Duarte John W Op 140 Twelve Studies For Guitar PDF

 

F

 These twelve Studies are relatively brief but each is focused on one or more musical and/or technical objectives: 

ligados  ––slurs (left hand ). ). arpeggios of various kinds.  – rapid changes of texture and velocity.  – juxtaposition of three versus four.  – contrary motion. ‘inequalities’. s’.  – mainstream jazz ‘inequalitie  – fourths.  – rapid alternation of compound slurs with staccato  chords. staccato chords.  – harmonics, both natural and ‘artificial’.   – legato legato versus  versus staccato lines.   – downward ‘bending’ of pitch, expressivity, and unfamiliar key.   – rapid alternation of barré  barré chords chords or harmonics with slurred octaves, and irregular changes of metre. 

 

Fingering is always a deeply personal matter; matter; some of that in this edition may be ‘unexpected’—but it is that arrived at (after long consideration) by Antonio de Innocentis, the dedicatee of these Studies, who produced a finger-perfect finger-perfect homerecorded CD of them about ten days after receiving the scores! Metronome markings are suggested averages, not intended to be rigidly adhered to. The essential thing is that the spirit of the music itself should be maintained.

N 

Roman numerals following ‘C’ represent barrés  barrés at at the indicated fret, their ‘depth’ is defined by the associated vertical brackets. brackets. Roman numerals alone indicate that notes are to be played at the normal places in the position they define. Dotted curves indicate left hand slurs (ligados  ( ligados ), ), Finger numbers connected by thin lines represent continuation of the finger along the same string, without portamento. without  portamento. Note-heads connected by thick lines (in No. ) indicate marked  portamenti. Only the first octave of each pair is to be struck.  

 TPS -040

J W. D ()

 

                    

22

 A tempo

f

                                

25

cX

2 3

3

4

4

3

4

3

3 0

0

3

 

0

2

1

4

4

3

1

                             cVIII

1

28

4

 

2

4

3

1

2

2

3

4

0

1

3   1

p  sub.

                                cVI

31

2 4 3  2   0

f sub.

1

2

2

p sub.

4

3 2  0

2

f sub.

p  sub.

                                cVII

cVIII

cIX

 

cX

35

4

2

3/2/1 Correct Fingering? Slurs?

        

38

3

2

p sub.

1

0

3

1

 3   4

54

 p  i 

43

0

4

1

3

2

4

     3

1

2

4

1

4

1

3

a   p  i a   p  a m i  a  m i  a 

 TPS -040

3

1

32

0

1

apoyando

4

m

f

 

f

 

- VII -

h = 104

 Allegr  All egrame ament nte  e 

                             f cVII 4

2

4 2

3

3 1

4 2

3

4

1

5

cIV

4 4

0 0

0

1

3

6

4 2

0 0

5

3

2

4

3

4

4

3

3

                              f p

5 

0

4 2

2 1

0

4 3

3 2

4

1

4

0

2

0

1

0 0

cIV

3

                                  p f

9

cIV

0 0

3

4

5

2

4 3

3 0

2

cVII

cV

3

cIII

3

cVIII

3

cVI

3

3 1

3

1

4

4

4

esitante 

4

                                                                    mp

13

4 3

3

0 0

3

0 0

4 3

4 3

a tempo

1

4 3

4 3

17 

4 3

1

1

cIX

cVII

cX 4

4

3

3

4

cV

4

0 0

2

1

cIV 2

cII 4

2 4

4 3

a tempo

                                    f 4

4

 21

4

2

3

4

4

2

 poco rit.

1

                      

 25 

p

cIV

senz se nzaa ral rall. l.

cVII

2

                  f   f  4 2

 29

3 1

3 1

0 0 4

5

 TPS -040

2

 

             

q = 132-138

4 3

Poco giocoso 42

- VIII -

     

   

4

cVI

3

2

              

    

4 3

5 

2

2

1 4

1

   4 3

     

33

4

5

     

2 3

4 2

0

1

       2 3

3 1

                 

cIV

3

2

1

1

4

1

3

2

5

                                           4 3

4 3

3

1 2

4 3

4

3

0 2

4 3

4 3

2

4 2

4 2

8 

1

0

0

4

                     3 1

1 3

12

3

3

0

4

0 3

0

1 2

       4

           

3 1

4 2

   

4

15 

          

4

2 1

3

3 4

1 4

  

   

4

3

2 0

1

2

5

              3 1

1

4 2

1 4

2 3

5

             4 3

4

3 1

1

1

6

             cIX

4 3

   

18 

1

4

4

4 0 1

1

2

4 3

           2

1

6

1

 TPS -040

 

- IX -

q = 80

                      

Tranquillo

XII

VII

4

IX

1

XII

2

XII

2

4

1

IX

6 =

 

VII

2

1

4

XII

XII

VII

D

                               XII

3

2

2

4

VII

2

4

1

4

1

4

4

4

1

VII

6 IX

6

1

   

4

XII



1

1

4

XII VII

VII

              

VII 1

VII

6

XII

1

1

3 1

4

4

1

4

4

XII

IX

5 4

                              

9

                           A tempo where?

12

 

1 4

4

5 3

1 3

3 6



4

6

4

 poco rit .

cIII

H.8va  0

4

XII

0

1

6 VII

3 2

V

4

15 

4

4 3

4

1

3

2 3

1. 4 3

1

4

2.

1

0

2 0

2

0

1

                               1

1

0

4

4

2

4

2 3

4

0

2 0

3

0

where is the fine?

 TPS -040

al loco D.C. al vibrando 

 

-X-

q = 96

              

 Anda  An dant nte  e 

4

0

                                                                            

   

4

0

               0

 

2

4

3

3

10 

1   4   4

2

3

3

0

2

4

3

1

1

0

1

0

3

7 

1

2

4   3

3

4

2

4

2

4   1

         

3

3

3

4 

0

1

2   0

4

0

2

3

4

4

4

0

0

0

 

2

                                                                                                                                                                                                              2

4

4

2

4

1

3

0

1

3

1

0

1

4

4

13

4

4

2

3

 

2

4

 

2

4

2

3

3

2

1

2

1

1

16

1

2

3

4

1

4

0

0

 20 

 poco rit.

 23

0

3

2 4

1

0

3

6

a tempo

0

3

4

3 3

1

 

2

2 4

3

1

4

0

cIV

1

Play legato all quarter- and half-notes and bracketed passages containing them.  TPS -040

4

 

3

 

2

 

- XI -

q = 60

Largo, con dolore e liberamente 

                                        1

2

4

2

cVI

4

2

4

0

3 2 1

2 3

3 3

 

cVII

2 4

cVI

4

3

4   2

4

6

                                     cVI

5 

4

2 4

1

2   3   1

4

4

4

2 1 0

2 1

2

2 4

0

0

0

3 2 1

3 1 2

                                               cIV

cIV

4

0

9

cII

4

4

cI

4

3

2 1 3

1

0

3

0

3

2

2

3

2   4

3

2

4

                                          

13

I3

0 2 0

0 1 4

2

3   3

4

1

0

0 0 3

3

4

0

 

2

2

1

                                                                       

16

cI

cI

4 0 3

2 4

cIV

2

3

4

2

4

3

1 2

18 

0

2

0

3

2

2

                   

 22

 

1

1

1 4 2

0 3 4

1

0 3 2

2

3

1

4

4

 

0

3

2

 poco rall .

5 4

  

62

 

3

H. XIX

1

2

r eturn to A. 1 Put finger on A, push sideways far enough to produce A  , THEN pluck and allow to return 2 as for 1 - G    to A  TPS -040

 

3

4