Guitar Techniques

GASPAR SANZ Canarios

This month’s classical arrangement by baroque Spanish composer Gaspar Sanz is said to be one of the inspirations behind the vibrant opening theme to Joaquín Rodrigo’s world famous Guitar Concerto in which the guitar majestically dances between an alternating 6/8 and 3/4 pulse over a simple D Major tonality. A quick glance at the opening

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