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| Aebersold Phil Degreg – Jazz keyboard harmony – A practical method for all musicians |
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jazz keyboard harmony |
| Aebersold RAPID REFERENCE | Aebersold RAPID REFERENCE | |
| Aebersold vol 1 Cómo improvisar y tocar JAZZ Spanish edition – Español |
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Aebersold vol 1 Cómo improvisar y tocar JAZZ Spanish edition |
| Aebersold Vol. 01 – Jazz improvisation A New Approach To Jazz Improvisation |
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Aebersold Vol. 01 – Jazz improvisation |
| Aebersold Vol. 60 Dan Haerle & Mark Levine – Jazz Piano Voicings |
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| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 02 – Nothin’ But Blues | Jazz Play Along Vol 002 – [Nothin’ But Blues] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 03 – The II-V7-I Progression | Jazz Play Along Vol 003 – [The II-V7-I Progression] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 04 – Movin’ On | Jazz Play Along Vol 004 – [Movin’ On] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 05 – Time To Play Music! | Jazz Play Along Vol 005 – [Time To Play Music!] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 06 – Charlie Parker | Jazz Play Along Vol 006 – [Charlie Parker – All Bird] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 07 – Miles Davis |
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Jazz Play Along Vol 007 – [Miles Davis] |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 08 – Sonny Rollins | Jazz Play Along Vol 008 – [Sonny Rollins] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 09 – Woody Shaw | Jazz Play Along Vol 009 – [Woody Shaw] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 10 – David Baker | Jazz Play Along Vol 010 – [David Baker] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 100 – St. Louis Blues | Jazz Play Along Vol 011 – [Herbie Hancock] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 101 – Secret of the Andes | Jazz Play Along Vol 012 – [Duke Ellington] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 102 – Jerry Bergonzi | Jazz Play Along Vol 102 – [Jerry Bergonzi] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 103 – David Sanborn | Jazz Play Along Vol 103 – [David Sanborn] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 104 – Kenny Werner | Jazz Play Along Vol 104 – [Free Play – 13 Musical Landscapes] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 105 – Dave Brubeck | Jazz Play Along Vol 105 – [Dave Brubeck] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 106 – Lee Morgan | Jazz Play Along Vol 106 – [Lee Morgan] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 107 – STANDARDS FOR SINGERS | Jazz Play Along Vol 109 [Fusion] Jazz Play Along Vol 110 [When i Fall in Love] Aebersold – Vol 107 – IT HAD TO BE YOU | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 108 – Joe Henderson | Jazz Play Along Vol 108 – [Joe Henderson] – C-Bb | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 109 – Fusion | Jazz Play Along Vol 109 [Fusion] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 11 – Herbie Hancock | Jazz Play Along Vol 011 – [Herbie Hancock] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 111 – J.J. Johnson | Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 111 – J.J. Johnson | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 112 – [Cole Porter] |
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| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – vol 115 – Ron Carter | Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – vol 115 – Ron Carter | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 12 – Duke Ellington | Jazz Play Along Vol 012 – [Duke Ellington] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 13 – Cannonball Adderley | Jazz Play Along Vol 013 – [Cannonball Adderley] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 14 – Benny Golson | Aebersold – Vol 14 – Benny Golson | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues | Aebersold – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues – Complete Bass Lines | Aebersold – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues – Complete Bass Lines | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 16 -Turnarounds, Cycles & II V7’s | Jazz Play Along Vol 016 – [Turnarounds, Cycles & II-V7’s] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 17 – Horace Silver | Jazz Play Along Vol 017 – [Horace Silver] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 18 – Horace Silver | Jazz Play Along Vol 018 – [Horace Silver] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 19 – David Liebman | Jazz Play Along Vol 019 – [David Liebman] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 20 – Jimmy Raney | Jazz Play Along Vol 020 – [Jimmy Raney] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 21 – Gettin’ It Together (& Supplement) | Jazz Play Along Vol 021 – [Gettin It Together] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 22 – Favorite Standards | Jazz Play Along Vol 022 – [Favorite Standards] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 23 – One Dozen Standards | Jazz Play Along Vol 023 – [One Dozen Standards] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 24 – Major and Minor | Jazz Play Along Vol 024 – [Major and Minor] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 25 – All Time Standards | Jazz Play Along Vol 025 – [All Time Standards] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 26 – Scale Syllabus | Jazz Play Along Vol 026 – [Scale Syllabus] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 27 – John Coltrane | Jazz Play Along Vol 027 – [John Coltrane] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 28 Jazz Play Along Vol 028 – [Giant Steps] | Jazz Play Along Vol 029 – [Play Duets With Jimmy Raney] Jazz Play Along Vol 028 – [Giant Steps] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 29 – Play Duets With Jimmy Raney | Jazz Play Along Vol 029 – [Play Duets With Jimmy Raney] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 30 – Rhythm Section Workout | Jazz Play Along Vol 030 – [Rhythm Section Workout] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 31 – Bossa Novas | Jazz Play Along Vol 031 – [Bossa Novas] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 32 – Ballads | Jazz Play Along Vol 032 – [Ballads] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 33 – Wayne Shorter | Jazz Play Along Vol 033 – [Wayne Shorter] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 34 – Jam Session | Jazz Play Along Vol 034 – [Jam Session] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 35 – Cedar Walton | Jazz Play Along Vol 035 – [Cedar Walton] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 36 – Bebop & Beyond | Jazz Play Along Vol 036 – [Bebop & Beyond] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 37 – Sammy Nestico | Jazz Play Along Vol 037 – [Sammy Nestico] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 38 – Blue Note | Jazz Play Along Vol 038 – [Blue Note] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 39 – Swing Swing Swing | Jazz Play Along Vol 039 – [Swing, Swing, Swing] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 40 – ‘Round Midnight | Jazz Play Along Vol 040 – [‘Round Midnight] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 41 – Body and Soul | Jazz Play Along Vol 041 – [Body and Soul] | Jazz Play Along Vol 041 – [Body and Soul – Jazz Piano Voicings] |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 42 – Blues in All Keys | Jazz Play Along Vol 042 – [Blues In All Keys] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 44 – [Autumn Leaves] | Jazz Play Along Vol 044 – [Autumn Leaves] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 45 – Bill Evans – COMPLETE | Jazz Play Along Vol 045 – [Bill Evans] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 46 – Out Of This World | Jazz Play Along Vol 046 – [Out Of This World] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 47 – Rhythm changes in all keys | Jazz Play Along Vol 047 – [I Got Rhythm Changes In All Keys] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 48 – In a Mellow Tone | Jazz Play Along Vol 048 – [In A Mellow Tone] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 49 – Sugar | Jazz Play Along Vol 049 – [Sugar] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 50 – The Magic Of Miles | Jazz Play Along Vol 050 – [The Magic of Miles] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 51 – Night And Day | Jazz Play Along Vol 051 – [Night and Day] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 52 – Collector’s Items | Jazz Play Along Vol 052 – [Collector’s Items] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 53 – Clifford Brown | Jazz Play Along Vol 053 – [Clifford Brown] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 54 – Maiden Voyage | Jazz Play Along Vol 054 – [Maiden Voyage] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 55 – Yesterdays -Jerome Kern | Jazz Play Along Vol 055 – [Yesterdays – Jerome Kern] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 56 – Thelonious Monk (Book Cd) | Jazz Play Along Vol 056 – [Thelonious Monk] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 57 – Minor Blues in All 12 Keys | Jazz Play Along Vol 057 – [Minor Blues In All Keys] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 58 – Unforgettable Standards | Jazz Play Along Vol 058 – [Unforgettable Standards] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 59 – Invitation | Jazz Play Along Vol 059 – [Invitation] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 60 – Freddie Hubbard | Jazz Play Along Vol 060 – [Freddie Hubbard] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 61 – Burnin’!!! | Jazz Play Along Vol 061 – [Burnin’] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 62 – Wes Montgomery | Jazz Play Along Vol 062 – [Wes Montgomery] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 63 – Tom Harrel | Jazz Play Along Vol 063 – [Tom Harrell] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 64 – Salsa, Latin Jazz | Jazz Play Along Vol 064 – [Salsa, Latin Jazz] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 65 – Four & More | Jazz Play Along Vol 065 – [Four and More] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 66 – Billy Strayhorn | Jazz Play Along Vol 066 – [Billy Strayhorn] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 67 – Tune Up | Jazz Play Along Vol 067 – [Tune Up] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 68 – Giant Steps | Jazz Play Along Vol 069 – [Bird Goes Latin] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 69 – Bird Goes Latin | Jazz Play Along Vol 069 – [Bird Goes Latin] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 70 – Killer Joe | Jazz Play Along Vol 070 – [Killer Joe] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 71 – East of the Sun | Jazz Play Along Vol 071 – [East Of The Sun] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 72 – Street of Dreams | Jazz Play Along Vol 072 – [Street of Dreams] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 73 – Oliver Nelson – Stolen Moments | Jazz Play Along Vol 073 – [Oliver Nelson (Stolen Moments)] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 74 – Latin Jazz | Jazz Play Along Vol 074 – [Latin Jazz] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 75 – Countdown To Giant Steps | Jazz Play Along Vol 075 – [Countdown to Giant steps] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 76 – How To Learn Tunes | Jazz Play Along Vol 076 – [How to Learn Tunes] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 77 – Paquito D’Rivera | Jazz Play Along Vol 077 – [Paquito D’Rivera] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 78 – Jazz Holiday Classics | Jazz Play Along Vol 078 – [Jazz Holiday Classics] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 79 – Avalon | Jazz Play Along Vol 079 – [Avalon] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 80 – Indiana | Jazz Play Along Vol 080 – [Indiana] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 81 – Standards And Originals | Jazz Play Along Vol 081 – [Contemporary Standards & Originals] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 82 – Dexter Gordon | Jazz Play Along Vol 082 – [Dexter Gordon] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 83 – Brecker Brothers | Jazz Play Along Vol 083 – [Brecker Brothers] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 84 – Dominant 7th Workout | Jazz Play Along Vol 084 – [Dominant Seventh Workout] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 85 – Tunes You Thought You Knew | Jazz Play Along Vol 085 – [Tunes You Though You Knew (Reharmonized Standards)] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 86 – Shoutin Out – Horace Silver Tunes (Book+CD) | Jazz Play Along Vol 086 – Shoutin’ Out – Horace Silver Tunes | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 87 – When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter | Jazz Play Along Vol 087 – [When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 89 – Darn That Dream | Jazz Play Along Vol 089 – [Darn That Dream] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 90 Odd Times | Jazz Play Along Vol 090 – [Odd Times – Odd Time Signature Songs] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 91-Players Choice | Jazz Play Along Vol 091 – [Player’s Choice] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 92-Lennie Neihaus | Jazz Play Along Vol 092 – [Lennie Neihaus] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 93 What’s new | Jazz Play Along Vol 093 – [What’s New] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 94 Hot Hhouse | Jazz Play Along Vol 094 – [Hot House] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 95- 500 miles high | Jazz Play Along Vol 095 – [500 Miles High] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 96-Latin Quarter | Jazz Play Along Vol 096 – [Latin Quarter] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 97-Standards with strings | Jazz Play Along Vol 097 – [Standards With Strings] | |
| Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 99 Tadd Dameron | Jazz Play Along Vol 099 – [Tadd Dameron] | |
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Tárrega – Làgrima (Guitar TABS) partitura, sheet music (partitura)
Tàrrega – A short biography
Francesc d’Assís Tàrrega i Eixea (Vila-real, November 21, 1852 – Barcelona, December 15, 1909) was a Valencian composer and guitarist. He was the first guitar concertist of his time.
