Pierre bensusan the first guitar i made for pierre was back in 1978 and that old lady battered and bruised but much loved and played still sings so beautifully today. What struck me immediately upon opening the case was the unique and thought out selection of woods used to build this incredible pierre bensusan model guitar. The entire collection of pieces from the english version of the guitar book in one downloadable pdf songbook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pierre bensusan born 30 october 1957 is a frenchalgerian guitarist. The artists included are james earp, laurence juber, doug smith, bill mize, david surette, eileen niehouse, brook williams, peppino d agostino, adrian legg, phil keaggy, and pete huttlinger, in addition to bensusan own contribution. Youll learn about pierre s unique approach to playing the instrument if he can hum it, he can play it and how he manages to make his fingers fly over the fretboard.
Jan 17, 2011 pierre bensusan onstage with his trusty 32yearold lowden old lady acoustic at the bornemouth folk club in bornemouth, england, september 22, 2009. Pierres guitar is tuned to d a d g a d, low to high, for all examples in this masterclass. Lowden guitar pierre bensusan signature series new. Pierre bensusan guitar collection by pierre bensu j. At age eighteen, he founded and led his first group ofek iii a fusion trio, playing his own compositions. We have saved email addresses and associated shipping addresses where available, so if you set up a new account using an email address we have in our. Secure paypal ordering and excellent customer service. Private venue to be confirmed on booking workshop time. Intuite by pierre bensusan on amazon music unlimited. Includes 1 free ticket to concert at tsunami books on may 30th. His music has been characterized as celtic, folk, world music, newage, and chamber jazz.
Guitar virtuoso pierre bensusan discusses and demonstrates several key concepts of. George lowden made his first guitar for pierre bensusan back in 1978, and pierre still plays that battered and bruised but much loved instrument to this day. The guitar book english pdf version store album sheet music. The genre of his acoustic guitar music is often characterized as celtic, folk, world music, new age, or chamber jazz. Nov 02, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from intuite by pierre bensusan now. Bensusan s traditional irish fiddle tunes, french ballads and more. Im something of a collector of guitar books so i like to think i know a good guitar book when i see one. After a lot of experimentation, the luthier and the musician settled on honduras. Jan 19, 2017 last march, peghead nation caught up with fingerstyle master pierre bensusan during a soundcheck at the 142 throckmorton theater in mill valley, california. Pierre is not only one of the most extraordinary acoustic guitar players in the world, but a lot more.
Pierre bensusan is the most creative energy in the world of steel string guitar by far. Pierre is now so adept at dadgad tuning that he has adopted it as an alternate standard tuning, basing his playing and composing style completely around it. William piburn fingerstyle guitar magazineusa intuite stands as the finest, most artistic and passionate example of anything composed and recorded on the instrument. Hello select your address best sellers deals store help deals store help.
Pierre bensusan adrian legg is famous for hybrid picking, i. Simply a splendid album containing elegant pieces that are brought to life by pierre s illustrious playing. Pierre bensusan born 30 october 1957 is a frenchalgerian acoustic guitarist. Jan 17, 2011 adam perlmutter is a freelance writer, transcriber, and engraver living in culver city, california. As sephardic jews, his family came from spain, spanish morocco, and french algeria. Pierre bensusan book guitar collection drdavewalkerblog.
Guitar interactive the free online guitar magazine 18,193 views 5. Pierre bensusan volume 1 stefan grossmans guitar workshop. You just know that a chord is 5 and you create the chord yourself. Pierre bensusan is the author of the guitar book of pierre bensusan 4. Pierre bensusan tabs guitar tabs with rhythm songsterr. Pierre bensusan presents dadgad guitar book cd set 9780786657704 by bensusan, pierre and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. We apologize if this is an inconvenience but please create a new account if you want one. Photo by paul savine a lot of great guitarists have made use of the dadgad tuningin which the open strings sound a dsus4 chordto break the constraints of concert tuning. We took the opportunity to have him demonstrate and discuss his lowden signature model guitar. Pierre bensusans online store cds sheet music tabs. Bensusan cradles a 23string harp guitar built by dave.
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Switzerland, 1976, best world music guitar player by the readers of guitar player magazine usa, 2008, pierre. The official pierre bensusan web site dadgad music. Intuite by pierre bensusan 20091119 by pierre bensusan. Bensusans guitar sounds startlingly natural, with just the perfect amount of natural reverberation. Pierre bensusan presents dadgad guitar paperback 1 mar. Pierre bensusan guitar collection transcriptions from. It demonstrates the diversity of styles possible using the popular dadgad tuning.
They took the opportunity to have pierre demonstrate and discuss his lowden signature model guitar. Pierre bensusan never disappoints and his books are always more than mere transcriptions, although there are plenty of those. To become a dadgad specialist to the extent that bensusan has taken it would demand years of dedication, but you can hear in his. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bensusan pierre the intuite guitar book tablaturekadourimdou.
