Sonate Brilliant (Op. 15)

Mauro Giuliani · Level 6 (Expert) · Classical · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

A solo guitar piece by Mauro Giuliani (1808), in C major and 4/4 time: a melody accompanied by the bass. 204 bars. Repeats are marked as in the score. Complete transcription from the Mutopia Project edition (source: Vienna, S. A. Steiner & Co., Plate 933).

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• Practise the bass alone (thumb), then the melody alone (i-m, or a with rest strokes) before combining the two voices; the melody must sing on top. A concert piece: care for tone, dynamics and position shifts as much as for the notes. It climbs high up the neck (beyond the 7th fret): the tab shows the lowest position, so adapt the fingering.

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• 18 Progressive Lessons, No. 1 (Op. 51)
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• 18 Progressive Lessons, No. 2 (Op. 51)
• 18 Progressive Lessons, No. 3 (Op. 51)
• 18 Progressive Lessons, No. 4 (Op. 51)
• 24 Studies for the Guitar, No. 1 (Op. 100)
• 24 Studies for the Guitar, No. 2 (Op. 100)
• 24 Studies for the Guitar, No. 22 (Op. 100)

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