Désirée by Maria Linnemann Maria Linnemann was born in 1947 in Amsterdam, Holland, but grew up in England. She developed an early love for English, Scottish and Irish folklore. She studied conducting, piano and violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Maria´s travels have taken her around the globe, inspiring over 500 compositions …
Sonata I. Allegroby Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Joaquín Turina was a Spanish composer of classical music. Turina was born in Seville but his origins were in northern Italy (between Verona, Brescia and Mantova). Joaquín Turina helped to promote the national character of 20th-century Spanish music.
The Magic Box by Francis Bebey (1929-2001) Francis Bebey (1929-2001) was a Cameroonian-born writer, guitarist, composer, and one of the best-known singer-songwriters of Africa. He is sometimes called the father of world music. Highly experimental, Beby often incorporated Latin American, Western, and African sounds into his music.
Fandanguillo by Joaquín Turina (1882-1949) Joaquín Turina was a Spanish composer of classical music. Turina was born in Seville but his origins were in northern Italy (between Verona, Brescia and Mantova). Joaquín Turina helped to promote the national character of 20th-century Spanish music.
Burgalesa by Frederico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) Moreno Torroba is often associated with the zarzuela, a traditional Spanish musical form. Directing several opera companies, Moreno Torroba helped introduce the zarzuela to international audiences. However, he is probably best known for his compositions for the classical guitar, many of which were dedicated to either Maria Angélica Funes …
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Rondeña by Regino Sainz De La Maza (1896-1981) Regino Sainz de la Maza y Ruiz was a Spanish classical guitarist. He also shared a close friendship with composer Antonio José Martínez Palacios, who dedicated him some of his guitar compositions. His younger brother Eduardo Sainz de la Maza was also an acclaimed guitarist and composer.
pujol-plaza-italia by Maximo Diego Pujol (1957-) Since his earliest days as a professional musician and composer, Pujol has strived for an ever-closer fusion of traditional Argentine Tango and formal academic concepts. This musical quest on the guitar stems from a thorough, almost obsessive, study of the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos and Leo Brouwer, who revolutionized …
Estudio De Concierto 2 by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the …
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Postludio by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) Manuel Ponce was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert scene with a usually forgotten tradition of popular song and Mexican folklore. Many of his compositions are strongly influenced by the harmonies and form …
Anna Terra by Yamandu Costa (1980-) Costa began to study guitar at age seven with his father, Algacir Costa, leader of the group Os Fronteiriços (The Frontiersmen). Costa’s diverse styles include chorinho, bossa nova, milonga, tango, samba and chamamé. He studied the music of other Brazilians, such as Baden Powell de Aquino, Tom Jobim and …
