Caminos Malaguenos by Mario Escudero (1928-2004) Mario Escudero Valero Jimenez Valverde is one of a handful of Spanish flamenco guitar virtuosos who helped spread flamenco beyond their homeland when they migrated to the United States in the early 1950s. After completing his obligatory military service in Spain, he toured with the best known companies of …
Amigo Mariano by Juan Serrano (1935-) Serrano was born in Córdoba, Spain in 1935. At the age of 9, he studied guitar with his father, Antonio del Lunar, a professional guitarist. Serrano made his professional debut at age 13, and soon earned a reputation throughout Spain and Europe as a gifted musician. Dr. Juan Serrano …
Marcha Escocesa by Baden Powell (1937-2000) Baden Powell de Aquino usually known simply as Baden Powell, was one of the greatest Brazilian guitarists. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in a distinctive, unique manner, incorporating virtuoso classical techniques together with popular harmony and swing.
Eleven Small Roaches by Michael Hedges (1953-1997) Michael Alden Hedges was an American composer, Acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. Hedges’ first two recordings for Windham Hill—Breakfast in the Field and Aerial Boundaries—were milestones for the acoustic guitar. He wrote nearly exclusively in alternate tunings and played guitar-variants like the harp guitar (an instrument with additional bass …
Danza Pomposa by Aleksander Tansman (1897-1986) Alexandre Tansman was a Polish-born composer and virtuoso pianist. He spent his early years in his native Poland, but lived in France for most of his life. His music is primarily neoclassical, drawing on his Polish and Jewish heritage as well as his French musical influences.
Rumba by Juan Martin (1948-) Juan Cristóbal Martín is a Spanish flamenco guitarist and is the author of two flamenco guitar method, ‘El Arte Flamenco De La Guitarra’. Martín started learning the guitar at the age of six. In his early twenties he moved to Madrid to study under Niño Ricardo and Paco de Lucía
Yesterday by Lennon (1940-1980) / McCartney (1942-) The songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history. Between 1962 and 1969, they wrote and published approximately 180 jointly credited songs, of which the vast majority were recorded by The Beatles and form the bulk …
The Nine Maidens by John Renbourn (1944-) John Renbourn is an English guitarist and songwriter. While most commonly labelled a folk musician, Renbourn’s musical tastes and interests take in early music, classical music, blues and world music. His most influential album, Sir John Alot (1968), featured his take on songs from the Medieval era.
Lagriamas De Granda by Juan Serrano (1935-) Serrano was born in Córdoba, Spain in 1935. At the age of 9, he studied guitar with his father, Antonio del Lunar, a professional guitarist. Serrano made his professional debut at age 13, and soon earned a reputation throughout Spain and Europe as a gifted musician. Dr. Juan …
Repiqueteos Flamencos by Mario Escudero (1928-2004) Mario Escudero Valero Jimenez Valverde is one of a handful of Spanish flamenco guitar virtuosos who helped spread flamenco beyond their homeland when they migrated to the United States in the early 1950s. After completing his obligatory military service in Spain, he toured with the best known companies of …
