Sor's Method for the Spanish Guitar

Knownas"theBeethovenoftheguitar，"thenineteenth-centurycomposerFerdinandSor(1778–1839)isacclaimedforhismanyetudes，fantasies，andminuets，whichformthecornerstoneoftheinstrument'sliteratureandsystematizeitstechnicalandexpressiveresources.Suitableforplayersateverylevel，thismanualconciselyillustrateseveryaspectofinterpretationwithtext，diagrams，andmusic.Itpresentsacompletereviewoftheprinciplesoftoneproductionandfingering，withrespecttointervalsofthirdsandsixths，phrasingofmelody，andspecialproblemsofright-handarticulationandharmonics.Sortakesacontrarianstanceinhisviewofaccompanimentasanimportantanddifficultart，modeledafterthepianoandorchestraandrequiringwell-constructedbasslines.Inthisvein，heanalyzestheaccompanimentofHaydn'soratorioTheCreationwithacompletemusicalexcerpt.Otherfeaturedpiecesinclude"Làcidaremalamano"fromMozart'sDonGiovanni，aromancebyCherubini，andanairbyPaisiello，inadditiontonumerousexercises.，