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Category: Student Reference Video
Waltz by Bartolomé Calatuyud
The Spanish classical guitar composer Bartolomé Calatayud lived from 1882 to 1973 (almost to his 91st birthday). He was born on one of Spain’s Balearic Islands, Mallorca. As a teenager, the Workers Instructive Center Palma awarded him the Diploma of Honour 1st Class for his “superior musical knowledge in guitar playing. He was a contemporary…
Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra (Sagreras): Lesson 61
Julio Salvador Sagreras (1879-1942), the composer of Leccion 61, was an Argentine guitarist and composer. Both his parents were guitarists and taught him from a very early age. He performed extensively during his lifetime. Sagreras participated in concerts at the age of 6. At age 12, he began his studies in piano and composition. Eventually,…
Iberian Dance arranged by Michael Connor
Michael Connor seems to be a mystery on the world wide web. My first introduction to Iberian Dance and Michael Connor came through teaching from the Royal Conservatory Guitar Series. Over the years, I have tried to find more information concerning the composer but the well seems as dry as when I began. If you…
Klangbild 13 by Carlo Domeniconi
As mentioned in a previous post, the composer of Klangbild 13 is Carlo Domeniconi. A much-loved composer of the classical guitar. As you can probably tell by his name, he is an Italian born in 1947 (the same year of my own father) in Cesena, Italy. He has two degrees, one from the Pesaro Conservatory…
Klangbild 5 by Carlo Domeniconi
As mentioned in yesterday’s post, the composer of Klangbild 5 is Carlo Domeniconi. A much-loved composer for the classical guitar. As you can probably tell by his name, he is an Italian born in 1947 (the same year of my own father) in Cesena, Italy. He has two degrees, one from the Pesaro Conservatory and…
Klangbild 11 by Carlo Domeniconi
The composer of Klangbild 11 is Carlo Domeniconi. A much-loved composer for the classical guitar. As you can probably tell by his name, he is an Italian born in 1947 (the same year of my own father) in Cesena, Italy. He has two degrees, one from the Pesaro Conservatory and another from Erich Bürger. His…
Torito by Jaime Mirtenbaum Zenamon
As mentioned in a previous post, I believe the composer of Torito, Jamie Mirtenbaum Zenamon, 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…
Carulli Waltz (Op. 241, No. 1)
If you have ever even looked at a collection of classical guitar music, then chances are almost at 100% that you’ve encountered Ferdinando Carulli. He was an Italian composer, performer, and author of the influential Méthode complète pour guitare ou lyre, op. 27 (1810)[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_Carulli. His total number of opuses is 336[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Ferdinando_Carulli! That’s a lot of…
Land of the Silver Birch arr. by Peter Hudson
As mentioned in a previous post, I have done a few searches for Peter Hudson and haven’t turned up anything about him as a composer or player. I know that he has done a number of arrangements for the Royal Conservatory series. This leads me to believe he is a native of Canada and works…
Sciapodus by Shawn Bell
Sciapodus comes to us from an eclectic Canadian musician, Shawn Bell. His works are published by Doberman-Yppan Editions. A number of them appear in the Royal Conservatory series both past and present. His interests seem to currently lie in the field of media and electronic music rather than straight ahead classical. He currently co-designed, and…