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Estudio Brillante de Alard by Francisco Tarrega (Guitar Tab)

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Estudio Brillante 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 this …

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Opus 31 No 23 Lecon in E Major by Fernando Sor (Guitar Tab)

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Opus 31 No 23 Lecon in E Major by Fernando Sor Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such …

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Opus 31 No 10 Lecon in D Major by Fernando Sor (Guitar Tab)

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Opus 31 No 10 Lecon in D Major by Fernando Sor Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such …

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Opus 32 No 1 Petite Piece in A Major by Fernando Sor

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Opus 32 No 1 Petite Piece in A Major by Fernando Sor Keep the character of this Petite Piece elegant and graceful, amd maintain a steady, even tempo. This Petite Piece contains many groupettes (triplet in measure 6, quintuplet in measure 14 and 26, and sextuplets in measure 10, 30 and 31). Dont worry too …

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Opus 45 No 21 Petite Piece in A Major by Fernando Sor (Guitar Tab)

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Opus 45 No 21 Petite Piece in A Major by Fernando Sor Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, …

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Danza Mora by Francisco Tarrega

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Danza Mora 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 this …

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Capricho Arabe (Senata) by Francisco Tarrega (Guitar Tab)

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Capricho Arabe (Senata) 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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La Marioposa (Butterfly) by Francisco Tarrega (Guitar Tab)

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La Marioposa (The Butterfly) 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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Malaguena by Traditional (Guitar Tab)

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Malaguena by Traditional A malaguena is a dance from the southern Spanish seaport Malaga. It is in the family of the fandango, which is in triple time (usually 3/4) and danced by couples to guitar and castanet accompaniment. Chords are strummed from bass string to treble (towards the floor) and from treble to bass (towards …

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Prelude and Allegro by Santiago de Murcia

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Prelude and Allegro by Santiago de Murcia (1673–1739) Level Beginner Until new research was published in 2008, few details about the life of Santiago de Murcia were known. One of the important aspects of the music of Murcia is his interest in a wide range of pre-existing music for guitar, including that by Spanish, French …

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