A piece by the nineteenth-century guitarist and composer Mauro Guiliani. …
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C5.1.16. Study No.1 by M. Giuliani – main view
This is a great piece to focus on your shifts and legatos. …
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C5.1.17. La donna e mobile – G. Verdi – close-up view
One of Verdi's best-known works, Rigoletto tells the tale of a court jester whose daughter, Gilda, is unfortunate enough to fall for the womanizing Duke of Mantua, his employer. A tangled web of …
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C5.1.18. La donna e mobile by G. Verdi – spot practice
Please note that the block chords on the downbeats here come right after the sixteenth note (E') in the previous bars. Keep all of your fingers (p-i-m-a) close to the strings as you play these pick-up …
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C5.1.19. La donna e mobile by G. Verdi – main view
A hit at parties, receptions, and at casual dining establishments, this piece is a fine one to have in one's repertoire. Bravos will resound to the guitarist who can deliver the charm on this one. …
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C5.1.20. La Paloma by Sebastian Yradier – close-up view 1
A trip to Cuba inspired this piece's Spanish composer, Sebastian Yradier (1809-1865), to write La Paloma. La Paloma is a habanera, a popular Cuban dance. It became the signature genre for its …
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