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Chanson Triste (Opus 40 No.2) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Guitar Tab)

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Chanson Triste (Opus 40 No.2) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental, chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The …

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Suite Compostelana III Cuna by Federico Mompou (Guitar Tab)

Leave a Comment / 20th Century - now, Spain / By class clef

Cuna by Federico Mompou (1893-1987) Mompou was a Catalan composer of lyric songs and piano miniatures whose music is characterized by Impressionist elegance, simple and direct melody, and the haunting, deep emotions of folk music.

Eventide by Catharina Josepha Pratten

Ernest Shand, Germany, Romantic / By class clef

Eventide by Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895) Catharina Josepha Pratten (1824-1895) was a German guitar virtuoso, composer and teacher, also known as Madame Sidney Pratten. Catharina began touring in Europe from the age of eight, and by 1844 was well known in England as a composer and guitar teacher. She soon established her own school – …

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Fragmento (Beethoven’s 7th Symphony) by Francisco Tarrega

Francisco Tarrega, Romantic, Spain / By class clef

Fragmento (Beethoven’s 7th Symphony) by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909) Tárrega is considered to have laid the foundations for 20th century classical guitar and for increasing interest in the guitar as a recital instrument. Tárrega preferred small intimate performances over the concert stage. Some believe this was because he played without the nails needed for volume. Others …

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Cradle Song by Ernest Shand (Guitar Tab)

Leave a Comment / 20th Century - now, England, Ernest Shand / By class clef

Cradle Song by Ernest Shand (1868-1924) Born in Kingston (1868-1924) was born into a family of musicians, Ernest Shand first took up the violin and piano, then the guitar, which he studied with the help of his father. Shand had dual careers as a music hall entertainer and as a classical guitarist and composer.

Motorway Fever by Maria Linnemann (Guitar Tab)

Leave a Comment / 20th Century - now, Maria Linnemann, Netherlands / By class clef

Motorway Fever 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 …

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BWV 1003 Grave by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 1003 Grave by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.

Nocturno by Slavko Fumic (Guitar Tab)

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Nocturno by Slavko Fumic (1912–1945) The brothers Slavko Fumic´ (1912–1945) and Rudolf Fumic´ (1915 – 1951) were both born in Zagreb, Croatia, where they began their guitar careers before World War II. Thanks to their friend, the guitar-builder Ernest Köröskènyi, two of their albums have been preserved with their selected compositions published in Zagreb in …

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BWV 825 (I. Praludium) by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 825 (I. Praludium) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.

HWV 448 Chaconne by George Frideric Handel (Guitar Tab)

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HWV 448 Chaccone (10 Variations) by George Frideric Händel (1685-1759) George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, and concertos. Handel was born in Germany in the same year as Johann Sebastian Bach and Domenico Scarlatti. He received critical musical training in Italy before settling in London and becoming a …

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