Annotated Guide to Eight Selected Guitar Arrangements of Francisco Tárrega

The goal of this treatise is to provide an in-depth examination of the selected arrangements of Francisco Tárrega. The intent is to provide classical guitar students information on the music of Tárrega that can be used for research and making decisions on performing the selected arrangements. Transcriptions and arrangements were a major part of Tárrega's output. Tárrega's use of transcriptions and arrangements helped broaden the music available to be performed on the guitar. This and other achievements will be discussed in the introductory chapter. Eight selected arrangements of Tárrega are included in this annotated guide. It includes the music of Robert Schumann, Joaquin Malats, Juan Emilio Arrieta, Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Strauss Jr., Richard Wagner, and Jean-Delphin Alard. The arrangements to be discussed include Tárrega's Reverie de Schumann, Serenata Española, Estudio de Cramer, Fantasia de Marina, Preludio sobre un tema de Mendelssohn, Isabel (vals), Estudio sobre un tema de Richard Wagner, and Estudio Brillante.