Six Prayers for Six Strings | guitar solos by Frank A. Wallace
by Frank A. Wallace
six melodic meditations for solo guitar; second set of Single String Etudes
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Written: August, 2001
Duration: 10:30 minutes; 7 pages
Instrumentation: classical guitar
Difficulty level: Moderate
Recording: Sketches by Frank Wallace on Gyre, 09/04
All Gyre compositions are ASCAP
Copyright ©2001 Frank A. Wallace
Cover photography and design by Nancy Knowles
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Each piece in this collection explores the melodic potential of a single string with the intent of teaching the art of singing on the guitar. Of my single string studies, Six Prayers on Six Strings is the third and most advanced set. See Sketches I and Sketches II for the other sets.
Prayer #3, Reverence, requires the placement of an eraser or firm foam object under the 19th fret of the first and second strings. This is known as “prepared guitar.” though such preparations are generally more complex and involve a variety of objects and resultant sound effects. It should create a clear harmonic on both strings and here’s what it should look like:
