Fernando Sor

Fernando Sor (its true name Joseph Fernando Macari Leave ) is a Guitariste and Compositeur Spanish, born on 13 (or 14) February 1778 with Barcelona, deceased on July 10th 1839 with Paris.

Biography

It began its musical training with his father, then with the monastery of Montserrat, one time when the guitar was not very popular as an instrument in concert. Since his/her parents hoped of him which it continues a military career rather than musical, Sor enlisted in the army and was moved towards Madrid, where it became acquainted with the Duchesse of Alba, protective of many artists such as Goya, which enabled him to find an use of musicien.
In 1813, at the time of the defeat of Joseph Bonaparte in Spain, Sor, which was rejoined with the French cause, had to leave the country, not to return there never again. It is established with Paris, where the artistic activity was in great effervescence, where also the guitar enjoyed a great popularity, which enabled him to build a great fame as a type-setter, interprets and teaching. Its Méthode for the guitar , published in 1830 helped much to harden its reputation, which exceeded that of its contemporaries (Dionisio Aguado, Matteo Carcassi, Ferdinando Carulli and Mauro Giuliani). During approximately fifteen years, he travelled through Europe to present his works to a public which was shown very receptive. In addition to Paris, it was very popular in Londres.
The last years of its life were of an unhappy constraste, since his wife and her daughter died, one shortly after the other (Sor composed its last orchestral work following death of his/her daughter, a Mass in its memory). He succumbed shortly after to a cancer of the language, on July 8th 1839. He was buried anonymously with the Cimetière of Montmartre, in Paris, and it is only in 1934 that its tomb was identified.

Works

Although Sor is recognized especially for its work with the Guitare, it composed in various forms: Lied with the opera, while passing by the music for Ballet and the patriotic Song S. Its work with the guitar includes/understands study S and lessons, Variation S, Menuet S, Valse S, Fantaisie S, etc.
It is its pupil Napoleon Coste who undertook to catalog his works after his mort.
If Fernando Sor remains an outstanding reference still today it is probably thanks to a requirement of type-setter that few guitarists of its time had. It was expressed on this subject in foreword of three of its collections of small parts whose titles with the caustic irony are successively Voyons if it is that , Is this well that and Per good hour . It explains there why it tries to make increasingly simple works to answer at the request of amateurs rejected by the difficulty:

“I thus stained to make today as the authors who do not fall into these disadvantages: I wrote for the Editor; as well I am mine since work 34. I followed my models in their melody walk and that of low; I omitted only certain transitions which I could not explain me and of which perhaps would not go reason either Haydn, Mozart, nor Beethoven, because I never found the similar ones in their music. ” (foreword of is this well that? work 48)

One sees well, through these writings, which references are those of Sor; it also showed besides its admiration for Mozart while writing celebrates it Introduction, topic and variations on O will cara armonia of the Magic Flute of Mozart, and the transcriptions of this same opera.

List opus

1 - Six entertainments
2 - Six entertainments

n° 1 - Minuet in G major

3 - varied Topic and minuet

Minuet in G major

4 - Imagination
5 - Six small parts
6 - Twelve studies

n° 1 - Study in major D

n° 2 - Study in major the

n° 3 - Study in semi major

n° 4 - Study in G major

n° 5 - Study in major C

n° 6 - Study in major the

n° 8 - Study in major C

n° 9 - Study in minor D

n° 11 - Study as a semi minor

n° 12 - Study in major the

7 - Imagination
8 - Six entertainments
9 - Introduction and variations on O will cara armonia of the Magic Flute of Mozart (dedicated to his brother)
10 - Imagination
11 - Two topics varied and twelve minuets

n° 1 - Minuet in G major

n° 5 - Minuet in major D

n° 6 - Minuet in major the

n° 10 - Minuet in semi major

12 - Imagination
13 - Six entertainments

n° 3 - Divertimento in major C

14 - Sonata Gran solo in major D
15a - Madnesses of Spain and a minuet
15b - Sonata assisted in major C
15c - Topic varied in major C
16 - Fifth fantaise. Introduction, topic and variations on the aria Nel horn piu nonsemi sento of the opera bleated It will molinara of Giovanni Paisiello
17 - Six waltz
18 - Six waltz

n° 6 - Waltz in major C

19 - Six airs of the Magic Flute of Mozart
20 - Introduction and topic varied
21 - Imagination as a semi minor the Good-byes
22 - Great sonata
23 - Entertainments
24 - Eight small parts
25 - Great sonata
26 - Introduction and variations on That I am not the fern of Pergolesi or Antoine Albanèse
27 - Introduction and variations on Gentil Housard
28 - Introduction and variations on Malbrough in-goes-T war
29 - Twelve studies

n° 13 - Study in major B flat

n° 17 - Study in major C

n° 18 - Study as a semi minor

n° 21 - Study in major D

n° 22 - Study major E flat

n° 23 - Study in G major

30 - brilliant Imagination and variations on two known favorite airs
31 - Twenty-four progressive lessons for the guitar, doigtées carefully, dedicated to the starting pupils

n° 1 - Lesson in major C

n° 5 - Lesson in G major

n° 10 - Lesson in major D

n° 16 - Lesson in minor D

n° 17 - Lesson in major C

n° 19 - Lesson in major the

n° 20 - Lesson in the minor

n° 21 - Lesson in major F

n° 23 - Lesson in semi major

32 - Six small parts

n° 1 - Small part in semi major

33 - Three parts of company
34 - the Encouragement duet (the upper part is marked the pupil and the lower part the Master )
35 - Twenty-four very easy exercises and carefully tacts

n° 1 - Exercise in major C

n° 2 - Exercise in major C

n° 9 - Exercise in major the

n° 10 - Exercise in semi major

n° 13 - Exercise in major C

n° 16 - Exercise in minor D

n° 17 - Exercise in major D

n° 22 - Exercise in so minor

n° 23 - Exercise in semi major

36 - Three parts of company
37 - Serenade
38 - Entertainments
39 - Six waltz
40 - Imagination for guitar alone on a Scottish favorite air
41 - the two friends
42 - Six small parts
43 - My troubles - Six trifles

n° 3 - Trifle in major the

n° 5 - Trifle in minor D

44 - Twenty-four small progressive parts for the guitar to be used as lessons to the pupils completely beginning

n° 1 - Small part in major C

n° 21 - Small part in major

44b - Six easy waltz
45 - Six small parts Voyons if it is that

n° 3 - Small part in major the

n° 5 - Small part in major the

46 - Souvenir friendship
47 - Six small progressive parts
48 - is this well that?
49 - military Entertainment
50 - Calm the - Whim
51 - Per good hour - Six waltz
52 - village Imagination
53 - the first steps
54 - Piece of concert
54b - Imagination
55 - Three easy duets
56 - Memories of one evening in Berlin
57 - Six waltz and a gallop
58 - easy Imagination
59 - elegiac Imagination with died Mrs Beslay, born Levasseur
60 - Introduction to the study from the guitar in twenty-five progressive lessons

n° 22 - Lesson as a semi minor

61 - Three easy duets
62 - Entertainments
63 - Souvenir Russia

COp. - Meditación

Manuscripts

Mélodia known under the name of prohibited Plays because used in the music of this film by Narciso Yepes.
Seguidillas for voice and guitar (about 1813-1819)

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