Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) was one of Spain's most distinguished and international composers during the first half of the 20th century. His composition style includes Impressionism, neo-Classicism and Nationalism. It was composed to commemorate the death of C. Debussy who died in 1918 and had helped Falla establish himself in France. Homenaje pour "Le tombeau de C. Debussy" was the only piece composed for solo guitar by Falla and was dedicated to his friend Miguel Llobet (one of Francisco Tárrega's students). He would later arrange it for piano and then orchestra (1938-39). It was written in 1920 (Granada, Spain) and published two years later in the magazine "Revue Musicale". This video was recorded at SFSU's Knuth Hall on Sat. December 7, 2019 during my Master's Recital.
Friday, December 27, 2019
Thursday, December 26, 2019
SFSU Chamber Music Recital Dec. 7, 2019
San Francisco State Chamber Music Ensembles are coached by the Alexander String Quartet whose members are Zak Grafilo (violin 1 and conductor), Fred Lifsitz (violin 2), Paul Yarbrough (viola) and Sandy Wilson (cello). On Monday, December 9, 2019 at the Knuth Music Hall, Astrid Cifuentes -soprano and I played two songs from the early and late Renaissance. Con qué la lavaré by Luis de Narváez (1500-1550) was first published in Valladolid, Spain in 1538. It comes from volume V of Los seys libros del Delfín de música de cifras para tañer vihuela; a six volume collection of music for the vihuela de mano.
Friday, November 8, 2019
Monday, March 25, 2019
Little Prelude in C minor, arr. for guitar in D minor J.S. Bach: Harmonic Outline
It
was originally composed for the lute-harpsichord (lautenwerck) between 1717-1723 and
later adapted to other instruments including the lute of
which a transcription for guitar exists.
This piece of music is so interesting because it starts in D minor and ends on its dominant in preparation for the next piece. This was a compositional device Bach used frequently in his preludes (WTC Book 1 and 2) and chorales.
However, A minor appears to be the predominant key since it takes up a total of nineteen consecutive bars giving way to A major briefly in measures 34-38 which later comes back at the end of the prelude but now as the previously mentioned dominant.
Note the presence of three pedal tones: the first is a tonic pedal (m.1-7), the second is a V/V pedal tone (m.17-32), and the third is a dominant pedal tone of the home key of D minor.
YouTube link: J.S.Bach Prelude in D minor
Friday, January 4, 2019
Monday, May 28, 2018
Friday, August 25, 2017
Technique Exercise: Octaves
Here is the sixth of a series of technique exercises I've dedicated to the guitar. This is a combined warm-up exercise for both hands, but I would suggest starting off with the R hand first (see below exer. 3 and 4). Nevertheless I sometimes might start my daily warm up with the L hand. In this case I would work on exer. 1 and 2 making sure my thumb is always opposite finger 2, and moving my fingers and not my hand.
Exer. 5-8 are variations for the R hand that may inspire you to find different formulas for different musical/technical needs. After combining both hands, I would recommend varying the tempo, dynamics as well as the position you practice the octaves in with the help of a capo.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
SFSU GUITAR RECITAL 04-28-2017
After having recently won a scholarship at San Francisco State University, where I am working on a two year Master of Music program(emphasis in Classical Performance),SFSU Master-Music Program I had the pleasure of performing on campus at the Knuth Hall. I must admit that my Alvarez guitar responded wonderfully in an authentic auditorium. I will be performing my own guitar recital next semester which
I'm looking forward to already. April 28th was the official premier of David Gonzalez's Preludio en Forma de Rondó.
http://christianlaremont.blogspot.com/2014/10/preludio-en-forma-de-rondo.html |
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