Therefore the performer needs to make decisions about what best serves the music within the confines of the guitar's limitations. Jose did not play the guitar and most likely wrote the work at the piano, thus many of the passages are not idiomatic. My edition represents my best interpretation of what Jose's intentions may have been and how they may be realized on the guitar. I will perform my own edition of the Sonata 3 in a lecture recital at the University of Arizona. My intent is to present a detailed analysis of the Sonata para Guitarra (1933)1 of Antonio Jose2 in order to assist the student and concert performer in better understanding this work. Appendix B is this author's performance edition that is the result of the conclusions of the analysis and the intentions of the composer as perceived by this author. No reviews on file for this item yet.Īppendix A lists the differences in pitch and notation between the performance edition of Ricardo Iznaola and the 'Final' manuscript. Sonata SHEET MUSIC for classical guitar by Antonio Jose - 564025710 published.

Two appendices are included.ĭocuments Similar To Antonio Jose - Sonata (Manuscript).pdf. The paper includes relevant historical information about the composer, the manuscripts, publications, and musical examples with analytical notations of the formal, thematic and harmonic aspects of the work. I will demonstrate this by performing my own edition of the Sonata para Guitarra, and by justifying that edition by describing the nature of the composition through an analysis of its formal, thematic and harmonic aspects, as well as considering the genesis of the work and its representation in currently existing editions. Such an edition would greatly facilitate the performance of this masterpiece. AbstractPerformers need a new edition of the Sonata para Guitarra (1993) by Antonio Jose Martinez Palacios (1902-1936) that takes into account the demands of the guitar as well as the formal, thematic and harmonic characteristics of the piece itself.

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