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The Concierto de Aranjuez ([konˈθjeɾ.to ðe a.ɾaŋˈxweθ], "Aranjuez Concerto") is a concerto for classical guitar by the Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. Written in 1939, it is by far Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.
The Concierto del Sur (Spanish: Concerto of the South) is a concerto for classical guitar and orchestra written by the Mexican composer Manuel M. Ponce. The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, who premiered it in 1941.
The Concierto Andaluz (Spanish: Andalusian concerto) is a concerto for four guitars and orchestra by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo. First played in San Antonio, Texas , USA on 18 November 1967. Movements
The concerto was written for the Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia, to whom the score is dedicated.Initially in three movements and titled Fantasia concertante, Villa-Lobos later added a cadenza at Segovia's request, and changed the title to Concerto for Guitar and Small Orchestra. [1]
The composition is a concerto for guitar and orchestra. The central adagio movement is one of the most recognizable in twentieth-century classical music, featuring the interplay of guitar with cor anglais. [4] This movement was later adapted by the jazz arranger Gil Evans for the 1960 album Sketches of Spain by Miles Davis.
The Brandenburg Concerto No. 1, BWV 1046.2 (BWV 1046), [23] is the only one in the collection with four movements. The concerto also exists in an alternative version, Sinfonia BWV 1046.1 (formerly BWV 1046a), [24] which appears to have been composed during Bach's years at Weimar.
Guitar Concerto No. 2 (Hovhaness) I. Introdução aos Chôros; V. Guitar Concerto (Villa-Lobos) W. What Leave Behind This page was last edited on 23 March 2013, at 00
The concerto is Rodrigo's most popular work after the famous Concierto de Aranjuez. The four movements were based on six short dances for solo guitar by the 17th-century Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz and were taken from a three-volume work (1674, 1675, 1697) that is now commonly known as Instrucción de música sobre la guitarra española ...