Charleston Classical Guitar

Waltz by Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon

I believe the composer of this Waltz, Jamie Mirtenbaum Zenamon (here’s a link to his Wikipedia page), is not a common name in most classical guitar circles. He wasn’t in mine until finding this piece in the Royal Conservatory collection. Born in Bolivia to European parents, he studied guitar and composition in Israel, Spain, Portugal, and various South American countries. He also studied under the pedagogue Abel Carlevaro. He was a teacher at the Berlin Academy of Music (HdK) from 1980 to 1992. Since then he has been a free-lance composer and concert guitarist in his own recording, composition, and concert studio in Curitiba, Brazil.

Publications of Waltz

This piece was originally published in Epigramme, book 1. I attempted to find a copy of this collection but found none available. I assume they are out of print. The edition I played from was in the Royal Conservatory. They list it at the Preparatory Level.

Unfortunatley, this video was shot in the same batch that the a previous out of focus video was in. I hope it doesn’t bother you too much. I just don’t have the time to re-record it currently.

About The Piece

Unlike most beginning pieces, the Waltz is in G major giving good practice with the F-sharp on the first string. The more important aspect of learning this piece is the practice of reading B-flat and B-natural accidentals. Technical challenges are in alternating i-m and sympathetic motion with i-m-a. Dynamics can also be a key learning point for the student. After listening to my old video (above), I should have paid more attention to the dynamics myself.

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