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Putting It All Together
 

Putting It All Together

After a number of years of experience in this field, I have found that certain pieces have a magic quality to them that draws people to the guitar. Some are difficult, such as the tremolo study mentioned above, or the Asturias of Albéniz that is the goal of many players; but some are more approachable, providing they are systematically studied and practiced, and still have a magic quality when they are played well.

Some years ago I was in Alicante, in Southern Spain, enjoying an excellent flamenco performance in an old castle. During a break, the guitarist came over to meet our group and I was introduced as a classical player. Immediately he asked if I could show him a certain piece that he was obsessed with learning. He was a wonderful player, but didn’t read music at all. He played his impression of the first measure, and I recognized a study by Fernando Sor. The session went on until about 4 A.M., and at every break the guitarist came over to learn and memorize another few measures.

The purpose of telling this story is twofold—first, that it is terribly frustrating to be a good guitarist with no reading skills, and second, that Sor’s Study in B Minor, op. 35, no. 22, is a knockout piece worth studying at any level.


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ЕЛЕНКИН Александр Александрович (1873-1942) , российский ботаник. Фундаментальные труды по систематике и экологии водорослей, грибов, лишайников, мхов. Основал гербарий низших растений и мхов в Ботаническом институте РАН. Работы по принципам классификации растений, по теории симбиоза (у лишайников). Монографии "Флора мхов Средней России" (1909), "Сине-зеленые водоросли СССР" (1936-49); популярные определители и книги по низшим растениям.