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Adagietto (Symphony No 5) by Gustav Mahler (Guitar Tab)

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Adagietto (Symphony No 5) by Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Mahler’s compositions were solely symphonic rather than operatic. He eventually composed 10 symphonies, each very emotional and large in scale. Mahler is now regarded as a pioneer of 20-century composition techniques, particularly progressive tonality. His symphonies are seen as perhaps the most important since Beethoven’s, linking the …

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Columbianas de Bajo Guía by Manolo Sanlucar

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Columbianas de Bajo Guía by Manolo Sanlucar (1945-) Manolo Sanlúcar (Manuel Muñoz Alcón) is a flamenco composer and guitarist born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cadiz) in 1945. He is considered one of the most important Spanish composers of present times, and together with Paco de Lucía, Serranito, and Vicente Amigo, one of the main figures …

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BWV 1013 Courante by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 1013 Courante 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.

Suspiro de Amor (Arr. Tarrega) by Adolf Henselt (Guitar Tab)

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Manchega (Danza Espanola) 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 say …

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HWV 453 Menuet I/II (Arranged by Andres Segovia) by George Frideric Handel (Guitar Tab)

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HWV 453 Menuet I/II 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 naturalised …

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Venetian Gondola Song (Barcarola) by Felix Mendelssohn (Guitar Tab)

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Venetian Gondola Song by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn’s work includes symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music. His most-performed works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the …

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The Elephant by Camille Saint-Saëns (Guitar Tab)

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The Elephant by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Camille Saint-Saëns was a French composer of the Romantic era. “The Swan” is taken from the “Carnival of the Animals” (Le Carnaval des animaux), a light-hearted musical comedy of 14 moments. The suite was published in 1922, the year after his death.

BWV 788 Sinfonia 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 788 Sinfonia 2 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.

Opus 13 Liebeslied (Book IV No 10) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (Guitar Tab)

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Liebeslied 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 (as did Sor and …

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BWV 1005 Allegro Assai by Johann Sebastian Bach (Guitar Tab)

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BWV 1004 Corrente 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.