Specs

Product Number:95110

Format:Book

Skill Level:Multiple Levels

Notation Type:Standard Notation

Pages:160

Binding:Perfect Binding

Size:9 x 11.75

ISBN:1-5622-2947-8

UPC:796279018739

ISBN13:978-15622-2947-4

Series:Editiones Classicae

Publisher:Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Date Published:1/11/1994

Descriptions

The guitar studies of Fernando Sor (1778-1839) have long been valued highly among the indispensable elements of a guitarist's training. A number of prominent virtuosi attribute a large portion of their development to the diligent study of these works. Sor's studies address an impressive array of technical and musical topics, including proper left-hand fingering, training of the right hand, interval and chord formations, scales, arpeggios, repeated notes, ligados, barring, natural harmonics, control of note duration, balance of melody versus accompaniment, and the handling of contrapuntal voices. A careful study of these pieces will lay the groundwork for a solid technique and allow the guitarist to build the control necessary for the expression of his or her musical concepts. In preparing this edition David Grimes worked with Sor's original publications, but incorporated some alterations that appear in those studies that Napoleon Coste chose to include in his Methode complete pour la Guitarre par Ferdinand Sor. Furthermore, Mr. Grimes has corrected misprints, modernized the notation and rectified some inconsistencies. Finally, some developments in technique since Sor's day have been incorporated in this edition.

Contents

* Introduction To The Study Of Guitar Opus 60       Fernando Sor

* Studies For Guitar Opus 6      Fernando Sor

* Twelve Studies For The Guitar Opus 29      Fernando Sor

* Twenty-Four Easy Exercises Opus 35      Fernando Sor 

* Twenty-Four Little Progressive Pieces, To Serve As Opus 44      Fernando Sor

* Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons Opus 31      Fernando Sor