Etude in G Major (Op. 35 Nr. 5)
Fernando Sor
Fernando Sor (1778 - 1839) composed a large amount of didactical material -studies and lessons- for the beginner and advanced guitarist.
Besides his guitar method, he composed a number of collections with etudes, in order of increasing difficulty these are Op. 60 (25 etudes), Op. 44 (24 etudes), Op. 35 (24 etudes), Op. 31 (24 etudes), Op. 6 (12 etudes) and Op. 29 (12 etudes).
He succeeded in adding a lot of original and fresh music to the otherwise formal and sometimes dull etude form.
Sor composed his "24 Easy Studies" Op. 35 as a reaction to complaints that players found his other studies quite difficult to play and far too ambitious for the beginner. Nevertheless these "easy" studies have some difficulties too!
On paper this Etude in G Major looks quite formal. Do not try to imitate a sewing machine here. Some emphasis on the melody notes and a slight phrasing will turn this study into music.