Fernando Sor: Selected Studies (SOR FERNANDO / PAUL BALLAMO CROSS (Arr)

All the essential and required studies for Classical Guitar are collected here in one handsome volume for Classical Guitar students and instructors. The studies appear on nearly every syllabus from any respected university Classical Guitar program. Newly engraved from early editions, with centuries-old errors now corrected and with minimal editorial annotations, this clear, uncluttered, easy-to-read reference book will be used every day for a lifetime of study. A 'one-stop shopping' repertoire book for every classical guitarist. Includes selected studies by Sor (Opp. 6, 29, 31, 35, 44, 60), Giuliani (Opp. 48, 51, 139),Aguado (from his Nuevo Método para Guitarra) and Carulli (Op. 333), as well as complete editions of Carulli's 24 Preludes, op. 114 - Giuliani's 120 Studies for Right-Hand Development, op. 1a - Carcassi's 25 Melodic and Progressive Etudes, op. 60 - and Coste's 25 Etudes de Genre, op. 38 . Of special interest to the student is the inclusion of carefully chosen audition and recital pieces from Bach, Milán, Tárrega, and Albéniz. / Rép Classique / Recueil / Guitare

Intermediate-level guitarists will enjoy playing through this varied collection of pieces all in one volume. A wide gamut of composers from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century is included along with a few anonymous contributions. Continuing with the techniques and carefully thought-out fingerings and notation employed in Dr. Afshar???s previous publication (Beginning Pieces for Classical Guitar) selections like ???Carcassi Study #3??? and ???Sor Studies Nos. 5 and 6??? require the execution of rest stroke technique on their melodies in order to distinguish them clearly from the concurrent free-stroke accompaniment. In the same spirit ???Study No. 5??? by Fernando Sor has beenwritten out in a way that clearly shows the melody as it appears on beats one and three. The nine-movement suites by Gaspar Sanz and Robert de Vis?e introduce the student guitarist to Baroque dances and ornamentation