Essays about anything related to classical guitar and music by Kazu Suwa. Some essays include audio or video samples.
Essays
Music Engraving: The Art of Making Legible Sheet Music
Brief history of music engraving from traditional plate engraving to computer-based engraving, and some important…
Allegro and the Origin of Modern Tempo Marking (Tempi Part 4)
In this concise essay, I will explore the first appearance of tempo marking and the development of the notion of…
The origin of modern note values and time signatures: alla breve and common time (Tempi Part 2)
In this essay, I will explore the origin of tempo, modern note values and time signatures such as the symbols C for 4/4…
Salamanca: A beautiful city of Spain, the University and Alfonxo X of Castile
Salamanca is a beautiful ancient university city located in about 200km towards northwest from Madrid, Spain. The Old…
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Chôros No.1
Heitor Villa-Lobos wrote this Chôros No. 1 in 1920 in Rio de Janeiro. At his time in Brazil, a fusion of different…
Francisco Tárrega: María (Gavotte)
María (Gavotte) is another famous piece by Francisco Tárrega. With this María, Tárrega deploys a range of techniques…