Fernando sor variations on a theme by mozart from the magic flute. Topics fantasias, for guitar, scores featuring the guitar, for 1 player collection. Brian jefferys book fernando sor, composer and guitarist is the standard biography of the great 19thcentury guitarist and composer fernando sor 17781839. Though fernando sor is widely recognized as the principal guitar composer of the classicromantic period, his catalogue is relatively modest in terms of largescale works for the guitar a result, at least partly, of the considerable energies he expended at various times in his career on vocal music and the grander genres of opera and ballet combined, no doubt, with the. Pages with commercial recordings naxos collection e. Modern and public domain sheet music pdfs of sors classical guitar works from easy to advanced. Spanish composer fernando sor originally sors, despite having composed prolifically for various vocal and instrumental ensembles, is remembered today chiefly as a virtuoso guitarist whose hundredplus compositions for that instrument constitute a vital part of its concert repertory. With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature, historical notes, performance notes and biographical notes arranger. Introduction and variations on a theme by mozart, op. Fernando sor 17781839 free pdf sheet music and tab for classical guitar of his studies, etudes, and pieces. Fernando sor sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Sheet music and tab by sor on this site modern editions sor. Guitar audition requirements for dma university of nevada, las. Here he was friendly with dionisio aguado, and wrote a duet in which he commemorated the friendship marking one part sor.
Michele trenti on guitar torres 1888 youtube fernando sor. Cristiano porqueddu fernando sor 20 studies download f. Fernando sor free sheet music library opus classification. Fernando sor baptized 14 february 1778 10 july 1839 was a spanish classical guitarist and composer. Brian jeffery fernando sor, composer and guitarist, as a. Study in c great for beginners, memory the study in c, by ferdinando sor is a wonderful little piece for beginners. His bestknown work included grand sonata in c major, op.
Be sure to scroll down and see the list of free tutorials on specific pieces, as well as the cgs premium repertoire courses and full program. Ruggero chiesa editions in pdf halfpriceguitarscore. Stefano palamidessi artist, fernando sor composer format. Sor returned to paris in the 1820s where he continued to teach and perform on the guitar. Sors guitar music began appearing in print as early as 1808 and he continued to compose until his death in 1839. Fernando sor etudes op31 songbook robert johnson was far from being the first guitar hero in history. Maximo perez risco youtube raphaella smits plays fantaisie elegiaque by fernando sor strings by mail sponsored artist. Although he is best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide. Fernando sor s guitar technique it should be easy to ascertain from sor s many pieces, studies, commentaries and method how he played the guitar, and, yes, there is much there to discuss. Sor solo guitar music 19th century publications these publications are all in the public domain and are pdf files which. We talk chords, phrasing, dynamics, and a ton of other topics. Pages with commercial recordings naxos collection e minor. It is written on the death of a certain madame besley. 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.
Of course such a radical statement as this requires a radical amount of explanation as well as qualification. Fernando sor musicista banca dati musicale radio swiss classic. Enjoy this collection of free sheet music and tabs of classical guitar music. It also has opportunities for intermediate players to explore some specific musical issues, or to serve as an opportunity to practice your memorization skills.
July 10, 1839 was a spanish guitarist and composer, born in barcelona. 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. Youll find a wide selection of fernando sor sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Modern and public domain sheet music pdf s of sor s classical guitar works from easy to advanced. Introduction and variations on a theme by mozart alt ernative. Instrumentation guitar related works based on an aria from lamor contrastato by paisiello.
Sor s guitar music began appearing in print as early as 1808 and he continued to compose until his death in 1839. Fernando sor free pdf sheet music and tab for classical. Sor 20 studies for guitar download pdf fernando sor, known as the father of the classical guitar, wrote very lyric and disarmingly beautiful music in 1830 for a three necked, 21string guitar called the harpolyre. This is an extract from chapter 3 london, 18151823 of the book fernando sor, composer and guitarist by brian jeffery, on concerts in london, including newlydiscovered ones.
Featuring the complete solo guitar works of fernando sor as performed and recorded by lawrence johnson. You must have paid membership or be a no costregistered participant of. Download and print top quality variations on a theme of mozart op. Sor wrote many studies etudes for classical guitar and below are a selection of sheet music editions but mostly free public. Introduzione e variazioni sul tema o cara armonia di w. Theme and 5 variations dedication his brother ferdinando sor composer time period comp. Classical guitar of fernando sor by fernando sor 17781839. As is the norm, i take this little piece and dig into many of the nuances and issues we find in it. Fernando sor 17781839 kompositionen fur gitarre opp. With the exception of the virtuosic ornaments in the second portion of the introduction, this piece relies on the beauty of its emotional outpourings to compensate for its lack of speed. Wikimedia commons contiene immagini o altri file su fernando sor. Fernando sor gran solo revised and fingered by eythor thorlaksson the guitar school iceland.
Fantasia elegiaca is a large and expressive work by the master composer and guitarist fernando sor. However, despite being a man of the enlightenment, not everything is clear cut. International mail order specialists of print music books for the classical guitarfantasias, vol. Bach johann sebastian complete lute works, edited for classical guitar mauro giuliani the complete works for guitar fernando sor the complete works for guitar. He is known sometimes as the beethoven of the guitar in spain. Fernando sor accompanied the ballerina felicite hallen to moscow, where she danced the title role. Lawrence johnson recordings of fernando sor 8 fantasias by. During his stay in england, sor performed in many concerts, both as a singer and as a guitarist. Free mp3 downloads 160 mbps zip files, free scores public domain pdf files. Free public domain sheet music please enter your access information on the righthand side, or sign up as a new member. His many brilliantlycrafted sets of studies contain some of the most popular works for guitar. Sor 17781839 is one of the great masters of his era. Introduction and variations over the malbroug aria op. Altogether we know of some nineteen concerts in england in.