Frederic Hand Gitarren-Noten

An early favorite of Hand's was Segovia's transcription of the outer section of the Gluck classic. He now completes the Ballet and Dance for solo guitar, using key and rhythm changes to lie better upo...

Undercurrents is a musical representation of the variety of emotions that we commonly carry just below the surface of our daily lives. These myriad thoughts and feelings propel us throughout the day....

Als ich über die Tragödie der Brände auf Maui nachdachte, kamen die Emotionen, die in mir aufkamen, in der Musik von Rebirth zum Ausdruck. Es ist den Menschen von Maui und dem Wiederaufbau der wunders...

Ich lernte die Musik von Johannes Brahms erstmals als Teenager kennen. Ich verliebte mich zutiefst in seine Kammer- und Instrumentalmusik: das Klarinettenquintett, die Cellosonaten, das Klavierquintet...

Renewal was written for the wonderful Brazilian guitarist and my good friend, Joao Luiz. It traverses a gamut of emotions experienced during the initial year of the pandemic. The opening use of harmon...

Cooper Lake is a beautiful spot in Woodstock, NY, where I frequently walk with friends. Originally written and recorded on a steel string guitar, the stunning vistas of the Catskill Mountains inspired...

Theme, Variations and Finale was written for and dedicated to my dear friend Benjamin Verdery. Ben and I met when he was nineteen and one of my first college students. It was clear then that Ben was a...

Eleven original compositions for the classical guitar composed in the eclectic style for which Frederic Hand has become well known. Written in standard notation only, some of these pieces allow for op...

Hand's own arrangement of his popular Prayer for two guitars follows the recent release of the guitar solo version (494-03033, $9. 95). The guitar solo is a beautiful, song-like, Bachian gem, while th...

For the 75th birthday celebration of Julian Bream, Hand offered the premiere of his new solo, For Julian, described by Allan Kozinn of The New York Times as, 'built of themes in an Elizabethan style,...

Cantiga de Santa Maria 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 c...

Five tuneful, tricky and varied studies for improving technique.