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Castillos de Espana (Zafra) by Frederico Moreno Torroba (Guitar Tab)

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Castillos de Espana (Redaba) 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 …

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Pensamiento Espanol by José Brocá (Guitar Tab)

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Pensamiento Espanol by José Brocá (1805–1882) José Brocá was a Spanish guitarist and composer of the Romantic period. Mainly self-taught on the guitar, he also studied briefly with Dionisio Aguado. He was reputed to have been an excellent performer. As a teacher based in Barcelona, his best-known pupils included Felipe Pedrell and José Ferrer. He …

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BWV 988 Goldberg Variation 2: a 1 Clav by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 988 Goldberg Variations (Variation 2: a 1 Clav) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, is a musical composition for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, consisting of an aria and a set of 30 variations. First published in 1741, it is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who may also have been …

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Sonata para Guitarra (III. Pavana Triste) by Antonio Jose (Guitar Tab)

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Sonata para Guitarra (III Pavana Triste) by Antonio Jose (1902-1936) Antonio José was a Spanish composer. His harmonic understanding put him in the forefront of post-impressionist composers, and though a disciple of Ravel, his particular voice and choice of medium set him distinctly apart. His chief biographer, Miguel Ángel Palacios Garoz, points out that Antonio …

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Sonata para Guitarra (II. Minueto) by Antonio Jose (Guitar Tab)

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Sonata para Guitarra (II. Minueto) by Antonio Jose (1902-1936) Antonio José was a Spanish composer. His harmonic understanding put him in the forefront of post-impressionist composers, and though a disciple of Ravel, his particular voice and choice of medium set him distinctly apart. His chief biographer, Miguel Ángel Palacios Garoz, points out that Antonio José …

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Opus 13 Sehnscucht (Book 10 No 19) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (Guitar Tab)

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Sehnscucht (Book 10 No 19) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) János Gáspár Mertz was born in Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, now Bratislava (Slovakia). A virtuoso, he established a solid reputation as a performer. Mertz’s guitar music, followed the pianistic models of Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, rather than the classical models of Mozart and Haydn …

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Romanza by Francesco Molino (Guitar Tab)

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Romanza by Francesco Molino (1775-1847) Francesco Molino was an Italian guitarist and composer. His works were largely neglected until the twentieth century, when many of them were republished. Among the best known are his Three Sonatas, 18 Preludes and Terpsichore (a set of dances), all for solo guitar. He also wrote for other instruments in …

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Oración by Maria Linnemann (Guitar Tab)

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Oración 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 …

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Allegretto Opus 142 No 2 by Franz Schubert (Guitar Tab)

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Allegretto (Opus 142 No 2)by Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies (including the famous “Unfinished Symphony”), liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music. Appreciation of his music during his lifetime was …

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