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Tag: RCM Level 1
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…
Moonlight by Štěpán Rak
Guitarist/composer Štěpán Rak has put the Czech Republic on the world stage with his work on and for the instrument. Mostly known for his easier, student-level compositions like Moonlight. However, he is an accomplished virtuoso and has written many virtuosic pieces. He does have a page dedicated to him on Wikipedia, but I think his…
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,…
Andantino By Matteo Carcassi
I do not believe Matteo Carcassi needs any introduction. If you really think you need to look him up, then here is the link for the Wikipedia page. It is worthwhile to note that he wrote 77 opuses that we know exist. There a few that are known to be lost. I don’t know about…