin, a "Beginner's Guide, Featuring Step-By-Step Lessons with Audio, Video, and Popular Songs!," by Fred Sokolow.

The First 15 Lessons series provides ...

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Acoustic Disc has announced the availability of all transcribed tunes from the first four Book of the Dawg volumes including Dawg Roots, Dawg Grass, Dawg Jazz and Dawg Latin as individual PDF downloads available for ...

Knoxville, Tenn. — University of Tennessee Press has announced a June 23 publication and availability of Randy Wood - The Lore of the Luthier, by Daniel Wile.

The book is available in paperback or PDF form for $29.95.

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FREEMONT, CALIF. — ChoroMusic.com, the worldwide reference in play-along songbooks of Brazilian instrumental music has announced the release of the music of Brazilian Choro master Déo Rian, a book containing twelve of his compositions, two of them in partnership ...

John Goodin has announced the availability of his self-published work Mandolin Tunes 2 Tunebook, 21 original mandolin tunes with harmony parts and guitar chords contained within 30 pages of music in standard notation only, with guitar chords for each tune. ...

HAMBURG, GERMANY — Florian Klaus Rumpf has announced the pending publication of A Year with Raffaele Calace, the contents of which can be acquired during its writing through the popular crowdsourcing site Ko-fi.

About the new book, Rumpf said, "A Year with Raffaele Calace is a project I have been carrying ...

ChoroMusic.com, the worldwide reference in play-along songbooks of Brazilian instrumental music has announced the release of Jacob do Bandolim 2 - 2nd Edition, the newest addition to their series "Classics of the Brazilian Choro - You are the Soloist!"

The 2nd Edition includes the following improvements:

• Bass line transcribed in bass clef in all scores.
• Re recordings of "Eu e Você" and "Vascaíno" in the original keys
• Changed instrumentation of some

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FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the release of Wohlfahrt Violin Studies Arranged for Mandolin in both book and eBook formats.

Franz Wohlfahrt (1833-1884), a violin teacher in Leipzig Germany, wrote ...

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Tristan Scroggins has announced the release of Old Time Fiddle Tune Favorites, a book for mandolin players interested in old time fiddle tunes but don't know where to start.

The book includes a selection ...

CONCORD, N.H. — New England-based mandolin and guitar player David Surette has announced the publication of French and Italian Tunes for Mandolin and Fiddle, set to be released the first weekend of March, at the 18th annual March Mandolin Festival. ...

FENTON, MO. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the publication of Lively Mandolin Tunes, by Tommy Norris, a collection of 38 lively, up-tempo tunes arranged for mandolin.

The collection includes fiddle tunes, reels, ...

MILWAUKEE, WISC. — Hal Leonard Publishing has announced a March 5 publication of New Solos for Classical Mandolin: Concert Repertoire for Practice & Performance, by August Watters, with illustrations by Alex Timmerman, available for pre-ordering from amazon.com.

New Solos is a unique collection of original solo compositions for mandolin ...

Transcriptions from last year's solo mandolin recording The Golden Angle now available.

Boston, Mass. — David Benedict has announced the release of a book of transcriptions from last year's blockbuster solo mandolin recording ...

Serenade for Ali, by Chris Acquavella honoring the late Alison Stephens has been released in print.

Cheshire, UK — Astute Music has announced the publication and availability of Serenade for Ali in print by Chris Acquavella, a solo mandolin version of the 3rd movement for mandolin orchestra entitled Remembrance of a Beautiful Soul.

About the video that appears below, Acquavella said, "This particular version was abbreviated for David Benedict's ...

Available for Kindle and print version.

Progressive Melodies for Mandocello by August Watters is a new collection of original, unaccompanied solos for the baritone member of the mandolin family. It is designed to cultivate musical reading skills, as well as technical facility, and to build skills ...

27 Easy to Intermediate Pieces Selected from the Works of 13 Baroque Composers

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the initial release of A Baroque Sampler for Octave Mandolin, by John Goodin as an eBook with print version released ...

Fenton, Mo. — Mel Bay Publications, Inc. has announced the initial release of Telemann for Two Mandolins by John Goodin as an eBook with print version released in the very near future.

As one of the most productive composers in history, ...

Lawrence, Kans. — Fretboard Toolbox has announced the release of Essential and Complete 2nd Editions. The 2nd Editions feature all new instructions, and a much larger, easier to read font throughout.

Complete Editions are 40 page black ...