Classical Guitar Solo - Pavane by F.Tarrega

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

Excerpt: A very warm welcome to you for this continuation of pieces by the Spanish master Francisco Tarrega. For today's installment, we will be taking a look at Tarrega's "Pavane", which is one of many charming 'miniatures' penned by this prolific composer. In the instance, the Pavane follows an A-B-C structure with rhythmic pulse being in duple time. This could b...

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

Excerpt: With this type of composition, I really feel that you must try and approach it in a very classy kind of way. Hmmm, what exactly do I mean by that? Well, Tarrega wrote quite a few of these short but very charming pieces of music and they are all full of techniques which Tarrega wanted to make use of, such as glissandos and grace notes for example. In order to...

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

Excerpt: As we have modulated to the dominant key, B major, you may want to think about adding some subtleties in dynamics or tone to heighten the tension a little. No need to go overboard with it, just a little sprinkling here and there will be enough to bring out the flavor of the music. I like to think of this as maybe a Chef would think of adding flavors to a mea...

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

Excerpt: OK, final section now. For the C section, Tarrega creates some nice tension by outlining the Dominant of the original key with ascending lines played with pizzicato, which I feel really adds to the tension somewhat. It also adds a little color for the listener as it is somewhat unexpected. The best approach for a good pizzicato is to use the flesh of the r...

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