1. FRANCISCO TARREGA
Tarrega is like a bird with a melodious singing voice. The songs it creates are like beautiful songs. Even a very small etude with only a dozen measures. Tarrega composed about 80 guitar pieces, 120 arrangements, and 20 guitar duets. More than two hundred pieces of music composed and arranged by Tarrega exist.
2. FERNANDO SOR
Sole’s guitar works put musicality first. Sol's large number of etudes not only have good technical practice value, but also have complete musicality, so that to this day, they still appear in large numbers in concerts and CDs.
3. DIONISIO AGUADO
In the history of guitar, Sol can be said to be a symbol of musicality and artistry, and Aguado, in general, He still has to be considered one of the representatives of the skill faction. Some of Aguado's etudes are very difficult. The guitar master Bream believes that the most difficult guitar music is composed by Aguado. In addition, although the overall musicality of the large number of not-so-difficult sketches written by Aguado is not as good as Sol's etudes, they are all fresh and sweet, and can give guitar students a great sense of intimacy. The outstanding educational value of these pieces makes Aguado's etudes still widely used in guitar teaching even today, two hundred years later.
4. MATTEO CARCASSI
Calcassi wrote more than 300 classical guitar and etudes, among which "Twenty-Five Etudes" is more famous. He published "Calcassi Classical Guitar Tutorial" in 1936 as his representative work. His works are rigorous and neat, and the tunes are full of pastoral flavor. "Kalkasi Classical Guitar Textbook" is his handed down work. It has been translated into many languages ????and widely circulated around the world. The etudes in it are still a required course for learning guitar.
5. F. CARULLI
F. CARULLI composed more than 300 guitar songs. These include concertos, various ensembles, variations, etudes, etc. His representative works include "Sonata in A Major", "Sonata Grande", "Six Minor Duets", "Three Serenade", etc. His works are well-proportioned and elegant in structure. Many of Karuri's guitar solos are easy to play and are still used as guitar teaching materials.
6. Agustin Barrios Mangore
Barrios himself is not only a talented composer, but also an excellent performer. He has written many pieces of music All have strong musicality and technique. Practicing many of his songs is like forcing your fingers to complete a set of floor exercises on the fretboard, especially for guitar enthusiasts with short little fingers. Some contemporary guitarists believe that Barrios' guitar work is even better than Villa-Lobos's.
7. Villa-lobos
Lobos is one of the most important composers of South American guitar music. Roche has always deliberately refused to accept orthodox music training. He traveled to every corner of Brazil, studied with folk musicians, and absorbed different traditions from different places. This had a great influence on his later creations. He claimed that he was "a folk treasury. The melody comes from the hearts of the people. It is real folk music."
8. Jimi Henderix )
The world-recognized guitar god, a rock master who was popular all over the world in the 1970s, left many classics. Unfortunately, he died young due to a drug overdose at the age of 27;
9. N. COSTE
Napoleon Coste (1805~1883) was a talented French guitar composer and performer in the 19th century. He has left behind many wonderful guitar music and teaching materials, but there are very few opportunities for them to be circulated and played in our country.
"25 Etudes" is more than 52 minutes long. This work is also an important part of the guitar repertoire composed by Coster. It is not only a simple etude, but also contains many beautiful melodies and brilliant patterns. The cadenza is sure to be a crowd-pleaser in a concert.
10. Giuliani (M. GIULIANI)
Giuliani is a prolific composer, with the number of his guitar works reaching 150. His numerous teaching works are still widely used today. These guitar works written by Giuliani based on his extraordinary musical talent and deep understanding of the instrument are still the touchstone for guitarists to prove their skills and musical performance.