Latin American Music
One of my first books for solo guitar was a book with pieces by Baden-Powell, among others. This was my introduction to music from South America. A CD by Marcelo Kayath called Guitar Classics from Latin America showed there was more music than Bossa for guitar. So now I had heared music from Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba. The music here contains some of the pieces that gave me my first taste of Latin America, like Valsa sem Nome, Retrato Brasiliero, Se Ela Perguntar and Sonho de Magia. One of my favorites is Nostalgias, not specifically a guitar piece, but a real joy to play.
Mi Buenos Aires Querido - C. Gardel/A. le Pera
added: 27-04-2011
Another arrangement of a tango by Gardel. score
Chão de Estrelas - S. Caldas
added: 15-12-2010 (mp3 22-12-2010)
A transcription from a recording by Baden-Powell. This is a beautiful Brazilian Waltz, composed by Silvio Caldas. I did change the ending a bit, from bar 100 onwards. Normally there's a fade-out on Baden-Powell's record, but this way it gets a playable ending.
score
Nesta Rua - Anon.
added: 09-12-2010
Another version of this piece, now in the arrangement of Gerald Garcia.
Alma Apaixonado - D. Reis
added: 27-09-2010
GSP San Francisco, GSP65
Abismo de Rosas - A. Jacomino (Canhoto)
added: 27-09-2010
Another beautiful Brazilian Waltz
Desengano - D. Reis
added: 01-09-2010
GSP San Francisco, GSP65
Sensuel - A. Piazzolla
added: 17-05-2010
I did cut a bit too much of the end, but would still like to share this piece. It's from a book with some nice arrangements of Piazzolla's music, "Play Piazzolla", arrangements by Gary Ryan.
Boosey & Hawkes, ISBN 978-0-85162-572-0
Ausencia!... - J.C. Duran
added: 03-05-2010
This is an old tango, not to be confused with the piece by Astor Piazzolla. score
El Dia Que Me Quieras - C. Gardel/A. Le Pera
added: 20-02-2010
This is perhaps the most famous piece by Carlos Gardel. There are some other arrangements for classical guitar. I really like the one by Victor Villadangos, but that one is a bit too challenging for me. The one by Baden Powell is not quite to my taste, so the only other option was to make my own arrangement. It took me some time, but I'm happy with the result. score/ score+tab
Nesta Rua - Anon.
added: 30-11-2009
This is a Brazilian children's song. The score for this piece can be found on Delcamp.net, but you have to register and participate in the forums for a while.
Olhos Feiticeiros - A. Jacomino (Canhoto)
added: 19-11-2009
The score for this piece can be found on Delcamp.net
Rosa - Pixinguinha
added: 26-10-2009
I recently purchased a CD with this piece by R. Baden Powell and found the score on Brazil on Guitar. I wasn't satisfied with that arrangement, so I changed it to this one here. score
Adios a Ocumare - arr. A. Lauro
added: 26-10-2009
from "Three Venezuelan pieces", edited by John W. Duarte
Universal Edition UE29175
Melancolia / Nostalgia - R. Riera
added: 02-09-2007 and 05-11-2009
The first and third of four Venezuelan pieces
Universal Edition UE29174A
Valse sem Nome - R. Baden- Powell
added: 10-02-2007
Tema Triste - R. Baden- Powell
added: 10-02-2007
Retrato Brasileiro - R. Baden- Powell
added: 10-02-2007
Alcantara - R. Baden- Powell
added: 10-02-2007
Se Ela Perguntar - D. Reis
added: 10-02-2007
Este Seu Olhar - A.C. Jobim
added: 01-03-2005
Volver - C. Gardel
added: 10-04-2004
Nostalgias - J.C. Cobian
added: 20-03-2004
This is my rendition of this beautiful tango. The arrangement can be found on the website of Jose Verdi under "ediciones". I have made a few changes, of which the following is the most important, played before the first bar;
The repeat is in the original version and I like the piece so much, I just want to play it all over again when I'm playing it, also because of those descending bass notes.
The ending, and also the repeat, starting at measure 37; keep the first chord the same, add an E at 1st string to the second chord.
Measure 38; play the last chord on 1st beat and start the descending notes on beat 3.
In measure 25, 2nd beat; D and E instead of E and F
In measure 28 bass line; first D should be D#, second D remains as is.
Tinta Verde - A. Bardi
added: 26-02-2003
Another piece that was posted on Todo Tango as a sound file and sheet music for piano. I thought it was a funny piece of music and seemed to be well suited for guitar, so I made this arrangement. score
A Media Luz - E. Donato
My version of this very well known tango. I found the sheet music for piano on Todo Tango, together with a sound file of an orchestra playing this piece. I've heard other versions of this piece, which were a lot slower, so anything goes. In the piano score the measures 30 to 37 were the same as the first part, which gave too many repetitions in my opinion. To give it a different feel, I transposed the melody 1 octave and also changed some notes to keep it playable as a bass line under the violin part as played in the orchestra arrangement mentioned above. The MP3 here is played with a capo in third position, mainly because of the change in sound that suits this piece. score / tab
Querime Serrana - J. de Dios Filiberto
An arrangement of a piece I found in an old book. The Argentinian composer is known for tangos like "Caminito" and "Quejas de Bandoneon". gif / tab
Serenata Ingenua - R. Riera
I received an E-mail from Venezuela, asking about the absence of Venezualan music on my site, even though there are such talented composers as Lauro and Riera. Of course I know about Lauro, but Riera's music was unknown to me. So I searched a bit on the web and here is one of the pieces that I found.
Album para Guitarra
Union Musical Ediciones S.L.
Chiquilin de Bachin - A. Piazzolla
Sonho de Magia - J. Pernambuco
Brazilian composer whose most well known piece is 'Sons de Carrilhoes'. The piece here is not as famous, but the first bar may sound familiar. It has been quoted by Villa Lobos in his Prelude no. 5. score / tab
Celos - J. Gade
Arrangement of a very famous tango piece. Although written by a Dane, it's still Latin enough to be in the Latin American section, in my opinion. score / tab
Pasillo no.1 - F.A. Velasquez
After posting my site for the first time, I got some very nice reactions. Among them was an E-mail from Panama. Attached was the score of this Pasillo. I never heard any music from Panama, so I feel very fortunate to have this score.
The Pasillo is a dance from Panama and Colombia, that's played in a moderate tempo. This piece has been written by Fransisco A. Velasquez, a Panamanian guitar professor. gif 1 / gif 2
Donde estas, que no te veo - F. Canaro
I've deleted the MP3, but the score is still here. score