Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra Full Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

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Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra – Description and performance notes.

The concerto provides a challenge for the performer and is delightful to the listener. It is written in the standard three movement concerto format: fast – slow – fast.  A variety of musical colors, rhythms, and techniques are used.  The first movement begins with an Adagio section which is marked Poco Rubato, followed by Allegro for the balance of the movement.  The second movement is darker, and perhaps, a little sullen. The third movement is bright and harkens back to the guitar’s Spanish roots.  The movement is happy and light, it has an abrupt and unexpected ending. Throughout the concerto the guitarist will use a wide range of techniques.  The full sound spectrum of the guitar is utilized.  The guitarist is asked to perform several rapid arpeggios (noted as "Finger Roll") wherein the performer utilizes the thumb and fingers to rapidly play the notes in a chord.  In other places, chords are to be played with three fingers playing up and the thumb to play down, using the nail (Flamenco style) – up and down referring to pitch.  In the first movement, the thumb is used to tap the sound board.  The guitar part is partially edited with suggested fingerings for clarity of intent.  The balance is left for to the performer’s interpretation.  In the second movement there is a "completed" tremolo section which requires the player to include the little or "c" finger.  The inclusion of the "c" finger keeps the melodic line following without interruption.  The second movement also has the melody played in artificial harmonics with the thumb playing simple a bass line. The third movement is the shortest.  It has a challenging arpeggio pattern that uses the fingers strumming up and the thumb strumming down with rapid chord changes.  The movements are in 4/4, 6/8, and 3/4 time respectively.  Duration is approx. 13:18.