Today, Spanish Guitar Music is on of the purest forms of classical guitar music available. It started in the early days around the Renaissance time period. Many people contributed to the evolution of Spanish guitar music. Among many of the famous Spanish composers and guitarists are: Andrés Segovia, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquin Rodrigo, and Paco De Lucia.
Andrés Segovia
Andrés Segovia was born on February 21, 1893, and began to play the guitar just four years after his birth. Many of the guitarists today say that Segovia is the father of classical music and Spanish guitar music. He fell in love with the guitar after learning from a flamenco player, and began to study the guitar when he was a teen. When he was sixteen years old, he had his first professional concert in the city of Madrid. Segovia is considered to be one of the picking masters for Spanish guitar music. For many of the styles that involve heavy picking, Segovia developed a picking technique that required both picking with fingertips and fingernails. Among Segovia's awards include a Grammy in 1958 for the Best Classical Performance. He died on June 3, 1987.
Federico Moreno Torroba
Federico Moreno Torroba was born in 1891. He was influential to Spanish guitar music because he was a composer. He introduced a form of music which was for plays and operas. The music he wrote was primarily used with plays with dramatic singing scenes. Later on, this form of music became known as the zarzuela. The zarzuela was Torroba's speciality for Spanish guitar music. During the 1930s, Torraba was a big hit and everyone would pay to see him. Torroba was the director of many opera companies, and he also composed many operas. He died in 1982. Some of his popular works include El Poeta and La Virgen de Mayo.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Joaquin Rodrigo was born on November 22, 1901. He was influential to Spanish guitar music due to his role in classical music. Since childhood, he was blind. But, that never stopped him from being a great music composer. Because of his blindness, he was never able to be a master at playing the guitar. He visited France many times to study musicology, but usually returned home to Spain often. In the late 1940s, he became a professor for music history. One of his specialties that made him so influential in Spanish guitar music was the ability to blend in guitar solos with other music to create a classical music nature. In many of his concerts, the guitar solos were blended in with many other instruments. He died on July 6, 1999. He is mostly known for the Concierto de Aranjuez, which is considered a major piece in Spanish guitar music.
Paco De Lucia
Paco de Lucia was born on December 21, 1947. He is a famous legend worldwide, and is known for his flamenco. Not only is he a composer, but he is also a guitarist. He is mainly known for incorporating pure flamenco and blending it in with modern flamenco. The mixture of the two creates a great flamenco sound, which makes his music very popular. Another reason Lucia has been so influential in Spanish guitar music is because he can incorporate flamenco with many other genres of music such as jazz and classical. His flamenco can be traced back to his father, Antonia Sánchez, who was also a famous guitarist. His family is considered a flamenco family because he, his father, and his brother all play flamenco. He has released many albums and they have been a hit worldwide.
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