18 Beautiful Guitar Dance Songs for Beginners & Intermediate Players - Perfect for Weddings, Parties & Live Performances

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Product Description David Starobin's Newdance is the American guitar virtuoso's first solo CD in more than 6 years- a disc much anticipated by guitar aficionados. Newdance consists of 18 new dance pieces by 18 leading composers, all composed for Starobin. Newdance presents an inspired and eclectic collection of new guitar music, ranging from rags, waltzes and tangos to chaconnes and courantes, to abstract visions of the dance, all performed brilliantly by the artist that Soundboard Magazine called: "arguably the most influential American classical guitarist of the 20th Century." Amazon.com David Starobin and Bridge Records have done it again, coming up with a brilliant program of dance pieces by modern composers of every stripe. The highly entertaining contributions by John Anthony Lennon ("Gigolo"), Jorge Morel ("Reflexiones Latinas"), and Steve Mackey ("San Francisco Shuffle") might have been expected, since they reflect an appealingly eclectic musical aesthetic. But Milton Babbitt? Or Elliot Carter? Not exactly composers to set your toes tapping, at least at first glance. So it's a double tribute, both to the composers themselves, and to Starobin, for getting them to let their hair down and contribute two of the most entertaining pieces on the disc. The whole enterprise is emblematic of everything that this enterprising artist (and his equally enterprising label) do better than anyone else: good music, fun music, modern music. A must for guitar fans, classical radio stations, or anyone looking for a genuinely rewarding change of pace. --David Hurwitz