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Mel Bay's Complete Balalaika Book By Ekkel, Bibs ~ NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Binding
- Paperback
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780786624751
- Book Title
- Mel Bay's Complete Balalaika Book
- Item Length
- 11.8 in
- Publisher
- Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1997
- Format
- Book, Other
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Genre
- Music
- Topic
- Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments, Instruction & Study / General
- Item Width
- 9 in
- Item Weight
- 19 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 182 Pages
About this product
Product Information
The balalaika is most often associated with Russian folklore. In this comprehensive method book, concert and recording artist Bibs Ekkel shares his extensive knowledge of the balalaika as taught in Russia today. This 160-page book is divided into four sections: an extensive Foreword, the Tutor, A Brief History of the Balalaika, and a Repertoire Section. Unlike many Mel Bay books, the Complete Balalaika Book does not begin with the rudiments of music notation. Rather, the 20-page Foreword offer insights on the tunings of all the instruments in the balalaika family, hand positions, string sources and height adjustment, and chord shapes. The author even describes how to make a bass balalaika pick from shoe leather. The Tutor or instruction segment is written for the 'prima balalaika' which is correctly played with the fingers only rather than with a pick. The Tutor jumps right in with exercises and tunes in quarter, eighth, and sixteenth-note values with occasional dotted notes and syncopation. Perhaps half of the music in this section is shown in both standard notation and tablature. A glossary of musical signs and Russian musical terns is included. A Brief History of the Balalaika is well written and nicely illustrated. Very few Mel Bay books contain such a comprehensive historical overview of the subject instrument. The Repertoire Section offers a valuable resource of Eastern European folk tunes. All but two selections in this section are written in both notation and tab with suggested guitar chords, the exceptions being an arrangement for balalaika and piano, and a balalaika orchestra score. More than simple melody chord leadsheets, these are the author's own arrangements of tunesfor solo balalaika and balalaika orchestra. A companion CD with selections performed by the author completes this highly effective instructional package.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0786624752
ISBN-13
9780786624751
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69607122
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mel Bay's Complete Balalaika Book
Format
Book, Other
Language
English
Topic
Printed Music / Guitar & Fretted Instruments, Instruction & Study / General
Publication Year
1997
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Number of Pages
182 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.8 in
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Width
9 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2002-540595
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