Pierre bensusan presents dadgad guitar book cd set paperback march 16, 2000 by pierre bensusan author 4. Pierre bensusan guitar collection transcriptions from the azwan. Dadgad cafe hymn 11 recorded live at the brewery arts centre, kendal on the 2010 uk vividly tour. Mel bay pierre bensusan is known worldwide as an artist of superlative imagination and technical skill. Pierre bensusan, one of the key promoters of dadgad tuning, takes you on a gentle instructional excursion through his unique sound and playing style in volumes one and two. Large images of the pierre bensusan old lady signature series. The guitar book is the living proof that pierre is also an skilled writer, capable of sharing his own little world, as he calls it, so that the reader is able to immerse himself in pierre s playing style, musical visions, and even venture into some more, uh, sensorial stuff. Niehouses arrangement of ocarolans draught, but none appears more difficult to me than high intermediate. Yaron deutsch was born in tel aviv in 1978, is a guitarist and the artistic director of ensemble nikel. His fingerprint is on it whether it is found in his earlier folk and celticbased renderings, his freeform improvisational material, or in settings, solo or ensemble. Study of acoustic steel string guitar in fingerstyle, illustrated by various right and left hand techniques, posture, tone, rhythmic attention, phrasing, expression, exercises, excerts of pierre s compositions and pieces suggested by students. He contributes to premier guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar aficionado, and other music magazines, and has written a number of instructional books, including color your chords cherry lane and jim hall. Pierre came by the studio for an interview and i was quite astounded by his facility in dadgad tuning, he is a true virtuoso but even still, he was playing jazz and classical music in this tuning which is quite a feat. Over the years since then pierre and i have worked very closely together and he has made many recordings with that first lowden guitar.
Everytime i listen to the cd i hear new things in it. Pierre bensusan plays the return from fingal pierre bensusan the guitar of pierre bensusan vol ii dvd in this second dvd lesson pierre bensusan teaches and explains in detail more of his incredibly unique solo dadgad guitar arrangements which include. The guitar book, hal leonard publishing corporation, 1985 isbn 0881886203. Pierre bensusan tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction. Pierre bensusan tour dates live concerts gigs tours. The sprinkling of poems, pictures and recipes throughout the book affirms to me what the guitar is in my life something that enriches it. Home catalog music books acoustic guitar bensusan pierre the intuite guitar book tablaturekadourimdouen route from scarborough bensusan pierre, the intuite guitar book. The guitar of pierre bensusan volume 2 dvd grossmans. Guitar, piano, pianovocalguitar, c instruments, keyboard difficulty. Pierre bensusan manages to be both lyrical, quiet, dynamic, and virtuosic all at the same time. Pierre bensusan presents dadgad guitar book cd set by pierre bensusan 20000316 4. This book captures something of the spirit of pierre bensusan, his life and the part that the guitar plays in his life. Chords in alternate tunings if you play any tuning, if you want to start playing chords, its not like you need a book to look at your fingerings.
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Though he never took formal guitar lessons, bensusan is among the worlds most highly respected fingerstyle guitarists and has been dubbed the claude monet. Pierre bensusan voyage for ireland live in session at. As sephardic jews, his family came from spain, spanish morocco and french algeria. While his past efforts have each featured a few astoundingly beautiful unaccompanied guitar pieces, they were typically dominated by windham hilllike ensemble arrangements including fretless bass, sax, and flute. No serious lover of solo acoustic guitar music can consider their collection complete without a copy of intuite. Apr 27, 2011 log on for tabs, text, audio, and video. This is one of the greatest guitar books ive ever come across, so much so that even the quirks mentioned above cant lead me to deduct a star. Official, artistapproved notationthe most accurate guitar tab on the web. Pierre bensusan voyage for ireland live in session at the silk mill. Though he never took formal guitar lessons, bensusan is among the worlds most highly. Without a shadow of a doubt, pierre bensusan is a 24carat gold master on the world fingerstyle scene. Pierre bensusans intuite is the most brilliant solo acoustic guitar recording ive ever heard and ive heard a ton.
Although he plays in the dadgad tuning, his music reaches far beyond the idiom of a guitar played in a nonstandard tuning. From the awesome grained adirondack top, mottled ebony bevel, to the 5 piece figured maple neck, this is truly a signature bespoke build. He has published three books of music and tablature. Ignore the surreal new age cover painting with pierres leafy features peering quizzically from a treeintuite is a delightful album. This publication, for advanced fingerstyle guitar players, is the first book in the united states of bensusan s arrangements. French guitar virtuoso pierre bensusan has finally recorded the album his fans have been waiting for. He has also published three books of music and tablature.
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Guitar tab sheet music for intuite, from the album intuite. If you play any tuning, if you want to start playing chords, its not like you need a book to look at your fingerings. This first part is devoted to music, the guitar, and technique. Along my lifes journey, i have experienced unity off and on, being more or less aware of the impact and influence of every action upon the entire universe. How to play dadgad like pierre bensusan musicradar.
It contains sections on all aspects of guitar performance, emphasized with pieces by various composers, including mr. But over time, pierre s style has matured and he began the search for a new guitar that could deliver the sounds he was hearing in his imagination. The guitar of pierre bensusan volume 2 dvd grossmans guitar workshop. As time goes on, the more i feel connected to all people, animals and. Pierre bensusan old lady signature series lowden guitars. Ignore the surreal new age cover painting with pierre s leafy features peering quizzically from a treeintuite is a delightful album. Lowden pierre bensusan signature model demo by pierre last march, peghead nation caught up with pierre bensusan during a soundcheck at the 142 throckmorton theater in mill valley, california. But there is much more in this fascinating book, which is divided into three parts. We did not transfer customer user names, passwords, or order history from our old website in accordance with privacy standards. Pierre bensusan presents dadgad guitar by various artists. Lowden pierre bensusan signature model peghead nation. Pierre bensusan s sound and style confounds classification. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Learn how to play guitar with free online guitar lessons by pierre bensusan at truefire.
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