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He was born in a house located in Plaça de Sant Pasqual, very close to the saint’s sanctuary. His father, Francesc Tàrrega Tirado, and his mother, Antònia Eixea Broch, worked as interns for the community of the Poor Clares of the convent of Sant Pasqual. Due to the employment of the parents, little Francesc was looked after by an assistant.
On one occasion, Francesc ran away from the nanny and fell into a ditch near his house. The bac damaged his eyes forever. His father thought that the boy might lose his sight completely, so they moved to Castelló so that he could attend music lessons and, in the event of his blindness, earn a living by playing an instrument.
Curiously enough, it was a blind musician, Eugeni Ruiz, who gave Tàrrega the first musical lessons. And another blind man, Manuel González, also known as ‘the Blind Man of the Navy’ was the one who introduced him to the world of the guitar. He made his living playing such an instrument, and he knew very well all the tricks to encourage the generosity of the public, secrets that the young Tàrrega taught him.
In 1862, the famous concert player Julián Arcas gave a concert in Castelló de la Plana and had the opportunity to hear the young man play. He was so impressed by his ability that he recommended his father to send him to Barcelona to improve his musical studies.
In this way, Tàrrega moved to the county town, but soon left the family home where he lived and joined a group of young musicians, who played in taverns and cafés to earn some money, instead of ‘attend the conservatory. His father found out and went to Barcelona to take Tàrrega back home.
The economic situation forced Tàrrega to contribute to the family income, so that after several concerts in neighboring towns, he obtained a position as a pianist in the Casino de Borriana. During this time, he alternated the work of a pianist with a brave defense of the guitar.
A rich businessman, Antonio Canesa, paid for a trip from Tàrrega to Madrid to improve his knowledge at the National Conservatory of Music. When he got there, he was carrying his first quality guitar, made by Antonio Torres, from Seville, and which would become his favorite forever.
Plaque in memory of Francesc Tàrrega i Eixea on the occasion of the centenary of his birth, in Carrer de València no. 234, where he resided during his stay in Barcelona
He entered the Madrid Conservatory in 1874, where he studied composition with Emilio Arrieta. The student years were difficult. The piano was the fashionable instrument, while the guitar had lost its prestige and had fallen to the bottom of the scale of instruments.
Considered inappropriate for concerts, its role was reduced simply to accompanying singers. It was at the same National Music Conservatory where, having seen Tàrrega’s great quality with the guitar in a concert, his teacher Arrieta hugged him and said: ‘The guitar needs you, and you were born for it ‘. From that moment, he abandoned his piano career and concentrated exclusively on his favorite instrument.
By 1870 he was teaching guitar and giving concerts regularly. A virtuoso of his instrument, he was known as the ‘Sarasate of the guitar’. Emili Pujol and Miquel Llobet were his students.
During the winter of 1880, Tàrrega replaced his friend and guitarist Luis de Soria in a concert in Novelda, the city where he met his future wife, Maria Rizo. His fame began to grow, and his interpretative feeling captivated audiences. In 1881 he moved to France.
After a wonderful concert in Lyon, he arrived in Paris, where he met the most important characters of the time. He performed in several theaters, and was invited to play for the Queen of Spain, Isabel II. He continued his journey to London, from where he returned to Novelda to marry his fiancée, Maria Rizo.
The new family moved to Madrid, where the first daughter, María Josefa, was born, who died soon after. Later they settled in Barcelona, and from here they traveled to many places to offer concerts. It is Tàrrega’s period of musical maturity. He makes frequent tours: Perpignan, Cádiz, Nice, Mallorca, Paris, Valencia…
In Cap i Casal Valencia he met a lady who would influence his career: Conxa Martínez, a rich widow who took him under her artistic protection, and lent him and his family a house in the Sant Gervasi neighborhood from Barcelona. This is where Tàrrega composed most of his most famous masterpieces.
