THE REVIVAL OF THE GUITAR

At the beginning of the 20th century the revival of the guitar was produced, a fact that has been supported by great musicologists specialized in the instrument such as Angelo Gilardino.

We could say that the “revival” matches the aesthetics of Impressionism and Nationalists prevailing at the time in which a modality is used in accordance with the tuning of instruments by 4ths. This new opportunity to put guitar in the “musical spotlight” makes first-rate composers such as: Manuel de Falla, Joaquín Turina, Antonio José or Vicente Asencio generate a new musical corpus. This corpus is of such importance that in our time period it got named “The golden century” of classical guitar.

The project we are presenting is based on carrying out a concert in which some of the most representative classical guitar works from the 20th century is presented. Each of the works will be presented by the artist, through a brief explanation which will help the audience to get to know the work and the musical style in which it is framed.