Siciliano By Matteo Carcassi

Sicilienne by Matteo Carcassi originally comes from his Méthode complète pour la guitare, op. 59, part 3. I don’t think he needs any introduction. If you want to read his biography on Wikipedia, then here is the link (Matteo Carcassi). This Italian gave us great works that we need to rediscover for performance and development. This video was made a few years ago (see how young I am) for a few students working on the song at the time.

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As stated above, the original comes from his Op. 59, part 3 (click here for a close to original scan). It has been featured in the preparatory/introductory levels of the Royal Conservatory series ever since I have used them.

About The Piece

This piece falls in the Royal Conservatory level of Preparatory. As mentioned about other preparatory level pieces, this one stays in the key of A minor throughout. It does, however, have a dotted quarter note to eighth note rhythm that gives a new student of the guitar a challenge. I also like the use of the harmonic minor scale with the G-sharp. It adds a good color to the piece that sometimes is left out of pieces at this level.

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I have two degrees in guitar performance and was privileged to study under Aaron Shearer, Tom Kikta, David Skantar, Ken Karsh, Tim Bedner, and currently Christopher Berg. Outside my editorial work on this blog, I teach full-time across many genres including classical, jazz, blues, rock, funk, and metal.