Study by Napoleon Coste (1805 – 1883)
Time 0:25
Napoleon is a french guitarist and is a major figure in guitar composition of the mid-nineteenth century. Napoleon was taught by his mother at a very early age. By age 18, Coste was performing in public. Napoleon later became Fernando sor’s student and quickly established himself as the [...]
La-Catedral (preludiosaudade) by Augustín Barrios (1885- 1944)
Time 1:58
Preludio saudade is the first of 3 movements of Barrios’ la Catedral. A slow piece of arpeggios with a bach undertone. Preludio Saudade is a song of great emotional depth and emote many deep feelings. This movement is technical and demands a wide coverage of the guitar neck. [...]
Grade 1-Beginner
Time 0:41
Ecossaise by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Grade 1- Beginner
Mauro giuliani was born in Italy 1781. Giuliani’s early life is relatively unknown as he was a seasoned traveller. He finally settled down in Vienna in 1806 at the age of 27. Soon he led the classical guitar movement there and became the greatest living guitar and [...]
Prelude (BWV999) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Exercise (pima-mimi-pipi)
Time 1:40
BWV999 is written originally in Cm for the lute. Many of Bach’s work include arrangement for the violin (BWV1014–1026) GDAE tuning, cello (BWV1007–1012) CGDA tuning and finally the Lute (BWV995–1000). Note how different each string instrument is tuned. Since the lute’s tuning intervals is similar to the [...]
Prelude in 15 E- Francisco Tarrega (1852-1902)
Time 1:24
Tarrega is responsible for taking the classical guitar to new heights. Because of Tarrega’s profound understanding of the guitar, including the romantic style and concept of fingering, virtually every classical guitarist have been influenced by this great maestro. Tarrega not only wrote numerous original compositions for the instrument [...]
Air on the G string (BWV1068) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Time 2:43
Air on the G-string is Bach’s ever popular song. I love this song and I find it both challenging and a joy to play. This song is so beautiful and expressive, you would have to be a rock not to be moved by it’s [...]
Grade 2-Early Intermediate
German Dance (WoO42) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Time 0:43
German Ludwig van beethoven was a crucial figure during the period of the Classical and Romantic eras. Ludwig van Beethoven is a key person in the western classical music. His works are timeless and emotionally charged. It is no surprise, Ludwig is one of [...]
Etude in E minor (Opus60 No19) by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
Grade 3- Intermediate
Time 1:13
Caracssi has written 25 melodic studies for the guitar and this is lesson number 19. During Carcassi’s time, the guitar was fairly new. Carcassi began to wrote many lessons and exercises to introduce the guitar to musicians. He also invented a tripod to [...]
Prelude 23 in A minor- Francisco Tarrega(1852-1909)
Time 0:54
Prelude in A minor a short and slow song with several challenging barre chords. Tarrega is responsible for taking the classical guitar to new heights. Because of Tarrega’s profound understanding of the guitar, including the romantic style and concept of fingering, virtually every classical guitarist have been influenced [...]
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