Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers
by Hannu Annala & Heiki Matuk
Mel Bay Publication / 2010


Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers by Hannu Annala and Heiki Matlik

In compiling this landmark sourcebook, Finnish guitarists Hannu Annala and Heiki Matlik consulted more than 70 music texts as well as dozens of composer resumes acquired from the musical information centers of several countries. During the writing process, which lasted for more than three years, they received additional information from many modern composers, including Leo Brouwer and Reginald Smith Brindle among others. In addition, several internationally renowned performing guitarists provided valuable information; these include Magnus Andersson (Sweden), Remi Boucher (Canada), Margarita Escarpa (Spain), Aleksander Frauchi (Russia) and David Tanenbaum (USA) among others. The authors' aim was to write a well-structured book with separate chapters for each instrument, such as the Renaissance and Baroque guitar, the Renaissance and Baroque lute, the vihuela, etc. 
 This unique structure enables the reader to easily discover which composers wrote for a certain instrument during any given period. In addition to the composers one would expect to find in such a comprehensive listing, the book documents several historical and modern composers for whom little previous information has been available. The book's list of more than 400 guitar and lute concertos dating from the Baroque era to the present day is a totally unprecedented. Short introductions regarding guitar and lute-like instruments as well as their basic histories are provided at the beginning of the book. The authors hope that the Handbook of Guitar and Lute Composers will serve as a practical guide for both amateurs and professionals, encouraging further study of the history of these instruments and expanding the repertoire heard on today's concert stage

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A propos des Estudios Sencillos d Brouwer p.59

[...] The marks for tempo are not made by the composer but by the publisher Max Eschig. Brouwer has commented on the tempos: "The temps should be equal to the student's possibilities. Not too slow, so that they can be played cantabile, but not too fast so that they cannot be played clearly" .. [...]

For a solo guitar: 
Suite no. 1 y 2 (1955) 
Preludio (1956)
Danza Caracteristica (1956)
Fuga no. 1 (1957)
Pieza Sin Titulo no 1 & 2 (1957)
Tres Apuntes (1959)
Estudios Sencillos Cuaderno I (Etudes Simples) 1-5   (1960)
Estudlos Sencillos Cuaderno II (Etudes Simples) 6-10 (1963)
Pieza Sin Titulo 3 (1961)
Pieza para guitarra (1962)
Tres piezas latinoamericanas I. Danza del Altiplano" (1962), 2. Triste Argentines, 3.Tango 
Dos aires populares cubanos (1962) 
Estudios sencillos Cuaderno III y IV (Etudes Simples) 11-20 (1980-81)
Un dia de Noviembre (1963)
Elogio de la Danza (1964)
Canticum (1968)
La Espiral Eterna (1970)
Memorias de El Cimarron (1970)
Tres Estudios en sonoridades (1971) 
Parabola (1973-74) 
Tarantos (1973-74) 
El Decamenon Negro (1981)
Preludios Epigramaticos/Hai-Ku (1981)
Variaciones sobre un theme de Django Reinhardt (1984)
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