Composer : | Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806 - 1856) | ||||
Instrumentation : | Guitar solo (standard notation)4 other versions | ||||
Style : | Classical | ||||
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Publisher : | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
Copyright : | Copyright © Alastair Lewis | ||||
Added by alastair-lewis, 15 Aug 2011 Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856) was a lyrical guitar composer who worked in the 19th century. This guitarist was born in Pressburg (present Bratislava, Slovakia) and married a pianist Josephine (née Plantin). They resided in Vienna, Austria where Mertz had a loyal following. He performance prowess was of the highest order and he was welcomed in Berlin (Kingdom of Prussia) and Dresden (Kingdom of Saxony) to concertize. There were also further tours to Poland and Russia. This piece is suitable for an experienced student. The duration of the music is 2 minutes. The key signature is D major which has 3 sharps. The time signature is 3/4 and is to played at a tempo marked "Piu Allegretto" ("piu" means "more"). Some of the features of the piece include a melody line which falls on the second beat of the bar, this gives the entire piece a distinctive style. The grace note at the beginning of the B section (bar 17) must be played with a flourish, it is marked "sf" - Sforzando which means to played forcefully. Sheet central : | 6 Ländler (6 sheet music) | |
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