John Williams: Changing the Culture of the Classical Guitar: Performance, perception, education and construction
- Author: O'Toole, Michael
Book
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Contents
- Introduction
- The 'Segovian' narrative
- John Williams and diversity
- Aims
- 1 Andres Segovia and John Williams
- Segovia: career, tributes and reception
- Other contributions to classical guitar culture in the early twentieth century
- Attitudes to other musical styles
- Teaching
- Interpretation of the Segovia legacy
- The king and the prince
- Williams as a child prodigy
- Contrasting approaches to popular and folk music styles
- Williams and politics
- Shifting attitudes about classical guitar
- Conclusion
- 2 John Williams' approach to the classical guitar
- Following the pulse
- Performance anxiety
- Approach to J.S. Bach's Chaconne in D minor
- Contrasting approaches to Mauro Giuliani's Guitar Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 30 (1808)
- Ensemble playing and sight-reading
- Amplification and other manipulations of the natural sound
- 'Squeaks'
- Guitar design
- Williams and guitar teaching
- Summary
- 3 'Putting the guitar out of classical music'
- Cavatina and other film projects 1
- Sky
- Africa
- Venezuela - El Diablo Suelto
- John Williams and jazz
- Summary
- 4 New directions in classical guitar
- Sculthorpe
- Takemitsu
- Dodgson
- Performing with Julian Bream
- Richard Harvey
- Williams' own compositions
- Programme choices
- Leo Brouwer
- Agustin Barrios Mangore
- Summary
- Conclusion
- Broadening the repertoire and appeal of the classical guitar
- Critical perception
- Summary
- Bibliography
- Index