“Don’t wait to figure it out – start… You can’t go wrong here, because there’s power in just getting going. Do something… You can’t make a mistake here – just get on, like live, come alive!” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Press PLAY above to listen here or subscribe to the Journeys Podcasts [...]
An excerpt from the film Stephen Hill: Artesano de la Guitarra (part 3). Stephen has had a lifetime love affair with Spain and flamenco music. He learned the art of guitar-making over 20 years ago from some of Spains finest master craftsmen. He now has his workshop in Granada province making his beautiful guitars for [...]
Josep Ferran Sorts i Muntades (baptised 14 February 1778 – died 10 July 1839, Paris) was a Spanish guitarist and composer. As Sor’s works were published in various countries, his name was translated, leading to variations in the spelling of his name, including Joseph Fernando Macari Sors, Fernando Sor, Ferran Sor, Ferdinand Sor, and Ferdinando [...]
Josep Ferran Sorts i Muntades (baptised 14 February 1778 – died 10 July 1839, Paris) was a Spanish guitarist and composer. As Sor’s works were published in various countries, his name was translated, leading to variations in the spelling of his name, including Joseph Fernando Macari Sors, Fernando Sor, Ferran Sor, Ferdinand Sor, and Ferdinando [...]
Enríquez de Valderrábano (c.1500-after1557) was a Spanish vihuelist and composer. There is little biographical data on this composer of early music, but there is some from the prologue to his book of music, Libro de música de vihuela intitulado Silva de Sirenas, published in Valladolid, Spain in 1547. click here to see wiki.
Le Roy was born in the town of Montreuil-sur-Mer in northern France to a wealthy family. Very little is actually known about his formative years but he was probably a chorister and studied the lute, guitar and cittern with various teachers. He became an accomplished musician and entered the service of, first, Claude de Clermont, [...]
Tárrega was born on 21 November 1852, in Villarreal, Castellón, Spain. It is said that Francisco’s father played flamenco and several other music styles on his guitar; when his father was away working as a watchman at the Convent of San Pascual the child would take his father’s guitar and attempt to make the beautiful [...]
Improvisación espontánea sobre el trémolo por Roberto Ruggiero. About the artist. I was born in Junín, Argentina. I had a great teacher, Osvaldo Moris, who didn’t simply help me improve my technical abilities, but also helped me develop a good relationship with music and with the guitar. He was also an experienced luthier (guitar maker). [...]
The Bach-inspired La Catedral (1921) is often considered to be his most impressive work, even winning the approval of Andrés Segovia, who said “In 1921 in Buenos Aires, I played at the hall La Argentina noted for its good acoustics for guitar, where Barrios had concertized just weeks before me… click here to see wiki.
An excerpt from the film Stephen Hill: Artesano de la Guitarra (part 3). Stephen has had a lifetime love affair with Spain and flamenco music. He learned the art of guitar-making over 20 years ago from some of Spains finest master craftsmen. He now has his workshop in Granada province making his beautiful guitars for [...]
