Etude in E Minor (Op. 35 Nr. 7)
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!
This Etude in E Minor provides an excercise in arpeggio patterns over multiple strings. Do not let the sixteenth notes entice you to play the eights too fast.