Capricho Arabe by Francisco Tarrega (1852–1909), Serenata para Guitarra, Al eminente maestra Tomas Breton – PDF sheet music and videos for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. The level is early to mid-advanced (Grade 9).
My PDF Sheet Music Edition
Capricho Árabe is one of Francisco Tárrega’s (1852–1909) most famous works. It has become one of his most popular works due to its rich and dark sound as well as strong melodic lines. Before working on this piece I highly recommend you try out of some Tarrega’s easier works which you can find with grade levels on the main sheet music page.
Performance Videos and Lesson
Here is a lesson on the piece but check out the performances below. Here’s the YouTube lesson link if you want to watch it there.
I recommend this video of Marcin Dylla playing Capricho Árabe. This come via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube. Almost the same fingerings.
Also see this nice performance. Different fingerings but good ones too. Capricho Arabe – Francisco Tárrega played by Sanel Redzic
Nice phrasing by Ana Vidovic via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel.
All these players, old and modern, Christopher Parkening’s renditon is my standard for this piece, all else come under him.
Beautiful piece.
This is nice too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06GVrYP6NKs
Capricho Arabe, F. Tárrega, performed by Tatyana Ryzhkova
Extremely helpful and concisely said. What is the name and composer of the second piece of music used in as an example of left hand movement?
Richard,
Brooklyn, NY
I’m pretty sure I only play Tarrega’s Capricho Árabe in this video…what timing in the video are you talking about?