Nocturne 20 by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer, virtuoso pianist, and music teacher of French–Polish parentage. A great masters of Romantic music and has been called “the poet of the piano”. He supported himself as a composer and piano teacher, giving few public performances. For most of his life, Chopin …
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 (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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Minimalist 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 …
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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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Jono by Tony Skinner (1960-) This piece by Britisah guitarist and music educator Tony Skinner should be played in a free and dreamy way, with much use of rubato. Notes within each bar should be held on to form chord shapes wherever possible. The tempo should be slow and never rushed. The timbre should be …
Opus 111 No 5 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) was born in Italy and later in Austria. He was one of the greatest guitar virtuosos of his day, as well as a prolific composer and successful teacher. Over 300 of his works have been published. These include several concertos and a variety of …
Opus 6 No 1 Overture by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) Born in Naples, Ferdinando Carulli later made Paris his home. He was a respected player and teacher who wrote over 400 pieces for the guitar. His compositions include many studies and a highly successful guitar teaching method, as well as numerous ensemble works featuring the guitar. …
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Sonata K77 L168 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in the service of the Portuguese and Spanish royal families. He is classified as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the Classical style.
HWV 362 Opus 1 No 4 Adagio (Arranged by David Russell) 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 …
