Spanish Composer, Classical Guitarist, Teacher

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Life and music of Spanish virtuoso guitarist and composer Francisco Tarrega, famous for Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Lagrima.

To this day, Tárrega’s tremolo guitar music, Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of Alhambra), remains famous and loved. He was an influential Spanish composer and Classical guitarist of the 19th century, significant in the development of classic guitar music. He is considered the “father of modern Classical guitar playing” and hailed as the “Sarasate of the guitar.”

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