King of Prussia, PA — Edition Orphée's Matanya Ophee has reworked the 1832 translation of Fernando Sor’s Method for Guitar (494-02839 - $29.95) to reflect more accurately the pedagogical thought of the original text. This edition contains not only discussions of the parts of the guitar and proper position with original artwork, but uses musical excerpts to demonstrate exercises in technique. A true gem from the past that proves to be just as useful and helpful to classical guitarists today as it was during the nineteenth century.

Fernando Sor was a Spanish guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such as Variations on a Theme of Mozart, to beginner pieces. Sor gave concerts throughout Europe, including in England, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw. Before the early 1800s, the guitar was little known in England. Sor seems to have created a market for himself there and then met the demand. Sor’s contemporaries considered him to be the best guitarist in the world, and his works for guitar have been widely played and reprinted since his death.

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