"Romance Anónimo" (Anonymous Romance) is a piece for
guitar, also known as "Estudio en Mi de Rubira" (Study
in E by Rubira), "Spanish Romance", "Romance de
España", "Romance of the Guitar", "Romanza" and
"Romance d'Amour" among other names.
Its origins and authorship are currently in question.
It is suspected of originally being a solo instrumental
guitar work, from the 19th century. It has variously
been attributed to Antonio Rubira, David del Castillo,
Francisco Tárrega, Fernand...(+)
"Romance Anónimo" (Anonymous Romance) is a piece for
guitar, also known as "Estudio en Mi de Rubira" (Study
in E by Rubira), "Spanish Romance", "Romance de
España", "Romance of the Guitar", "Romanza" and
"Romance d'Amour" among other names.
Its origins and authorship are currently in question.
It is suspected of originally being a solo instrumental
guitar work, from the 19th century. It has variously
been attributed to Antonio Rubira, David del Castillo,
Francisco Tárrega, Fernando Sor, Daniel Fortea, Miguel
Llobet, Antonio Cano, Vicente Gómez and Narciso Yepes.
The Anónimo (anonymous) part of its name has been
incorporated over the years due to this uncertainty.
The question of authorship has probably been propagated
by three main reasons: the lack of claim by its true
author, the desire to avoid paying copyright fees, and
the desire of publishing companies to claim the
lucrative copyright of this world-famous piece.
The style of the piece is that of the Parlour music of
the late 19th century in Spain or South America, having
a closed three-part form: the first in the minor key
and the second being in the major key, with the third
being a restatement of the first.
Although originally created for Guitar, I created this
arrangement for Concert (Pedal) Harp.