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Wolf Moser, “Fernando Sor: The Unwritten Autobiography – Including his Reflexions on the Guitar”

• Language: English
• 222 Pages

• CONTENTS:
  Preface
  IntroductionPART ONE: IN SPAIN (1778 – 1813)
  Birth and Childhood
  School at Montserrat
  Starting a Military Career and first Reflections on the Guitar
  The first Opera, Meeting Aguado, “The Bolero”, Sor’s EmigrationPART TWO: LIFE AS AN EMIGRANT (1813 – 1839)
  The Guitar in France
  Composer and Singing Teacher in London
  Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow and St. Petersburg
  The Last Years in ParisPART THREE:  THE GUITAR,  AND HOW TO PLAY IT
  The Instrument
  Notation
  Right Hand
  Left Hand
  Summary: Twelve basic Rules for Practising and Playing
  Timeline
  Catalogue of music composed by Fernando Sor
  Notes
  Index of written sources
  Illustrations
  Select bibliography
  Index