Sueño del inocente (Arranged by Tarrega) by Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Georges Bizet (1838-1875) was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.
Altair (Waltz) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) A simple waltz probably written circa 1916 in Brazil. This is the only work in which Barrios is seen to repeat himself; in this work, the last twelve measures are identical to those in the work Humoresque.
Chorale (Arranged by Tarrega) 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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Fabiniana by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Composed in Uruguay in 1924, this work is dedicated to the Uruguayan violinist Eduardo Fabini with whom Barrios played concerts on different occasions in the 1920s. Fabiniana is an eclectic blending of classical music traits with references to the Uruguayan folkloric form known as triste (Fabini is well known …
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Country Etude by Tatiana Stachak Tatiana Stachak (born 1973) is a Polish Guitarist. She is currently actively engaged in educational activities; giving lectures and workshops in music schools, guitar courses and at festivals, and promoting her methods of teaching. Since 2021 she has been working with the Academy of Music in Cracow, where she teaches …
Pepita (Vals) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the Baroque and …
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Lady Rich’s Galliard/Dowland’s Bell by John Dowland (1563-1626) John Dowland (1563-1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as “Come, heavy sleep”, “Come again”, “Flow my tears”, “I saw my Lady weepe” and “In darkness let me dwell”, but his instrumental music has undergone …
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Ternura by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) probably the most famous Brazilian popular guitarist. He played traditional Brazilian guitar style: doleful waltzes and choros full of modulations to “confuse accompanists”, played with his unique style and sound. He recorded about 100 of his own compositions, many of which became real standards of Brazilian popular …
Etude 12 by Maximo Diego Pujol (1957-) Since his earliest days as a professional musician and composer, Pujol has strived for an ever-closer fusion of traditional Argentine Tango and formal academic concepts. This musical quest on the guitar stems from a thorough, almost obsessive, study of the works of Heitor Villa-Lobos and Leo Brouwer, who …
Serenade for Guitar by Lawrence Long Lawrence W. Long’s dynamic personality exudes through his composing. While his pieces are primarily written in a light classical style, they often feature popular sounding melodies and elements, making them pleasing to the ear. Most of Long’s original compositions require a beginner to intermediate skill level to learn, and …
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