WEEK 1: Vamos, Compañeros
Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of our musical Journey to Spain!! This is the place to share submissions of the first week!
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Santiago de Murcia - La Guastala
Here's another selection by de Murcia. I'd say it has some of the qualities that we often associate with Spanish music. I do think this one would sound much better on the baroque guitar with its "strummy" quality. I speak a bit of Spanish, but I have no idea what the title means.
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Hey all, I'm back for another challenge! Though it's a very simple and probably somewhat cliche piece (and nobody knows if it's even a piece from Spain ), I thought I would start off with the timeless classic "Spanish Ballad".
I'm super excited to be a part of this challenge. I LOVE the music of Spain, and my dream is to one day go to Spain and play the songs that have names of the various cities and places. So, for example, Granada, Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Mallorca, etc.I will be honest with you, the challenge is not going to be learning new pieces for me. The challenge will be to try to get decent recordings of the Spanish songs I already know and love. This one has several "clams" in it. What I'm working on is trying to not be a perfectionist and just put myself out there.
I figured I'd create a series of them for my YouTube channel. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions. Thanks! -
Santiago de Murcia - Prelude and Allegro in D minor
Now I am going to try a more challenging piece by de Murcia. I'm not sure these two pieces were intended to go together, as I have found no scores with them together. But many guitarists (including Julian Bream) have recorded them together, so I figure I can as well. Maybe the more educated and informed players out there can let me know.
This video includes me talking a bit at the beginning. If you just want to get to the music, it starts around 1:20. I plan to continue working on this one for a little bit.
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Here is another dance from the Suite de Antiquas Danzas Españolas by Gaspar Sanz and freely arranged for classical guitar by Abel Carlevaro. This one is short and is entitled "Paradetas". Gaspar Sanz was born Francisco Bartolome Sanz Celma and his dates are from approximately 1640 to 1710. He studied in Salamanca, Spain and thus the cover photo which accompanies my recording was taken in Salamanca during my visit there in 2019.