This etude from Fernando Sor’s Opus 6 is not played often. But it is a very good exercise for practising slurs and pauses.
Choose between a CLEAN version without any fingering, an EDIT version with full fingering and a TAB version with tablature as well as a fingered version.
Bergmann Edition’s Free Scores
Carcassi, Opus 60, No. 3
I use this lovely little exercise to warm up when I practice.
You three options as usual:
- A clean version without fingering: carcassi_op_60_nr_03_CLEAN
- An edited version with fingering: carcassi_op_60_nr_03_EDIT
- A version with tabs: carcassi_op_60_nr_03_TAB
You can find the original in the Boije collection or in the Rischel og Birket-Smiths collection at the Royal Library, Copenhagen.
And other edited versions can be found here:
- Delcamp (You need to be contributing member to access this file)
- Guitar School (Thorlaksson)
Sor: Etude nr. 2 from Opus 6
Sor: Etude nr. 1 from Opus 6
Fernando Sor’s etude nr. one from his opus 6 is included in most collections of Sor studies – including Segovias collection, where it is published as Estudio nr. 4. The original can be found in several online libraries like the “imslp.org” collection. Direct link here…
There are no fingering in the original. I have reduced the use of barres compared to Segovias fingering to avoid too much left hand tension.
Three pdf-versions as usual:
Diferencias Sobre Guardame by Narvaez
Diferencias Sobre Guardame by Narvaez was one of the first pieces I published here at Bergmann Edition. Now it is time for a fresh version. My “house style” and notation practise have matured and I have worked out a new fingering which I like much better than the old version.
As usual you get three versions: A clean without fingering, an edited with fingering and a tablature version.
Revised version of “The Sick Tune”
Bourrée from Patita for Violin BWV 1002
The Bourrée, or “Borea” as it is called in the original written for the violin, is a great piece which works fine on the guitar. You can find many variations published - like Tarregas or a Russian version and of course an Bach original handwriting as you see to the left. The last originate from the IMSLP project. It is funny to see how the original handwriting of Bach really is stripped from all redundant information – even rests are left out where they aren’t giving extra information.
I have followed the original a long way. But I have used some of the chords inspirered by Tarrega. And then I have used a few octavations in the bas – fewer than you usually see.
You get three choices as usually – CLEAN without fingering, EDIT with substantial fingering showing my practice, and finally TAB which contain the EDIT version together with a tablature.
Please contact me if you find any faults, if you have suggestions or other comments. You can use the comment box at the bottom or you can write me a mail.
Tarantelle-Johann Kaspar Mertz
Johann Kaspar Mertz – a composer who died early at the age of 50 wrote this Tarantelle. He’s most famous work is opus 13, Barden-klänge and the Tarantelle is from that collection. Tarantula is the name of a poisonous spider living in Italy. Those who are unlucky to get a tarantula bite, will probably die. But you can escape death if you dance a Tarantelle until the poison is gone with the sweat. The bitten dancer will have to continue until all the poison are gone, which can take hours or even days. The more you sweat – the better chance to survive.
Italian women dance the tarantella, 1846
Therefore a Tarantelle must be played very fast and with a strong and insisting rhythm – the musician will have to inspire the dancer to continue faster and faster until all poison have left the body.
Mertz is only one of many composers who have written Tarantelles. Most guitarists know the Tarantella for solo guitar, Op. 87b written by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, but Britten, Chopin, Schubert, Debussy and others have written tarantellas.
In real life, the tarantula bite will seldom be fatal – and I suggest you see a doctor for another cure, in case you should be bitten.
The original has been found in the Boije collection – follow the link to the original: Mertz-Tarantella at the Boije Collection.
On You Tube there are several videos with the Mertz Tarantelle – one of my favorites is played by Marcin DyllaTychy.
I have prepared three versions: A CLEAN version without fingering, a TAB version with tablature and an EDITed version with the fingering I use.
Sor – Les Folies d’Espagne
Bergmann Edition is ready for a new season – and the first score we will publish this winter, is variations on Les Folies d’Espagne by Fernando Sor, Opus 15a. The original can be found in the Carl Oscar Boije af Gennäs collection – follow this link to see the original: Les Folies d’Espagne – Boije.
Many composers have created variations on the melody and progression – read more at the website “La Folia – a musical cathedral“, where a lot of information is collected.
Choose between three versions:
- Sor – Les Folies d’Espagne_CLEAN - without any fingering
- Sor – Les Folies d’Espagne_EDIT - with the fingering
- Sor – Les Folies d’Espagne_TAB - with tablature
Bach: Menuet II – BWV 1006a
Menuet II from Bach lute Suite BWV 1006a – usually played together with Menuet I published before. I often use loose strings and tries to avoid using the higher registers when I play Bach. I like the sound of the open stings and the clear, full tone from the strings vibrating near their full length. It is not possible all the way though in this piece – many passage works best played above fourth and fifth fret. But my fingering uses less high positions than most arrangement of this piece.
Somehow I believe the baroque lute have been played without using high positions whenever possible. And I guess the resonance strings must have coloured the tone towards the echo in a large church hall. And when it comes to Bach I guess most of his music was written to the praise of God- and therefore played in a church. Maybe his lute suites was intended to be played in a church too. Anyway, I like the open resonance and the strong clear tone you get by playing below fifth fret when it comes to Bach.
As usual you got four choices: CLEAN notes without any fingering, POSITION with only position marks, EDIT with full fingering and TAB with both notes and tabs.
Bach_BWV_1006a_Menuet_II_CLEAN