This is an extract from my new book first pieces for classical guitar. Brian jeffery fernando sor, composer and guitarist, as a. July 10, 1839 was a spanish guitarist and composer, born in barcelona. Although he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide. In addition to many serious works for one or two guitars, he composed a large number of studies intended for players of lesser virtuosity. Includes music by carcassi, tarrega, and other composers. The first edition of this book, when it appeared in 1977, set out for the first time all the known details of sors life. Report 46982804 fernando sor 20 etudes pour guitar a segovia please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible.
If you want a modern edition i recommend the complete sor studies for guitar mel bay grimes which is a bit cleaner and more modern in fingering. He is known sometimes as the beethoven of the guitar in spain. This is an extract from chapter 1 of the book fernando sor, composer and guitarist by brian jeffery, discussing sors seguidillas for voice and guitar or piano there is a fine painting by degas of the catalan singer lorenzo pagans who is mentioned in the first paragraph. Fernando sor or josep ferran sorts i muntades baptized 14 february 1778 died 10 july 1839 was a spanish classical guitarist and composer. It was first published in london in 1821 and dedicated to sors brother carlos. Fernando sor, composer and guitarist jeffery, brian on. 2 brian jeffery, fernando sor, composer and guitarist, second edition london. The first part is a detailed chronological presentation of life and work of the composer, guitar virtuoso and teacher, fernando sor. Fernando sor baptized 14 february 1778 10 july 1839 was a spanish classical guitarist and composer. While he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide range of genres, including opera, orchestra, string quartet, piano, voice, and ballet. Fernando sors theory of harmony applied to the guitar. Narciso yepes plays fernando sor 24 etudes youtube. Fernando sor author of andres segovia 20 studies for the.
Born to a fairly welloff family, sor was descended from a long line of career soldiers, and. Brian jefferys book fernando sor, composer and guitarist is the standard biography of the great 19thcentury guitarist and composer fernando sor 17781839. During his lifetime, sor s greatest fame came as a guitarist composer although he did compose with moderate success for other mediums. Fernando sor, composerguitarist fernando sor, composerguitarist heck, thomas f. Although originally opposed to the napoleonic invasion of spain, he later accepted a position under the french government. Fernando sor free sheet music and tabs for classical guitar. Tecla editions london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required.
Discussion of his music and a full catalogue of works is included. Himself a guitarist of note, his works for the instrument dominate a wideranging output and survive the neglect meted out by posterity to their. A great work that every classical guitarist should know. Along with his contemporaries, the spanish guitarist, composer, and teacher fernando sor composed, performed, and taught music that challenged conventional notions of the possibilities of the classical guitar. The second part describes the great guitarist mainly as the guitar teacher and discusses his collections of etudes and his guitar textbook. This is a biography of fernando sor 17781839, the famous guitarist and composer for the instrument. During his lifetime, sors greatest fame came as a guitaristcomposer although he did compose with moderate success for other mediums. Free classical guitar sheet music sor, fernando op. A wonderful piece written by one of the most important composers of the guitar. Sors contemporaries considered him to be the best guitarist in the world, and his works for guitar have been widely played and reprinted since his death. Brian jeffery fernando sor, composer and guitarist, as a printed.
However, robert philips survey of historical recordings of orchestras offers a revealing insight into the way in which the past. Play fernando sor study 2 in a minor for guitar fundamental. He went on to add fingerings, dynamics, articulations, and in many instances, tempo indications. Sor, fernando fernando sor 14 february 1778 10 july 1839. Fernando sor biography music of the classical guitar.
Modern and public domain sheet music pdfs of sors classical guitar works from easy to advanced. Born to a fairly welloff family, sor was descended from a long line of career soldiers, and intended to continue that. This is the most complete book in existence on fernando sor. Fernando sor, catalan romantic performer, composer, and teacher of guitar known for being among the first to play the guitar as a classical concert instrument and for writing one of the earliest books of guitarplaying methodology. Sor wrote in a wide range of genres, including operas, ballets, string quartets, songs, and pieces for solo classical guitar. Te051 sor, a spaniard by birth and upbringing evidently began the study of the guitar at an early age and received training in music at the monastery of montserrat. Fernando sor bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Fernando sor musician music database radio swiss classic. Fernando sor andres segovia guitar music in collections. As you improve your technique youll want to keep the elegance that this basic etude. As sors works were published in various countries, his name was translated, leading to variations in the spelling. Sheet music and tab by sor on this site modern editions sor. These essential repertoire pieces continue to be used by teachers and students to build solid classical technique.
