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Also known as Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea, Francisco Tarrega

Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852-1909)

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Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) was a Spanish guitarist, composer, pianist, and music arranger. Born in Villarreal, he was educated at the Madrid Royal Conservatory. His musical career spanned from 1874 until his death in 1909. Tárrega worked within the Romantic music genre and is noted for his composition "Recuerdos de la Alhambra." He performed on the classical guitar and guitar.

Tárrega’s body of work includes pieces such as "Tango Maria," "20 Easy Spanish Guitar Solos," and "Tarrega for Guitar - 40 Easy Original Works and Arrangements." Other collections include the "Francisco Tarrega Collection (Songbook)" and "Best of Francisco Tarrega in 33 Pieces for Guitar." He taught several students, including Rita Brondi, Daniel Fortea, Emilio Pujol, and Miguel Llobet.

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Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Tango Maria
  • 20 Easy Spanish Guitar Solos
  • Tarrega for Guitar - 40 Easy Original Works and Arrangements
  • Francisco Tarrega Collection (Songbook)
  • Best of Francisco Tarrega in 33 Pieces for Guitar

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Listeners · Last.fm

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195,516
Total plays
1,635,343

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classical guitarClassicalspanishguitarromantic

Francisco Tárrega (Francisto Tarrega y Eixea) (1852-11-21 - 1909-12-15) was a Spanish composer and guitarist. Born in Villarreal, Spain, he fell into an irrigation channel when he was young, which rendered him nearly blind. Partially due to this accident, the family moved to Castellon and enrolled him in music classes. Both his first music teachers, Eugeni Ruiz and Manuel Gonzalez, were blind. In 1862, guitarist Julián Arcas heard the young prodigy and encouraged him to journey to Barcelona, a

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Key facts

Born
Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea , ( 1852-11-21 ) 21 November 1852, Villarreal , Spain
Died
15 December 1909 (1909-12-15) (aged 57), Barcelona , Spain
Occupations
Composer guitarist
Years active
1874–1909

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Spain
Place of birth
Villarreal
Occupation
pianist
Languages spoken
Spanish
Instrument
guitar
Image
Francisco tarrega retrato.jpg
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Commons category
Francisco Tárrega
date of birth
1852-11-21
date of death
1909-12-15
start of work period
1874-00-00
end of work period
1909-00-00
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Works in European collections

17 objects attributed to Francisco Tárrega, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea (21 November 1852 – 15 December 1909) was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Vals, the latter of which became the Nokia tune.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francisco Tárrega” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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