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Hübner, Dietmar

Dietmar Hübner was born in 1968 in Solingen, Germany. He studied physics and philosophy in Bonn and Cambridge from 1989 to 1999. He works at the...

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Sor, Fernando (1778, 1839)

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Fernando Sor (1778-1839) was a Spanish guitarist and composer, born in Barcelona. He is known sometimes as the 'Beethoven of the Guitar' in Spain.

Born to a fairly well-off family, Sor was descended from a long line of soldiers, and intented to continue that legacy, but was distracted by this when his father introduced him to Italian opera. He fell in love with music and abandoned a military career. Along with opera, Sor's father also introduced him to the guitar, which, at the time, was little more than an instrument played in taverns, thought to be inferior to orchestral instruments.

Sor studied music at a monastery on the slopes of Montserrat, a mountain near Barcelona. It was here that he began to write his first pieces of music for the guitar.

In 1808, when Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain, he began to write nationalistic music for the guitar, often accompanied by patriotic lyrics. After the defeat of the Spanish army, Sor accepted an administrative post in the occupying government. After the Spanish repelled the French in 1813, Sor and many other artists and aristocrats who had befriended the French left Spain for fear of retribution. He went to Paris, and never returned to his home country again.

He began to gain renown in the Parisian art community for his skills of composition and for his guitar playing ability, and eventually began to tour across Europe, gaining considerable fame. In 1827, due partly to his advancing age, he settled down and decided to live out the rest of his life in Paris. It was during this retirement that he composed many of his better works.

His last work was a mass in honour of his daughter, who died in 1837. Her death sent the already sickly Sor into serious depression, and he died a miserable man in 1839.

Total 61 compositions Pages: 1
Composition´s sheet music desc Instrumentation Genre Opus Difficulty
Allegretto guitar(s) Stand Alone Pieces op. 44 Nr. 2 easy
Andante No. 5 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.45 medium
Andante Largo guitar(s) Stand Alone Pieces op. 5 Nr. 5 easy to medium
Andante No. 1 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.47 easy to medium
Ave Maria (Marian motet) :choir>SATB Songs (spiritual) medium
Cantabile No. 5 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.47 medium
Cantabile No.3 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.43 medium to hard
Divertimenti (6) guitar/lute Dances Op.8 Nr.1 easy
Divertimenti (6) guitar/lute Dances Op.8 Nr.2 easy
Divertimenti (6) guitar/lute Dances op.13 Nr.6 medium
Divertimento guitar/lute Dances Op.1 Nr.6 easy to medium
Divertimento guitar/lute Dances Op.2 Nr.1 easy
Divertimento guitar/lute Dances op.2 Nr.4 easy to medium
Divertimento No. 1 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.1 easy to medium
Divertimento No.5 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.1 medium to hard
Duos (3) No. 2 guitar(s) Stand Alone Pieces Op. 55 medium
Étude guitar/lute Études Op.29 Nr.5 medium
Étude guitar/lute Études Op.29 Nr.6 medium to hard
Étude guitar/lute Études Op.31 Nr.16 medium
Étude in A Major guitar(s) Études op. 6/ 6 easy to medium
Étude No. 3 guitar/lute Études Op.35 easy to medium
Étude No. 1 guitar/lute Études Op.31 easy
Étude No. 1 guitar/lute Études Op.35 easy
Étude No. 1 guitar/lute Études Op.60 easy
Étude No. 11 guitar/lute Études Op.31 easy
Étude No. 14 guitar/lute Études Op.31 easy to medium
Étude No. 2 guitar/lute Études Op.60 easy
Étude No. 22 guitar/lute Études Op.35 medium to hard
Étude No. 3 guitar/lute Études Op.44 easy
Étude No. 4 guitar/lute Études Op.35 easy to medium
Étude No. 4 guitar/lute Études Op.60 easy
Étude No. 5 guitar/lute Études Op.60 easy
Étude No. 9 guitar/lute Études Op.35 easy to medium
Étude No.11 guitar/lute Études Op.44 easy
Étude No.11 guitar/lute Études Op.44 easy
Étude No.14 guitar/lute Études Op.35 easy to medium
Étude No.14 guitar/lute Études Op.60 easy
Étude No.17 guitar/lute Études Op.44 easy to medium
Étude No.22 guitar/lute Études Op.60 medium
Étude No.22 guitar/lute Études Op.44 easy to medium
Landler guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces easy to medium
March No. 1 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 easy
Mazurka guitar/lute Dances medium
Mazurka guitar/lute Dances medium
Menuets guitar/lute Dances medium
Menuett guitar/lute Dances Op.3 Nr.7 medium
Minuet with Variations No. 3 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 medium
Petite Pièce guitar/lute Dances Op.5 Nr.1 easy
Petite Pièce guitar/lute Dances Op.5 Nr.2 easy to medium
Petite Pièce guitar/lute Dances Op.5 Nr.3 easy to medium
Piece No. 5 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 medium
Rondo No. 6 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 easy to medium
Study guitar/lute Études Op.6 Nr.1 easy to medium
Study guitar/lute Études Op.6 Nr.2 easy to medium
Theme and Variations No. 3 guitar/lute Stand Alone Pieces Op.45 easy to medium
Valse No. 4 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 easy
Waltz guitar/lute Dances Op.1 Nr.2 easy to medium
Waltz guitar/lute Dances Op.18 Nr.1 medium
Waltz guitar(s) Stand Alone Pieces op. 1 No. 2 medium
Waltz in E Major guitar/lute Dances Op.32 Nr.2 medium
Waltz No. 2 guitar/lute Stücke (Pieces) op.48 Op.48 easy to medium
Total 61 compositions Pages: 1