Sors guitar music began appearing in print as early as 1808 and he continued to compose until his death in 1839. Brian jefferys book fernando sor, composer and guitarist is the standard biography of the great 19thcentury guitarist and composer fernando sor. However, despite being a man of the enlightenment, not everything is clear cut. Sor wrote many studies etudes for classical guitar and below are a selection of sheet music editions but mostly free public. Sors works for guitar range from pieces for beginning players to advanced players such as variations on a theme of mozart. Although he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide range of genres, including opera, orchestra, string quartet, piano, voice, and ballet.
Modern and public domain sheet music pdf s of sor s classical guitar works from easy to advanced. Spain 1778 1839 2176 sheet music 3586 mp3 125 midi. Fernando so 17781839 the 19thcentury guitar sommcd 0604. Here he was friendly with dionisio aguado, and wrote a duet in which he commemorated the friendship marking one part sor and the other aguado. Fernando sor fernando sor a prolific composer in multiple genres, fernando sor is remembered today as a pioneering advocate for the guitar as an instrument that belonged in the concert hall. Fernando sor free pdf sheet music and tab for classical guitar. Fernando sor twelve songs in spanish with guitar or piano accompaniment edited by. Description download 46982804 fernando sor 20 etudes pour guitar a segovia comments.
Josep ferran sorts i muntades was a spanish guitarist and composer. Classical guitar of fernando sor by fernando sor 17781839. Italian composer fernando sor was active in the late classical period late 18th to early 19th century, and his music bares many similarities to pieces for classical guitar by contemporaries like carrulli and carcassi. I know of no other that comes close in the breadth and scope of this book. Although he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for. The spaniard fernando sor 17781839 was one of the greatest of the composers for the classical guitar.
Sor studies vary greatly in their pedagogical use, some are. Introduction and variations on a theme by mozart sor. Introduction and variations on a theme by mozart, op. A collection of free sheet music downloads for classical guitar. Fernando sor 17781839 free pdf sheet music and tab for classical guitar of his studies, etudes, and pieces. Click the button below for instant access to the free pdf guitar transcriptions. Fernando sor 1778 1839 the catalan composer and guitarist fernando sor is chiefly known for his many guitar compositions. Composer and guitarist in the musical life of 19thcentury paris ari van vliet napoleon coste disderi, 1867 translation and elaboration of the biogaphy in the phd dissertation in the graduation to doctor at utrecht university on wednesday, may 27, 2015. Fernando sors guitar technique it should be easy to ascertain from sors many pieces, studies, commentaries and method how he played the guitar, and, yes, there is much there to discuss. A virtuoso performer and composer, fernando sor was famed in his day and well remembered today. Fernando sor fernando sor baptized joseph fernando macari sors or jose fernando macarurio sors february 14, 1778.
Fernando sor free pdf sheet music and tab for classical. Brian jefferys book, fernando sor, composer and guitarist, is now in its second edition 1994, and available through tecla publications. Variations have included joseph fernando macari sors, fernando sor, ferran sor, ferdinand sor, and ferdinando sor. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, historical notes, performance notes and biographical notes arranger. Strings by mail sor seguidillas for voice and guitar or piano composer. Gillinsons and jonathan vaughans account of the life of an orchestral musician, which also confines itself to the present day. His bestknown work included grand sonata in c major, op. Fernando sor, the catalan guitarist living in paris has signed a number of guitars by rene lacote examples now survive in the edinburgh university collection of historic musical instruments, cat. Trained in music as a young man at the monastery at montserrat, he subsequently composed not only a large body of concert music for the guitar but. See more ideas about classical guitar, guitar and classical music composers. For this i would recommend fernando sor composer and guitarist by brian jeffery tecla ed. Sor returned to paris in the 1820s where he continued to teach and perform on the guitar. This is an extract from chapter 1 of the book fernando sor, composer and guitarist by brian jeffery, discussing sor s seguidillas for voice and guitar or piano.
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