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

AB Title: Our edition of Sor's Complete Studies is the recommended edition and has been selected for the 3rd time by the Examination Board of the Royal Schools of Music. A quality product with a thread-sewn binding designed for long use. The musical text shows the original texts and the editor's suggestions. Full commentaries and historical notes are provided with several illustrations. Cannot be too highly recommended.

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