Etude No.25, Op.60 (Allegro brillante) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade 5-9). 142 Pages. Here is the YouTube link if you want to watch it there.
Etude No.25 is at a technique level of around Grade 9-10 depending on your desired tempo and level of musical refinement. This etude presents study opportunities for triadic arpeggios, scales, slurs, shifts, and general intensity of fretboard navigation. All the techniques in this etude has been presented in the previous etudes but here they are combined into a continuous sixteenth note experience. The allegro tempo marking in combination with triadic arpeggios traversing the fretboard make this a relentless and challenging work at faster tempos. Individual measures do not present anything too difficult or awkward but a thorough knowledge and memorization component is essential to performance.
The twenty-five etudes in Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) are one of the most important pedagogical collections for classical guitar. The etudes are both enjoyable for their musical content and pedagogically beneficial for their very clear technical objectives. Compared to other etude collections, both period and modern, Op.60 excels in its tightly focused compositional adherence to didactic goals. For this reason the etudes are excellent studies for students to test their skills in a controlled musical setting and a rite of passage from the intermediate to upper playing level.
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The end to another great series of etudes. Thank you Bradford for your wonderful performances and lessons. These were particularly helpful and challenging for me. Can’t wait to see what’s next!