Abaete 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 repertoire for …
Parati 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 repertoire for …
Aproador 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 repertoire for …
Um Rosto de Mulher by Garoto (1915-1955) Garoto (real name Anibal Augusto Sardinha) started young with the banjo. At the age of 15, Garoto recorded his first solo record with his own compositions. At the age of 18, he received lessons in classical guitar from Attilio Bernardini. Despite his early death at the age of …
Madrigal (Gavota) 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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Carta de Pedra by Guinga (1950) Guinga (Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer born in Madureira. As a child, he was nicknamed “Gringo”, because of his pale skin, and the artistic name “Guinga” comes from the way he pronounced the word. Guinga is known for his songwriting and his …
Estudio 3 (Canción Parameña) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1952) Efrain Silva (1952) is a Venezuelan guitar virtuoso, his teachers were Rodrigo Riera and Alirio Díaz. His concerts has taken him around the world. As a composer, he has written for solo guitar, chamber music, choirs and symphony orchestras. He has edited three books of Studies, arrangements …
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Melodia de uma noite by Silvestre Fonseca (1959) Silvestre Fonseca (born in Lisbon in 1959) is a classical guitar composer, teacher and concert performer. Silvestre is considered to be one of today’s best classical guitarists, distinguished with several national and international awards. He composes music for theater and cinema and teaches at multiple institutions. In …
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Balada para Martin Fierro by Ariel Ramirez (1921-2010) Ariel Ramírez was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered “a chief exponent of Argentine folk music” and noted for his “iconic” musical compositions. Ramírez is known primarily for his Misa Criolla (1964). It allowed him to travel around Europe and Latin America to …
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Dor Secreta by Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Nazareth was noted for creatively combining diverse influences into his music, not only of Brazilian music but also from the music of Europe, Africa and ragtime. Many of his compositions …
