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Music prior to the classical era was often composed for performance on various combinations of instruments, and could be adapted by the performer to keyboard instruments, the lute, or the guitar. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, a significant amount of music has been written for the guitar by non-guitarist composers.
"Litmus Distance" is a series of two small pieces for classical guitar, composed by Takashi Yoshimatsu. One of the composer's debut works, he describes it as a new kind of imagined folk music, portraying of the distance of the bedouins. [1] The sheet music for these pieces was issued together in Yoshimatsu : Guitar Works Vol. 2 : Wind color Vector.
The romantic guitar, in use from approximately 1790 to 1830, was the guitar of the Classical and Romantic period of music, showing remarkable consistency in the instrument's construction during these decades. By this time guitars used six, sometimes more, single strings instead of courses.
Musopen, under the URL musopen.org, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which prioritizes "improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials". [M 1] The website creates, produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music.
Sheet music, primarily vocal music of American imprint, dating from the 18th century to the present, with most titles in the period 1840–1950. John Hay Library at Brown University: ART SONG CENTRAL: downloadable, IPA transcriptions, vocal: 1,000 Printable sheet music primarily for singers and voice teachers—most downloadable.
Carcassi was born in Florence, Italy, and first studied the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso concert guitarist. He moved to Germany in 1810, gaining almost immediate success. By 1815, he was living in Paris, earning his living as a teacher of both the piano and the guitar.