On returning from a trip to Granada, he wrote the tremolo Recuerdos de la Alhambra, and while in Algeria he was inspired to compose Danza Mora. There he met the composer Camille Saint-Saëns and later, in Seville, he wrote most of his Studies, such as the one entitled Adelita. To his dear friend and composer Tomás Bretón he dedicated the beautiful composition Capricho árabe.
However, Tàrrega was not satisfied with the sound he was getting from his guitar and, at the age of 50, in 1902, he decided to play with his own prestige and began to cut his nails bit by bit until they almost disappeared under the skin of the fingers, which hardened until they obtained the characteristic sweet sound of their school.
He continued his great concerts: Bilbao, Genoa, Milan, Florence, Naples and Rome. In Italy, he demonstrated his incomparable mastery, as reflected in the chronicles, and made many friends and admirers. But not even fame could change Tàrrega’s personality.
A sensitive and affectionate man, he continued to open the doors of his house to all his friends, regardless of social status. Tàrrega was a shy person who preferred concerts in a family atmosphere, with a few attendees, to large theaters.
This way of being made him spend most of the money he had earned, to the point that his brother Vicent was the one who helped push the family forward by giving guitar lessons to the students of Tàrrega when he was on tour.
But luck was not on Tàrrega’s side and in January 1906 a hemiplegia left the left half of his body paralyzed. Recovery was slow and painful. The long illness emptied the family coffers, and his many friends showed that they were by returning the favors Tàrrega had done them in better times.
Thus, they organized a series of bi-monthly concerts, the Auditions Tàrrega, in which their friends paid the teacher for their interpretations. Tàrrega recovered and started touring again. In October 1908 he felt homesick and returned to Castellón. From here he moved to Novelda in 1909, and returned to Valencia, Cullera and Alcoi to offer some concerts. In Picanya he composed the last works, Endecha and Oremus, dated December 2 of that year.
On December 3rd, he felt unwell and returned to Barcelona, where he stayed at his house on Carrer València until the early morning of December 15th, 1909, the day he died.
Buried in the Montjuïc Cemetery in Barcelona, he was moved at the end of the same month to the Castelló de la Plana cemetery, where a mausoleum was erected in 1961.
His works
In addition to his original works for guitar, he made transcriptions for guitar of pieces by other composers, such as some by Beethoven, Chopin and Mendelssohn.
Tàrrega is considered to have created the foundations of 20th century classical guitar technique and the growing interest in the guitar as a recital instrument.
Like others of his Spanish contemporaries, his friend Isaac Albéniz, for example, Tàrrega was interested in combining the romantic tendency that prevailed in classical music with Spanish popular elements. The well-known contemporary guitarist Angelo Gilardino has written that Tàrrega’s 9 Preludes are ‘… Tàrrega’s deepest musical thought in a concentrated form’.
One of the most popular pieces of music in the world, known as Nokia because it is the alarm tone for this brand’s mobile phones, is taken from a piece called Gran Vals, originally from Tàrrega.
It must be said that versions of his works have been performed by artists such as Mike Oldfield and have appeared in films, such as Entre Copes, from 2005. He dedicated a minuet to his Italian student Maria Rita Brondi.
The asteroid (5058) Tarrega is dedicated to his person and work.
In 2018, a South Korean TV series called Memories of the Alhambra (Korean: 아함드드드의의 자이; RR: Alhambeura gungeonui chueok, and in English Memories of the Alhambra) came out. The action takes place mainly in Granada, Barcelona and in the second half, Seoul, it is a sci-fi thriller – fantasy about an augmented reality game inspired by stories of the Alhambra palace, with matters of the heart and business intrigue high-flying The title refers to the piece, Memories of the Alhambra, a piece that forms a key part of the series’ music, and in which a character often appears playing it on guitar.
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