Classical Study in E minor

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Classical

Excerpt: In today's lesson, we will be looking at a study written by Spanish composer/guitarist Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). Tárrega is considered by many to have been responsible for the revival of interest in the guitar as a concert instrument during the 19th century. His relationship with the guitar builder, A. Torres, resulted in a guitar which h...

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Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Exercises Style: Classical

Excerpt: This study is very simplistic harmonically, offering the briefest of excursions to the relative major in bars 11-12, while the remainder stays within the confines of E minor. From a technical standpoint, it is well within the reach of a beginner/intermediate guitarist, but as is often the case with this composer's work, the difficulty lies in bringing the mu...

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