Caprice No.1-4, Op.20 by Luigi Legnani

ByBradford Werner
2025

Caprice No.1-4, Op.20 by Luigi Legnani (1790-1877). PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition. The level is late-intermediate (grade 6-8) depending on your desired tempo and level of refinement. PDF Download.

My pdf sheet music edition

Caprice No.1-4 by Legnani (PDF) from Werner Guitar Editions

Luigi Rinaldo Legnani was an Italian guitarist, singer, composer and luthier. He is best known for his 36 Caprices Op.20 which cover all the major and minor keys, likely inspired by Paganini’s 24 Caprices for the violin.

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Video Performances and Lessons

All video performances and lessons to be recorded this spring, 2025. I’ll start with No.4 which inspired me to start these.

Youtube Links: Caprice No.4

Sheet Music Samples

Caprice No.1-4, Op.20 by Luigi Legnani -Sheet Music Sample

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 97,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.