Biblioteca de la Guitarra y Cuerda Pulsada

Thesis (M.Phil.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 2017.

This performance-based project explores the emergence of what we now call classical and flamenco guitar traditions out of a complex matrix of guitar styles in nineteenth-century Spain, and their convergence into a body of works that fall under the rubric of the Spanish guitar repertoire. The recital performances are informed by a combination of historical, text-based research, score analyses, and the critical evaluation and transcription of aural resources. The recitals demonstrate, through a combination of relevant classical and flamenco repertoire, the extent to which each informs the other in an ongoing and evolving way. Taken as a whole the study redresses bifurcated and biased accounts of the history of the guitar in Spain that reflect and champion the personal agendas of historians.

Divergence and convergence in Spanish classical and flamenco guitar traditions (1850-2016): a dissertation comprising 2 cd recital recordings and exegesis

Recital_1.zip Music Recital

Recital_2.zip Music Recital