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for solo classical guitar (tremolo) 4 pp (7 min.)
GIULIO
REGONDI (1823 - 72)
Regondi
was born in Switzerland, but lived in France and, mostly, the United
Kingdom. He was a child prodigy of the guitar, with Fenando Sor
dedicating a piece to him when he was just nine. He composed for the
guitar and also the concertina. His works for solo guitar comprise
etudes, a set of variations and some larger compositions.
The
tremolo section of the Nocturne (op.19) - subtitled 'Reverie'
must be some of the most wonderful music written for tremolo guitar.
In the Nocturne it is split between sections of different style and
content, but its effectiveness as a piece is fully satisfied without
these interspersed parts, nice as they are, and its persuasive theme
quite naturally repeats to end with a superb coda (which also
finishes the actual Nocturne).
The
original score has no dynamics except for the end, and I have not
added any. However, the piece is impossible to play without inferring
some loudness, tempo and accentuation changes. There is that Romantic
period element to it. I have added fingering. I like to settle into a
barre position where possible it often lets the bass
accompaniment ring through (e.g. the D in the first few bars) and
simplifies the playing. But it hardly needs saying that fingering,
helpful if it is good, is a kind of curse if it is bad or just wrong,
and it is never mandatory.
It
is always instructive with tremolo pieces to first play some of the
top line (e.g. of the first few bars) without tremolo to properly
reveal its melody. The style needs plenty of practice to achieve
fidelity to this musical meaning; that is always the aim. Then listen
carefully as the lower part is added. The bass is very important, as
mentioned, but the harmonies of the broken chords are vital too. The
Nocturne is brilliant counterpoint.
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