ptab IntermezzoWilliam KanengiserCaribbean SouvenirsÎManuel M. PonceWilliam KanengiserCraig Rogers {Tellurian}craigrogers706@hotmail.comÿw One of the rare pleasures of arranging is opening an unfamiliar score in a dusty corner of a library, and discovering a true gem that really sings on the guitar. "Intermezzo," originally written for piano by the great Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, revealed itself to me in this way: I was scrounging around the USC Library looking for something to round out a set of Ponce minatures on my 'Caribbean Souvenirs' recording {truth be told, only two weeks before the recording session!} and this delightful piece jumped out at me. With just a bit of tinkering {changing keys, revoicing a bit}, the piece fell into place, and ultimately became my personal favorite on the record. Reminiscent of his classic song "Estrellita," it captures the sultry and romantic mood of the tropics. This piece is not without its technical challenges, however: I chose to use the full expressive range of the guitar by shifting the two-part melody up and down the neck, so there are frequent jumps in the left hand. The start of the song in measure 9, for instance, is a bit easier all in first position, but sounds so much more expressive with the high D and F notes in sixth position. It seems to me that two things piano can't do so well are glissandos {slides} and vibrato, so I try to use these to full effect to try to make it sound better than the original. Don't be too put off by the harmonics in measures 42 and 43; they're not as complicated as they appear. First learn the left-hand locations by imagining the harmonic notes an octave lower, then find the spots to gently touch with the right-hand index finger to get the octave to sound. W.K.ÿÿCGuitarNylon String Acoustic Guitarh@Standard@;72-& ÿÿ CFloatingTextSee Performance Notes×C$Times New Roman€DADGBE6ŽcœTimes New Roman€1/2CII[gTimes New Roman€1/2CV Times New Roman€CI Times New Roman€CIII|Å‹ÑTimes New Roman€£1/2CIII 1/2CV 1/2CIIIˆšù¦Times New Roman€ÿ 1/2CIII 4/6CIII 4/6CII 4/6IIItq¹}Times New Roman€€4/6CII 4/6CIII 4/6CIIb^ŠjTimes New Romanÿÿ CGuitarInÿÿ CTempoMarkerM € H ÿÿCSection2 ï$ €AIntroÿÿCStaff!-ÿÿ CPosition€€ÿÿ CLineDataG€i€€G€i€!€&€G€ €&€G€ €G€i€ €G€i€ !€&€G€€&€G€€€G€h€€G€h€!€&€G€€&€G€€G€h€€G€h€!€&€G €€€§@€€§@€!