One Time Blues by Blind Blake (1896-1934) Blind” Blake was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. His first recordings were made in 1926 and his records sold very well. His first solo record was “Early Morning Blues” with “West Coast Blues” on the B-side. Both are considered excellent examples of his ragtime-based guitar …
Taranto by Sabicas (1912-1990) Sabicas was a tremendous genius of his day, not only with technique, but with major contributions, playing Flamenco previously unimaginable and giving new tools and possibilities for the solo instrument. He brought this art to concert halls and major theaters where all classes can enjoy.
No 15 Schody (Stufen) by Milan Zelenka(1939-) Zelenka was born in Czechoslovakia and studied guitar at the Prague Conservatory with Štěpána Urbana. While a student, he took first place in music competitions in Moscow in 1957 and again in Vienna in 1959. After graduation, he conducted a career as a concert guitarist, appearing internationally. He …
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Calata ala Spagnola 1 by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl 1508) Joan Ambrosio Dalza was an Italian lutenist and composer. Nothing is known about his life. His surviving works comprise the fourth volume of Ottaviano Petrucci’s influential series of lute music publications, Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto (Venice, 1508). Dalza’s music is, for the most part, …
Torneo by Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710) Gaspar Sanz was an Aragonese composer, guitarist, organist and priest born to a wealthy family in Calanda in the Spanish comarca of Bajo Aragón. He studied music, theology and philosophy at the University of Salamanca, where he was later appointed Professor of Music.
Milles by Vincenzo Capirola (1474-1548) Vincenzo Capirola was an Italian composer, lutenist and nobleman of the Renaissance. His music is preserved in an illuminated manuscript called the Capirola Lutebook, which is considered to be one of the most important sources of lute music of the early 16th century.
Zapateado 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.
Broken Mist by Al Petteway Al Petteway is a Grammy-winning American guitarist known primarily for his acoustic fingerstyle work both as a soloist and with well-known folk artists. His own compositions rely heavily on Celtic and Appalachian influences and he is known for his use of DADGAD tuning.
Passacaglia by Ludovico Roncalli (1654–1713) Count Ludovico Roncalli or simply Count Ludovico, was an Italian nobleman who published a collection of suites for five-course baroque guitar, Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola (“Harmonic caprices for the Spanish guitar”), in 1692. This was transcribed to modern notation and arranged for the six-string guitar by Oscar Chilesotti …
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Opus 100 No 23 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Mauro Giuliani was an italian guitarist and composer, and is considered by many to be one of the leading guitarist virtuosos of the early nineteenth century. He was a prolific composer, writing over 150 pieces for the guitar, as well as many chamber compositions for the violin, …
