F.Tarrega left several pieces that used the tremolo technique, but "Recuerdos
de Alhambra"is a masterpiece that is liked by those who do not play
the guitar.
The tremolo method uses the human illusion to play the melody sound three
times in the order of ring finger(a), middle finger (m), index finger(i),
after playing the bass note with thumb finger(p), so that it sounds as
if the merody continues without interruption.As for the order of the fingers,there
is A.Vidovich who play with "pimi",but here I dard to play in
the reverse order of "pima".
This song, called Lagrima(Tears), is a beautiful piece by F. Tarrega. The
song begins in E major, full of deep compassion, and continues into E minor
in the second half. The lingering sound is like composing a Japanese HAIKU
on a guitar.
There are some songs named tango written in Habanera (called habanera tango).
It seems to be referring to a folk dance performed to the rhythm that was
popular in Havana. Technically speaking, this piece is easy to play on
the guitar in A minor and A major, and it is a very good piece for intermediate
players, with slurs,
The author, Sagreras a guitarist and excellent teacher born in Argentina
in 1879. Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country where guitar music was
popular. In the early 20th century, a genius girl guitarist appeared. She was Maria
Ruisa Anido. And Sagreras composed this song for her.
Ms. L. Walker, who knows everything about the melody and guitar. from the
beginning reminiscent of a cello, to the middle section where the melody
is played on the first string, and to the arpeggio, which is the guitar's
specialty. This piece is written in E minor, which allows for the widest
range of the guitar, and is a song that allows for dynamic expression.
The classical guitarist F. Sor published a collection of Etudes Opus 35
in his later years(1828) at the age of 50, No.22 called "Moonlight"
became famous in 1945 due to Andres Segovia's collection of 20 Etudes,
but F.Tarrega's pupil D.Fortea added obligade to this piece. This piece
is reminiscent of the impressionist C.Debussy or like that.