Dionisio Aguado y García (8 April 178429 December 1849) was a Spanish

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ist and composer of the late Classical and early Romantic periods.

Biography

Born in

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, he studied with Miguel García. In 1826, Aguado visited

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, where he met and became friends with and for a while lived with

Fernando Sor Fernando Sor (baptised 14 February 1778 – 10 July 1839) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the Classical period (music), late Classical era and Romantic music, early Romantic era. Best known for writing solo classical guitar mu ...

. Sor's duo ''Les Deux Amis'' ("The Two Friends") commemorated the friendship: one part is marked "Sor" and the other "Aguado." Aguado's major work ''Nuevo Metodo Para Guitarra'' was a guitar tutorial published in 1843. As of 2011, it is still in print, with Tecla Editions releasing a reprint in 2005. In the ''Nuevo Metodo'' Aguado describes his use of fingernails on the right hand as well as his invention of a "tripodison": a device that held the guitar and thus minimized the damping effect of the player's body on the guitar's back and sides. Aguado's other works include numerous waltzes, minuets, and other light pieces. The more extended works require a virtuoso technique and left-hand stretches that are almost impossible on the longer string lengths of modern guitars. (See Frederick Noad, "The Classical Guitar") Aguado returned home to Madrid in 1837 and died there aged 65. Aguado's surname comes from the Spanish word for "soaked." (This is because an ancient relative of his, who was a knight, returned after a battle caked in mud. The nickname then eventually became the surname.)

Instruments used by Aguado y García

Of the instruments used by Aguado, two which were built by * Pierre René Lacôte, (Paris 1838) and *Etienne Laprevotte, (Paris 1838) are held at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid. Aguado is known for having used a tripod to support his guitar.El Trípode De Aguado 175 Años Después
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List of works

*Op. 1 : Douze Valses *Op. 2 : Trois Rondo Brillants *Op. 3 : Huit Petites Pièces *Op. 4 : Six Petites Pièces *Op. 5 : Quatre Andantes et Quatre Valses *Op. 6 : Nouvelle Méthode de Guitare (1834) *Op. 7 : Valses Faciles *Op. 8 : Contredanses et Valses Faciles *Op. 9 : Contredanses non difficiles *Op. 10 : Exercices Faciles et Très Utiles *Op. 11 : Les Favorites - Huit Contredanses *Op. 12 : Six Menuets & Six Valses *Op. 13 : Morceaux Agréables non difficiles *Op. 14 : Dix Petites Pièces non difficiles *Op. 15 : Le Menuet Affandangado *Op. 16 : Le Fandango Varié Works without Opus number: * Allegro * Coleccion De Andantes, Valses Y Minuetos * Douze Walses, Une Marche Militaire, Et Un Theme Varie * Escuela de Guitarra (1825) * Gran Solo (Fernando Sor's Op.14, Arr. by Aguado) * Muestra De Afecto Y Reconocimiento (Seis Valses) * Valses Characteristiques * Variaciones * Variaciones Brillantes * Mazurka (Polish national song, Arr. by Dionisio Aguado) * Adante by Dionisio Aguado

Album

* Duo Imbesi Zangarà, ''Tocando en Dos works by Julian Arcas, Francisco Tarrega, Dionisio Aguado'', performed by Carmelo Imbesi e Carmen Zangarà, Classical Music 3.0, 2022

References

External links

Images of Aguado

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Sheet music

Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music1
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark

The Music Library of Sweden
creativeguitar.org
(sheetmusic largely compiled from the above primary sources) *
Dionisio Aguado – Complete Works (Integrale) for Classical Guitar
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