Fernando Sor: The Unwritten Autobiography Including His Reflexions on the Guitar

Most of what we know about Fernando Sor's life and ideas has been handed down to us by Sor himself. All accounts of his life rely on this simple fact, which, nevertheless, no author has expresly acknowledged. Hence, the founding thought of this book: for Sor to tell of his own life, to allow him to present his ideas in his own words.

New enlarged Edition, thoroughly revised.

CONTENIDO:

Preface
Introduction

Part One: In Spain (1778 - 1813)
-Birth and Childhood
-School at Montserrat
-Starting a Military Career and first Reflections on the Guitar
-The first Opera, Meeting Aguado, ?The Bolero?, Sor?s Emigration

Part Two: Life as an Emigrant (1813 - 1839)
-The Guitar in France
-Composer and Singing Teacher in London
-Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow and St. Petersburg
-The Last Years in Paris

Part Three: The Guitar, and How to Play It
-The Instrument
-Notation
-Right Hand
-Left Hand
-Summary: Twelve basic Rules for Practising and Playing

Timeline
Catalogue of music composed by Fernando Sor
Notes
Index of written sources
Illustrations
Select bibliography
Index