Francisco Tárrega

Francisco Tárrega ( November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...November 21, 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...1852– December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...December 15, 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...1909) was a The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spanish A composer is a person who writes music. ...composer and The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ...guitarist.

He entered the This article is about the Spanish capital. ...Madrid Conservatory in Events January _ April January 1 _ New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 _ Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ...1874, where he studied composition under Emilio Arrieta. By the end of the Events and Trends Franco_Prussian War (1870_1871) results in the collapse of the Second French Empire and in the formation of both the French Third Republic and the German Empire. ...1870s, he was teaching the guitar (Emilio Pujol and Miguel Llobet Solés (18 October 1878 _ 22 February 1938) was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona. ...Miguel Llobet were pupils of his) and giving regular concerts. A virtuoso on his instrument, he was known as the " Pablo Martín Melitón de Sarasate y Navascuéz (March 10, 1844 _ September 20, 1908) was a Spanish violinist and composer. ...Sarasate of the guitar". He later settled in Barcelona within Barcelonès Population ( 2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density ( 2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, an autonomous region in northeastern Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). ...Barcelona, and died there in 1909.

As well as his original works for the guitar, which include Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Capricho Árabe and Danza Mora, he In popular music an arrangement is a setting of a piece of music, which may have been composed by the arranger or by someone else. ...arranged pieces by others for the instrument, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ...Ludwig van Beethoven, This article is about Frédéric Chopin, the composer. ...Frederic Chopin and Felix Mendelssohn wrote his first symphony at the young age of fifteen. ...Felix Mendelssohn. As with several of his Spanish contemporaries, such as his friend Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz ( May 29, 1860 – May 19, 1909) was a Spanish pianist and composer, best known for his piano works that are based on Spanish folk music. ...Isaac Albéniz, he had an interest in combining the prevailing Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ...Romantic trend in classical music with Spanish folk elements. The noted contemporary guitarist Angelo Gilardino has written that Tárrega's 9 Preludios are "... the deepest musical thought of Tárrega in the most concentrated form."

Tárrega is considered to have laid the foundations for 20th_century classical guitar technique and for increased interest in the guitar as a recital instrument.

Biography

• Francisco Tárrega Biografia official by Adrian Rius, published by Ayuntameniento de Vila_Real, ISBN 84_88331_82_7
• Francisco Tárrega, Werden und Wirkung by Wolf Moser, published by Edition Saint_George. ISBN unknown.