The GODFATHER of GUITAR: TÁRREGA

pianists have chopin guitarists have target born in spain in 1852 francisco targa would change the course of classical guitar forever so i wanted to dedicate a video to whom i and many others consider to be the godfather of classical guitar this iconic picture of targa hangs in most guitar school rooms and inspires countless guitarists to dive into the magic of his pieces i will play five of them in increasing difficulty and i will end the video with perhaps the most beautiful composition ever written for guitar but also one of the hardest which i struggle with even to this day [Music] we shall begin this journey with lagrima which means teardrop in spanish it's a very beautiful piece that is not too hard to play once you have acquired some skill on the guitar [Music] so [Music] next i will play adelita which is a great piece for developing your musicality and explore the many varieties of expression possible on a guitar the classical guitar may not have the volume of other instruments but it has been likened to a small orchestra due to the many possibilities of sound and tone [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] do [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so for the third level i have chosen the most recognizable piece by targa but perhaps not for the reason you think part of the piece reached worldwide fame due to nokia using it as a ringtone sound familiar here is grand valles [Music] do [Music] before we continue i'm proud to say that skillshare has sponsored this video you know instead of going down a youtube wormhole why not spend your time learning a new skill skillshare is an online platform curated specifically for learning meaning there are no ads and they're always launching new premium classes regardless if you're a beginner or pro skillshare offers thousands of classes on topics ranging from music film and video illustration graphic design and much more at the moment i'm doing a class by young guru called learn how to mix and it made me realize some stuff about eq and compression that i hadn't before as you can see the class is divided into shorter videos which makes it fit into any schedule it also includes a class project skillshare is incredibly affordable it's less than 10 dollars a month with an annual subscription so join the skillshare community and make 2021 a year creating something meaningful together with millions of other fellow creatives the first thousand people to use the link in my description will get a free trial of skillshare premium membership so you can explore your creativity we will continue with capricio arabe one of targa's most played and famous pieces for guitar which every student at some point in his journey will play it is hauntingly beautiful and when you can play it well you have come a long way in your development as a guitarist a teacher once told me that when i play it i should imagine camels far away walking slowly in a hot desert this image is still stuck in my mind when i play it [Music] [Music] so [Music] do [Music] so [Music] we have arrived at the final destination of this video this piece is the reason that i fell in love with classical guitar in the first place recuerdos de which means memories of alhambra in spanish and it describes a visit targa once made to the great palace in granada this piece uses a technique called tremolo which i consider to be the hardest technique to master on a classical guitar i'm still not satisfied with my tremolo and i've heard very few guitarists who can play it really well but i will give it a try now thank you for watching this far into the video and i hope it inspired you to pick up the classical guitar and explore the treasure of pieces that the godfather of guitar targa left behind [Music] do [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] you

Channel: Lucas Brar

Views: 1,390,259

Keywords: 5 levels of tarrega, fransisco tarrega, capricho arabe, adelita, lagrima, recuerdos de la alhambra, lucas brar, classical guitar, the godfather of guitar, lucas brar fransisco tarrega, lucas brar tarrega

Id: 51PPbC4snd4

Length: 9min 36sec (576 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 08 2021