 | Carcassi, Matteo - Allegro Op. 11 no.9 Guitar solo (standard notation) |
| Composer : | Carcassi, Matteo (1792 - 1853) | ||||
| Instrumentation : | Guitar solo (standard notation)12 other versions | ||||
| Style : | Classical | ||||
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| Publisher : | Lewis, Alastair | ||||
| Copyright : | Copyright © 2011 Alastair Lewis | ||||
| Added by alastair-lewis, 09 Feb 2012 This solo guitar piece is in the key of E major. There is a modulation in bars 9-12 into the key of B major, and then an immediate return to E major in bar 13. The 1st section has a repeated 'b' string which is always played off the beat. The 3rd section has interesting arpeggios where the bass note is unusually played on the off beat. The time signature is 3/4 and the tempo is Allegro. Born in Florence, Italy, Matteo Carcassi (1792 - 1853) began learning the piano as a child, and followed this by learning the guitar. From 1820 Carcassi conducted his career from Paris, where he had stiff competition from another Italian guitarist Ferdinando Carulli. There was nevertheless a voracious market for his solo guitar compositions. He had a subscription to Francesco Molino's "Nouvelle Méthode pour la Guitare", which was a popular teaching book at the time. Carcassi's compositions appealed to students of the guitar as the pieces were technically accessible. However, his works have been performed and recorded by many sublime performers as well. Sheet central : | Recueil de 10 petites pieces (15 sheet music) | | |||
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