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Andres Segovia
Segovia, Andrés, Marquis of Salobreña
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Segovia, Andrés, Marquis of Salobreña (
b Linares, 1893;
d Madrid, 1987). Sp. guitarist and composer. Début in Granada 1909. Madrid 1912, Paris 1924, NY 1928. More than any other man responsible for revival of interest in guitar as ‘classical’ instr. Works specially comp. for him by Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Ponce, etc. Created Marquis of Salobreña by King Juan Carlos, 1981. Segovia int. gui. comp. founded 1981. Transcr. works by Bach and others for guitar. Continued world tours well into his 80s. Wrote pieces for guitar.
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Piezas liricas para guitarra.(The Andres Segovia Archive, edited by Angelo Gilardino, Liugi Biscaldi)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...T. Presser), c2003. (The Andres Segovia Archive.) [Foreword (Roberto...T. Presser), c2002. (The Andres Segovia Archive.) [Foreword (Allan...T. Presser), c2003. (The Andres Segovia Archive.) [Foreword (Roberto...
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Andres Segovia.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Andres Segovia. Preludios y estudios. (Obras para...E. 4091 B. [euro]20.20.] Andres Segovia. 23 canciones populares de distintos...E. 4092 B. [euro]20.20.] Andres Segovia. Transcripciones. (Obras para guitarra...
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Classical Guitar Virtuoso Andres Segovia Dies at 94
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/4/1987; ; 700+ words
; Andres Segovia, 94, the Spanish virtuoso whose career...attack brought on by a lung edema. Mr. Segovia was an extraordinarily gifted and seemingly...no guitar but the Spanish guitar, and Andres Segovia is its prophet," Virgil Thompson...
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Andres Segovia will conduct master classes at the University of Southern California.
PR Newswire; 7/1/1986; 700+ words
; ...ANGELES, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Andres Segovia will conduct master classes at...this recital. Patrons of the Andres Segovia Master Class will be able to meet...the proceeds will benefit the Andres Segovia Endowment at USC. For more information...
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Analysis: Comparing the technique of the latest crop of classical guitarists to that of the legendary Andres Segovia
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 6/24/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...guitarists to that of the legendary Andres Segovia Host: MELISSA BLOCK Time: 9...music) MELISSA BLOCK, host: Andres Segovia is credited with single-handedly...first, about the background of Andres Segovia. FRED CHILD (Host, "Performance...
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An appreciation of Andres Segovia
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/16/1986; ; 698 words
; WASHINGTON When he was young, Andres Segovia likes to recall, he once said...Earth." Evidently, it worked; Segovia just celebrated his 93rd birthday...16. When he began his career, Segovia has said, "The guitar was played...
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D'Addario Foundation: celebration of Segovia's 100th sponsored at Met. (D'Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts; classical guitarist Andres Segovia; Department of Musical Instruments at the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 11/1/1993; 700+ words
; ...the centenary of the birth of Andres Segovia (1893-1987), this century...celebration will feature symposia on Segovia's unsurpassed influence as performer...Barrueco. A self-taught musician, Andres Segovia launched his now legendary career...
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Andres Segovia: master of the guitar.(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 1/1/2007; ; 611 words
; ...worthy of studying seriously. When Andres Segovia began performing in the 1910s...guitar concerts were nonexistent. Segovia was considered a curiosity...partly due to this gifted musician. Segovia is known not only for bringing...
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New 'Best Of' Albums From Opera Greats Placido Domingo and Kathleen Battle, Classical Guitar Master Andres Segovia and Legendary Conductor Herbert Von Karajan Join the Series; 20th Century Masters/The Millennium Collection.
PR Newswire; 10/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...2004 by Hip-O/UMe. Albums for Placido Domingo, Andres Segovia, Kathleen Battle and Herbert von Karajan join previously...world's best-loved classical singers. THE BEST OF ANDRES SEGOVIA offers a collection of the best-known and most popular...
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CARL SANDBURG, ANDRES SEGOVIA, RELATED EVENTS AT ROANOKE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...Sept. 23, 6 p.m."The Guitar of Sandburg and Segovia,"Roanoke Main Library, 706 S. Jefferson St...Sandburg's meeting with Spanish guitar master Andrs Segovia. "Sandburg and Segovia" is informative,literary, musical, humorous...
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Segovia, Andres
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Andres Segovia Classical guitarist Made Debut at 16...discography Selected writings Sources Andres Segovia, the most celebrated classical guitarist...limitations For the Record… Born Andres Segovia Torres, February 21, 1893, in Linares...
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Parkening, Christopher
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...instrument; he was a pupil of maestro Andres Segovia, who, according to High Fidelity...tape of the Parkening concert, Andres Segovia invited young Christopher to join...Education: Studied guitar under Andres Segovia; attended University of California...
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Coulter, William
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...recalled on his website. When he was 18, Coulter attended a concert by noted classical guitarist Andres Segovia, and was so inspired by Segovia's music that he traded in his electric guitar for a classical guitar. In 1980, after traveling...
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Yamashita, Kazuhito
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...together, so that he and others can play them on the guitar. He has been compared to revolutionary classical guitarist Andres Segovia, and is acclaimed by most serious music critics, though Jim Ferguson of Guitar Player admitted that some experts...
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Isbin, Sharon
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...the Aspen Music School in Colorado, Alirio Diaz at the Banff Music Festival, and the legendary classical guitarist Andres Segovia. At age 14, she won a competition that gave her the chance to play with the Minnesota Orchestra, which diverted...
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