Description

Santiago de Murcia (1673-1739), “Complete Works for Guitar, Volume IV: Suites”

• Edited by Antonio Company
• Edition based on Tablaturas of Original Editions
• Language: English/Spanish
• Year: 1995
• 120 Pages

• CONTENT:
  –  11 Suites
  –  Idea Especial de Clarines
  –  Tocata de Corelli

These “Suites” belong to the same book “Passacalles” that Santiago de Murcia published in Madrid in 1732,  titled “Passacalles and guitar plays through all the natural and accidental tunes”.

Following the Passacalles through to the end of the book a large number of tones in the French style of “Suites”.  Among the there is a great version for guitar,  the sonate VIII by Arcangelo Corelli,  as well as a “Giga” by the same author,  as a final ending to the Suite V in Do Mayor.

These plays or “Suites” by Santiago de Murcia belong to an important period of our Baroque guitar,  that without any doubt, it’s going to serve to make programs for the actual guitar players.

His musical quality is evident in this important Play,  placing Santiago de Murcia as an important Guitar player & Baroque composers of the Spanish Guitar.