Recuerdos de la Alhambra--Tarrega's Guitar Masterpiece

This wistful guitar piece by Francisco Terraga transports you to another time, where you picture thousands of droplets of water in bubbling fountains . . . ah . . . such is the power of the music.

This guitar piece is truly up there,mastered by few guiarists to a level that the music deserves.

It is out and out beautiful and will captivate you, stealing your heart and senses.

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

• A classical guitar piece composed around 1896
• Written in Granada
• Name means: Memories of the Alhambra
• Terraga combined the Romantic trend in classical music with Spanish elements to good effect in this wonderful compostion
• The piece can be heard in popular movies: Killing Fields, Sideways

Recuerdos de la Alhambra utilizes tremelo technique: a single melody note is played in rapid succesion by the a,m,i, fingers, which results in a long sustained note sound.The technique lends itself well to the illusion that two guitarists are playing.

Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a popular guitar piece, considered one of the finest by many guitarists.

• It helps to play this piece with a metronome
• You will need a good working knowledge of the guitar fingerboard
• Plan for logical execution of left hand movements
• Endurance
• Sight reading ability

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