Compositions
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- Morning has Broken
- Gary Ryan Music
- Gary Ryan’s new arrangement for solo guitar of the traditional Gaelic melody 'Bunessan' from the Isle of Mull, familiar to many as the hymn tune Morning Has Broken. This piece is the fifth of new series of 10 Folk Song Arrangements from the British Isles and around the world.
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- Simple Gifts – PDF
- Gary Ryan Music
- Gary Ryan's new arrangement for solo guitar of the old American Shaker song, Simple Gifts (Lord of the Dance), written by Elder Joseph Brackett in 1848.
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- Scarborough Fair – PDF
- Gary Ryan Music
- Gary Ryan's new arrangement for solo guitar of the traditional English melody from the Middle Ages, Scarborough Fair.
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- Tango Saudade – PDF
- Gary Ryan Music
- Tango Saudade is currently on the Music Teachers’ Board (MTB) Classical Guitar Grade 6 syllabus (2020). For more information please refer to mtbexams.com. You can hear Gary Ryan performing this beautiful atmospheric piece for solo guitar here: Gary Ryan performing Tango Saudade
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- Flower of the Field – PDF
- Gary Ryan Music
- Flower of the Field was composed for the National Youth Guitar Ensemble and first performed in August 2010. “I wanted to capture something of the timeless feel and atmosphere of an old English folk song and to combine it with more contemporary guitar textures used in popular music and song accompaniments.” Gary Ryan PDF Publication
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- Scenes for Guitar – Book 2
- Sheet Music
- Eight best-selling intermediate pieces for solo guitar. From the 'more up-tempo' to the 'lyrical and reflective', there is a piece here for everyone to enjoy playing.
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- Guitar Star
- Sheet Music
- Guitar Star offers beginner guitarists a refreshing and inspirational choice of pieces to help build confidence and musical skills. These original compositions and arrangements are imaginatively tailored to develop techniques progressively through an exciting and varied range of musical styles.
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- Benga Beat
- Sheet Music
- Benga Beat is a ground-breaking work for solo guitar. An exciting and entertaining showpiece with an African flavour which uses extended classical guitar techniques and styles that captivates audiences. Benga Beat is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Patterns in Time.
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- Hot Club Français
- Sheet Music
- 'Delightful and swinging' - Classical Guitar Magazine, UK A solo guitar classical guitar piece in a jazz style composed and inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. Hot Club Français is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Patterns in Time.
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- Latin Cabaret (Showgirls)
- Sheet Music
- An exciting and vibrant guitar trio reminiscent of 'the energy and rhythmic drive of a Brazilian street carnival and the spectacle of a nightclub cabaret.' Latin Cabaret is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Scenes for Guitar – Book 1
- Sheet Music
- Ten easy pieces for solo guitar by Gary Ryan who has composed pieces he would have enjoyed learning when he was young. All have 'useful technical and musical ideas... to help create a particular image or mood'.
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- City Scenes
- Sheet Music
- Three contrasting pieces for solo guitar depicting soundscapes and images from cities and towns throughout the world from the busy urban Metropolis to the 'classic English scene in late summer... of swallows flying around a country church spire'. City Scenes is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Play Piazzolla
- Sheet Music
- 1. Artisane 2. Ausencias 3. Chanson de la naissance 4. El viaje 5. Los Sueños 6. Milonga for three 7. Vuelvo al sur 8. Milonga 9. Mumuki 10. Overture (1) 11. Overture (2) 12. Sensuel 13. Tango final
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- Songs from Erin
- Sheet Music
- Two popular and evocative pieces influenced by and reflections upon Ryan's own family history and travels in Ireland. Songs from Erin is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Scenes from Brazil
- Sheet Music
- Three vibrant and attractive concert pieces that draw their influences from the Brazilian Bossa Nova jazz song 'The Girl from Ipanema' and Brazilian composer Villa-Lobos, the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera and Brazilian guitarist Sergio Assad. Scenes from Brazil is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Generator
- Sheet Music
- A unique and compelling guitar duo inspired by artists H.R.Giger and Max Escher and showcasing 'the extraordinary array of sounds possible on the guitar' and blending them with musical influences both ancient and modern'. Generator is recorded by Gary Ryan on his CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Dreams, Rest and Motion
- Sheet Music
- A dynamic and atmospheric work for two guitars, full of arresting rhythm and engaging melody. Dreams, Rest and Motion is recorded by Gary Ryan on the CD Visions and Vistas.
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- Scenes from The Wild West
- Sheet Music
- A popular suite of six imaginative and entertaining pieces which explore a wide range of guitar techniques including steel, slide, plectrum, rhythm, electric and flamenco. The mandolin and banjo are also imitated in the varied styles that range from country and western, to jazz and rock including references to popular classical, film and TV themes.
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- Freeway for Piano – PDF
- Gary Ryan Music
- A beautiful piece to play around Grade 7 to 8 level and a tribute to Bob James. Available as a PDF notation only.
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