Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
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I have lived with Spanish Dance #5 (Andaluza) for quite a while, with extended periods of rest and revival. Granados composed it in 1890 for piano, but I think it feels at home on the guitar.
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Here are two little studies from the first Venezuelan classical guitar method, entitled "Nuevo Metodo de Guitarra o Lira" written by Venezuelan guitarist, Tomas Anteros, and published in Caracas in 1840. It has recently been edited and republished in 2016 by the Venezuelan guitarist, Bartolome Diaz. It is filled with wonderful little gems. The two that I chose for this post are an Andante and Valse. The Andante is based on a theme by Giovanni Paisiello, an Italian composer of popular operas who lived from 1740 to 1816. As you will see, the classical guitar in Venezuelan at that time drew heavily from European classical traditions. The music and styles which we now associate with Venezuelan classical guitar arise much later, particularly with the 20th Century Venezuelan Maestros: Raul Borges, Antonio Lauro, Emilio Sojo, Alirio Diaz, and Rodrigo Riera.