€§@€€§@€€§@€€ €§@€€§@€€§@ÿÿ CMusicBar € Y€ € Y€€ €2  » € €!- €€&€G€€€F€h€€F€h€!€&€F€ €&€F€ €F€h€ €F€h€ !€&€F€€&€F€€&€F€€€B€c€€B€c€!€&€G€€§@€€ €§@€€§@€€§@€€§A€€ €§@€€§@€€§@Y€€ Y€ € Y€€ €2Õ © € B ** Intermezzo **ÿÿ CDirection€!9€€&€G€€B€c€€B€c€!€&€G€€&€G€€B€c€€B€c€!€&€G€ €&€G€ €h€@€ € €h€@€ € €h€@€€h€@€!€%€E€€%€E€€@€b€€@€b€!€%€E€€%€E€€f€‡€€f€‡€!€%€E€€%€E€€B€c€€ €B€c€€€B€c€€B€c€ !€#€E€€ €€ €€€€`€€€ €¥€ € €…€ €Š€€€ƒ€€ €¢€€¨€€€€€€ €ƒ€€£€Y€€ Y€€ Y€€ €2à ‡€ €'9 €€#€E€€@€`€€@€`€!€#€C€€#€C€€‡€`€€‡€`€!€@€b€ €@€‡€ €ˆ€`€ €ˆ€`€ !€B€ƒ€ €B€ƒ€€#€D€€#€D€!€&€g€€&€g€€D€f€€D€f€!€F€e€€F€e€€&€€&€!€F€e€€#€c€€ €B€c€!€B€c€"!€€&€€¥€€€¥€€ €§€ € €€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€`€!€Œ@€€¥@Y€€ Y€€ Y€€ €2¡ Y€ €'9 €€€&€€B€c€€B€c€!€€%€€€%€€B€c€€B€c€!€€#€ €€#€ €C€e€ €C€e€ !€€E€ €€E€€@€b€€@€b€!€#€C€€#€C€€@€b€€@€b€!€%€E€€%€E€€f€‡€€f€‡€!€%€E€€%€E€€B€c€€B€c€!€#€B€€#€B€ €c€…€!€c€…€"!€!€B €€€€ €€€€€0€€€ €¡€€¥€€¢€€¥€€ €¦€€€€Y€€ Y€€ Y€€ €2s A€ œ€€€!9 €€!€B€€`€€€`€€!€C€e€€C€e€€@€b€€@€b€!€#€c€ €#€c€ €c€…€ €c€…€ !€B€ƒ€ €B€ƒ€€#€D€€#€D€!€&€g€€&€g€€D€f€€D€f€!€F€e€€F€e€€€€€@€!€#€€#€€ €B€d€!€B€d€"!€'€G€€ €€¢€€ € € €€€ € € €€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€`€!€Œ@€€¥@Y€€ Y€€ Y€ € €2[ € €'9 €€'€G€€!€B€€!€B€!€%€@€€%€@€€B€d€€B€d€!€E€`€ €E€`€ €C€e€ €C€e€ !€B€d€ €B€d€€C€e€€C€e€!€#€c€€#€c€€@€b€€@€b€!€C€`€€C€`€€€"€€€"€C€!€€E€€€E€€€€€C€!€&€€&€ €%€!€%€"!€& €€ €€…€ €¥€ €€ƒ€€€ƒ€€£€€ €ƒ€£€€gY€€ Y€€ Y€€ €2- è€ €6- €€€#€€€€€#€!€€€€#€€€€€#€!€€ €€F€ €%€ €F€ !€g€ €€€€‡€€‡€!€g€€€€C€€€C€!€€#€€€#€€ €(€€ €(€!€ €+€€ €k€€ €€€!€*€€€€ €‡€!€‡€"!€g €€`€€ €C€€B€€ €@€ €€€ €€B€€€e€€‡€€€€Y€€ Y€€ Y€€ €2 Ì€ €6-  €€€€C€€€C€!€€#€€€#€€ €(€€ €(€!€ €+€  € € @€ € €€€ ‘ €*€ @€€!€€€€ €€#€H€&€ˆ€#€‘(€C€H€c€!ˆ€€€(€€"€H€%€ˆ€"€‘(€B€H€b€!ˆ€€€(€€#€H€&€ˆ€#€ ‘(€C€!H€c€"!ˆ€€€€B€€€e€€‡€ €k€€€€Y€€ Y€€ €2æ ® € œ€ €'€(€€"€H€%€ˆ€"€‘(€B€H€b€!ˆ€€€(€€#€H€&€ˆ€#€ ‘(€C€ H€c€ !ˆ€€€ (€€"€H€%€ˆ€"€‘(€B€H€b€!ˆ€€€(€€"€H€%€ˆ€"€‘(€C€H€"€!ˆ€%€€g@€€€B€c€€B€c€!€&€GY€ € Y€€ €2È à  € œ€€<9 €€#€€€B€c€€B€c€!€*€J€ €*€J€ €B€c€ €B€c€ !€%€F€ €%€F€€B€c€€B€c€!€&€G€€&€G€€€€s€€s€!€€€ €€€€€`€!€Œ@€€¥@€ €¨€ € €„€€€ €€€€€`€!€Œ@€€Œ@€Y€€ Y€€ €2Ý ¸ € €<0 €€ h€€s h€€s h€!€1h€€1h€€s h€€s h€!€2h€ €2h€ €Sh€ €s h€ !€”h€ €lh€€Œ h€€¯h€!€`€€%€G€f€ €€&€D€€€F€€ €¥€ € €€¨€Y€€ Y€€ €2Ò §  $€ €60 €€&€F€e€€€#€B€c€€ €€2h€€€€€€€€e@€…@€¥@€€Y€€ Y€ € Y€€ €Untitled!h@Bass+&! €€2 }€€ ArialTimes New RomanTimes New Roman