This piece for solo guitar is largely in the key of C
major, with some small modulations such as in bar 27-28
where the relative minor key, A minor is used. The time
signature is 2/4 and the tempo is Andante. The music
features a melody with an accompanying bass line and
arpeggio, it is important that each element is
independently played. There is a single line containing
chromatic notes in bar 24. The first section (bars
1-16) is mainly made up of the primary chords C major
and G dominant 7, va...(+)
This piece for solo guitar is largely in the key of C
major, with some small modulations such as in bar 27-28
where the relative minor key, A minor is used. The time
signature is 2/4 and the tempo is Andante. The music
features a melody with an accompanying bass line and
arpeggio, it is important that each element is
independently played. There is a single line containing
chromatic notes in bar 24. The first section (bars
1-16) is mainly made up of the primary chords C major
and G dominant 7, variation is created using different
inversions of these chords.
This guitarist was born in Barcelona, Spain. Fernando
Sor was descended from a family of career soldiers, and
initially planned to continue in this life. However his
love of music was sparked after he was introduced to
Italian opera, and to the guitar by his father. His
mother saw his musical interests as a distraction from
a military career, and so enrolled him in a military
school. Sor continued to thrive musically though, by
composing in his spare time.
Mp3 recording from youtube is performed by
Jean-François Delcamp