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Preludio in A
SM-000583849
| Alternative title |
Estudio No.15 |
| Composer | Antonio Jimenez Manjón |
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Arranger 
| Rui Namora |
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| Publisher | Rui Namora |
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| Genre |
Classical / Etude
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| Instrumentation |
Classical guitar |
| Type of score | For a single performer |
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| Key |
A major |
| Duration |
3'40" |
| Difficulty |
Medium |
| Description |
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This beautiful étude, originally written for the 11-string guitar (7+4) that Antonio Manjón used, is practically unknown today. Although it was composed as an étude for this instrument, this arrangement for the 6-string guitar doesn't fail to capture its beauty. The 7-string version is faithful to the original, regarding the bass notes. This set includes a new engraving of the original in double staff and both 6 and 7 string guitar standard notation.
Antonio Jiménez Manjón (1866-1919) was a Spanish guitarist born in 1866 in the Andalusian city of Villacarillo. Blind from an early age, he began his musical career at the age of twelve, performing in Spain and Portugal, where he played for the Portuguese King Fernando II. Soon after, the young Antonio traveled to Paris alone, where he studied violin at the Conservatory while pursuing his guitar career. He was surrounded by musicians such as Gounod, Saint-Saëns, and Sarasate. In 1887, Manjón returned to his home country and was invited by the Spanish monarchs to perform in the Royal Palace. During those years, he toured Europe with his Torres eleven-string guitar. In 1893, he crossed the Atlantic to the Americas, settling in Buenos Aires in 1902 after performing and teaching in several Latin American countries. In Argentina, he founded a conservatory and published his work "Escuela de Guitarra". Antonio Jiménez Manjón passed away in 1919 in Buenos Aires. |
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