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A few months ago a student brought this piece to me me wishing to learn it. The piece was transcribed from an ancient tab (which was not available to me.) The student found a few places where, for him, the fingering proved thoroughly irksome, so I sat and stared to see what was up!
Although the transcriber had added a random low open E string note here and there, it was obvious that the piece had originally been composed for a five course instrument. Particularly alarming was a footnote for the fifteenth measure indicating that the first staff-line 'e' was to played simultaneously -- on the same string -- with the f#!!! The transcriber had added that the sympathetic vibrations and attendant overtones the instrument produced from the 'e' would carry the note through its duration although it was no longer fretted. Well, the '60's weren't quite THAT good to me. Simply playing the note on the fifth string solved the durational anomaly. I have removed the superfluous low E's and I believe, even without seeing the original tab, that this is close to what the anonymous composer intended.
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A CD collection of classical guitar favorites plus five selections from 'Suite for Guitar' by Harry George Pellegrin.
"I picked the selections for this CD from the large number of pieces that I have continued to enjoy over the many years that make up a lifetime, including both student pieces as well as recital-fare. The intent of this album is not to try to dazzle, but to evoke memories."
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Asturias/Leyenda Isaac Albéniz
Etude Opus 6 Number 8 Fernando Sor
Etude Opus 35 Number 13 Fernando Sor
Etude Opus 35 Number 22 Fernando Sor
Etude Opus 35 Number 17 Fernando Sor
Lágrima Francisco Tárrega
Adelita Francisco Tárrega
Mazurka in C Francisco Tárrega
Mazurka in G Francisco Tárrega
Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart Fernando Sor
Etude Opus 60 Number 3 Matteo Carcassi
Etude Opus 60 Number 7 Matteo Carcassi
Etude Opus 60 Number 16 Matteo Carcassi
Vals Brevis One (Waltz for Agustin) For Georgio Testani Harry George Pellegrin
Vals Brevis Two (Dark Horse Waltz) Harry George Pellegrin
Vals Brevis Three (The Last Kiss) For Veronica M. Pellegrin Harry George Pellegrin
Vals Brevis Four (Summer Afternoon, Bronx, 1962, For Coco) Harry George Pellegrin
Snowfall 12.21.2008 Harry George Pellegrin
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