No.10, 10 Petites Pièces, Op.11 by Carcassi

ByBradford Werner
2021

Thema con Variazioni (Theme and Variations), No.10, from 10 Petites Pièces, Op.11 by Matteo Carcassi (1796–1853) for Classical Guitar. This is from my PDF sheet music or tab edition: 10 Petites Pieces, Op.11 by Carcassi.

The video includes a performance. The level is for this one is around the grade 5-6 but it’s all fairly manageable if your basic intermediate technique is under control. Here’s the YouTube lesson link in case you want to watch it there.

These are charming examples of the classical style at around the intermediate level. They present an excellent variety of musical textures and some beautiful melodic moments. There are not many works at this level that have some significant length to the compositions so I was very happy to find Carcassi’s Op.11 works.

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 94,000 subscribers and 13 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.