Canarios by Gaspar Sanz Arranged for Two Guitars

The energetic Canarios by Baroque composer Gaspar
Sanz is a fast dance inspired by the dances of the Canary Islands and became famous
in the court of Spain. The piece alternates 6/8 with
3/4 time signatures and thus the accent of the dance
changes using this hemiola effect -- which is quite
challenging.
The melody in guitar 1 is cheerful and starts in 2nd
position, but will eventually reach 7th position.
Slurs are used to make the articulation of the melody
more interesting and to help give a more rhythmic
feel to the dance. The bass line in guitar 2 is
based on dotted quarter notes and marks the stronger
beats of the measures that alternate with syncopated
passages. It also uses a lot of open strings
and a few double-stops (playing two notes at the
same time). The chords at the end of the piece can
be strummed -- three times per chord -- if you’re
feeling confident. It’s entirely stylistic for Spanish
Baroque guitar music and, well, it’s a lot of fun too!
This video is performed by Dave Belcher and Nicoletta Todesco and recorded at Yale University by Matthew LeFevre and Benjamin Schwartz.
The piece is part of the Grade 3 material of the Classical Guitar Corner Academy Curriculum. Learn more about Classical Guitar Corner Academy here: www.classicalguitarcorner.com/
The edition of this piece is included in the CGC Graded Duets For Classical Guitar book and you can find it in the spiral-bound edition here: cgcpublishing.com/collections...

[@RickLord1]

Such a delightful performance with precision, tonal quality, and sharp rhythm. Two very fine guitarists and human beings make it happen.

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Thank you so much, Rick! -Dave

[@iggypreilly]

Awesome!

[@harveyfreed6342]

What a great series of mini duets. Charming! And very pretty.

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Thank you so much Harvey! Niki

[@emmas3670]

I LOVE THIS - beautiful arrangement 👏👏👏

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Thank you, Emma!

[@myrizg]

Me encanta!

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Thank you, Myra! Glad you enjoyed it. -Dave

[@philltadman]

Love this!

[@ClassicalGuitarCorner]

Thank you!

[@fraimaimfr4942]

È state divertente, bravi 👍
Franco di Milano

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Grazie, Franco! -Dave

[@Nylon_and_Gut-MatteoLaurenzi]

Fantastic arrangement!!!

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Thanks, Matteo! Niki did a wonderful job with many arrangements and compositions for this book! -Dave

[@christopherstanford5599]

🎶🦜🎵🤗🤗🌹💐

[@ClassicalGuitarCorner]

Thank you for watching!