Alborada in Spanish means morning, and in fact this is a song with a sunny character, which sounds catchy, but also of a certain difficulty to play with the classical guitar. The shape of the piece is quite free, typical…
“Santa Lucia” is a traditional Italian song. The original lyrics of “Santa Lucia” celebrate the picturesque waterfront district, Borgo Santa Lucia, in the Bay of Naples, in the invitation of a boatman to take a turn in his boat, to…
El Noi de la Mare (The Child of the Mother) is a traditional Catalan Christmas song. The song was made famous outside Spain by Andrés Segovia who used to perform Miguel Llobet’s classical guitar transcription as an encore. This song…
Carlo Domeniconi is an Italian composer that was born in 1947. After leaving Italy he lived first in Berlin and then to Turkey, where he started the guitar class at Istanbul Conservatory. Domeniconi is perhaps best known for his piece…
Although it was published after his death, the “Suite Espanola” by Isaac Albéniz is one of his works for piano most played by concert performers. Very famous is the song Asturias (Leyenda), especially in the classical guitar version, but in…
Known Hungarian Dances by Brahms are inspired by the Hungarian and gypsy folk music. Among the 21 dances, no. 5 is one of the most famous and beautiful, with its changes of speed and dynamics. It contains difficult passages that…
A famous Waltz used as “study” is the op. 69 n. 2 by Chopin. The song was composed in 1829, and won over generations of pianists thanks to its harmony in B minor. This music is not too difficult, but…
Practicing scales is certainly one of the most important basic techniques for classical guitar. Often, however, it can be a little boring to repeat the usual scales. With a little creativity, you can make practice of the musical scales less…
Now there is talk everywhere of music at 432 Hz and its beneficial properties. But are all the same music tuned to 432 Hz? Tuning at 432 Hz it is much debated on the internet if you search this topic…
One of Segovia’s greatest merits is that it has involved some great composers of the twentieth century and thus expanded the repertoire of the classical guitar. One of these composers was Joaquin Turina, who composed five pieces for guitar that…
