Simple Gifts is a Shaker tune written by Joseph
Brackett in the mid-nineteenth century and is
considered one of America’s true “folk songs.” This
arrangement by Dave Belcher draws inspiration from Aaron Copland’s
own arrangement from his Appalachian
Spring (1944).
Guitar 1 carries the melody and is a bit more challenging
then the bass line and supporting harmony
in guitar 2 (though guitar 2 has a counter melody on
the first repeat of the opening theme).
This video is performed by Dave Belcher and Nicoletta Todesco and recorded at Yale University by Matthew LeFevre and Benjamin Schwartz.
The piece is part of the Grade 1 material of the Classical Guitar Corner Academy Curriculum. Learn more about Classical Guitar Corner Academy here: [ Ссылка ]
The edition of this piece is included in the CGC Graded Duets For Classical Guitar book and you can find it in the spiral-bound edition here: [ Ссылка ]
