South America

Diana Guarani by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Diana Guarani by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Diana Guarani was one of Barrios’ most popular works with which he used to close his concerts. It is essentially a theme and variations on the Paraguayan song “Campamento Cerro Leon” (Leon Hill Camp), a melody that became popular during the years that Paraguay was engaged in the …

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Jota by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Jota by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) This well known Spanish dance in an arrangement by Barrios and reputedly based on Francisco Tarrega’s arrangement. The earliest reference to this work is from a double-sided recording made in Buenos Aires in 1914. A concert program in Rio de Janeiro dated August 1, 1916 lists this work as …

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Preludio (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (Guitar Tab)

Preludio (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a …

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Passacaglia (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (Guitar Tab)

Passacaglia (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a …

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Estudio en Si Menor (Duet) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Estudio en Si Menor (Duet) by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.

Invocacion a mi Madre by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Invocacion a mi Madre by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.

Divagociones Criollas by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Divagociones Criollas by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) When Barrios first arrived in Buenos Aires in 1910, he found employment playing for cinemas and theaters. An extended medley form based on folkloric melodies, Divagaciones Criollas (“Creole Wanderings”) was probably created as “filler music” to be played during intermissions and between acts.

Toccata (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (Guitar Tab)

Toccata (Sandy’s Portrait) by Sergio Assad (1952-) Sergio Assad is a Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger who often performs with his brother, Odair in the guitar duo Sérgio and Odair Assad, commonly referred to as the Assadbrothers or Duo Assad. Over the last twenty years Assad has concentrated most of his efforts on building a …

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Estudio para Ambas Manos by Agustin Barrios Mangore (Guitar Tab)

Estudio para Ambas Manos 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 …

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Aires de Estilo by Jose Luis Merlin (Guitar Tab)

Aires de Estilo by Jose Luis Merlin (b. 1952) José Luis Merlin (b. 1952) is guitarist, professor, and composer. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has been a concert artist, composer and guitar teacher since 1967, as well as a researcher and teacher of instrumental technique. He studied guitar, theory and sol-fa for …

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