A Gli i dec a f Chosen Music for Classic Gutta wo Best~ of Tarrega, Joseph. Castles ocMel Bay's chosen Music for Classic Guitar (Best~ of Tarrega_, Edited by Joseph. Castle. PREFACE Francisco TArrega is sometimes referred to as the father of the modern guitar ‘This is true in the sense that his analytical mind and untiring efforts did so much to advance the technical and expressive resources of the instrument. What I the piano, Paganini to the violin, Térrega was to the classic guitar. ‘Térrega lived in the era of Romantic composers. Some of his distinguished con- temporaries were Brahms, Bizet, Sarasate, Albéniz, Mahler, Debussy and G: ‘Térrega was the first classic guitarist of importance to write in the Romantic idiom. He also transcribed many works for guitar by other composers, such as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin, Joseph Castle CONTENTS PAGE Adelita 2 Lagrima a. 3 Study In D Minor... . A ate 4 La Mariposa ........ eer ae Te . 6 Prelude No. 7 ee Chopin-Tarrega 8 Prelude In A Minor . " 9 Prelude In D Minor 9 Prelude In A Major _u Capricho Arabe ; 2 paanilsADELITA The history of the modern classic guitar is closely associated with Francisco Tarrega, master guitarist and teacher. He was born November 21, 1852, at Villareal, Castellon Spain and died December 5, 1909 in Barcelona. It has been said that he was a man with a genial personality, an extraordinary intelligence, and that his genius was equalled only by his modesty. Moderato (4-92) on, ay ———_, 2d oaLAGRIMA During his lifetime, Tarrega suffered from an incurable and painful chronic eye disease called ophthalmia. This was caused from being pushed into a polluted stream of water, when he was a child, by a vicious nursemaid. Tarrega nearly drowned during the incident, which seriously impaired his eyesight, and in later years caused him to be reluctant to give public concerts. He was much more content to play for a select group of friends and pupils. Andantino ii {——4 ee, * —STUDY IN D MINOR When Tarrega was but eleven years of age, he performed a guitar concerto by Julian Arcas. This would indicate, of course, that he was a child prodigy. His early musical training was received [rom local musicians, including a blind guitarist and a blind pianist. In 1874, at the age of 22, he entered the Madrid Conservatoire of Music as a student of piano and harmony, The following year he was awarded the first prize for harmony and composition. or tH i i i + a + | oenrerkPnrserss eSth pos. y ite Sth pom. "LA MARIPOSA Upon the completion of his studies at the Madrid Conservatoire of Music, Tarrega commenced his career as teacher of classic guitar. From then on his life was devoted to his art, both as teacher and composer. His original compositions and transcriptions of the classic masters reveal his marvelous insight into the resources of the guitar and its technical possibilities. In the ensuing years, he taught many pupils who acquired fame ‘Tune 6th string down to D. Allegretto 6PRELUDE NO. 7 (Opus 28) Chopin -Tarrega One of Tarrega's greatest contributions to the modern guitar repertoire is his masterly transcriptions of music by classic and romantic composers. The list is long and includes such greats as Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, and Albeniz. ‘Tarrega transcribed several of the Chopin preludes ior guitar, and the following is one of the most beautiful. ‘Tune 6th string down to D. AndantinoPRELUDE IN A MINOR Tarrega wrote many Studies and Preludes for the guitar. Some were, of course, designed as teaching material and emphasize certain technical aspects as they relate to the guitar. Most of these compositions are characterized by ingenious fingering, particularly of the left hand, as will be seen in the little Prelude which follows. Moderato PRELUDE IN D MINOR Emilio Pujol, one of Tarrega's outstanding pupils, describes a day in the life of the Master as something like this: each morning, after dressing, he would light up a cigarillo, after which he would seat himself in a corner of the dining room, tune his guitar and begin the day's practice with some exercises and improvisations. Breakfast interrupts the practicing, but soon it is resumed with an hour on chromatic scales, diatonic seales in thirds and sixths, followed by an hour of arpeggios, then an hour on runs and trills, followed by an hour or two on difficult passages. After lunch was reserved for writing music. Toward evening friends and aficionados would come to hear him play. Then at night, when everyone in the house was asleep, he would play for himself, ‘Tune 6th string down to D. Mode: == | Sth pos. 9-. — eoPRELUDE IN A MAJOR It was Tarrega who perfected the playing position of the right hand. Previously guitarists had persisted in resting the little finger on the soundboard for support, employing mostly the thumb, index and middle fingers for sounding the strings. Tarrega did not rest the little finger on the soundboard, but held the hand perpendicular to the strings which automatically brought the ring finger over the strings, making many more fingering combinations possible. Allegretto a MlCAPRICHO ARABE spain is justly proud of its native son, Francisco Tarrega. In 1916 a monument was erected to his memory in the public park of Villareal. Ona house in the Plaza Pascual is a plaque with the following inscription "In this house was born on November 21, 1852, to the honor and glory of Villareal, the eminent guitarist, Francisco Tarrega. 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