- Written in the late 1880s or early 1890s, Capricho árabe (Arabic Caprice or Capriccio) remains one of Tárrega’s most famous and popularly performed pieces for guitar.
- *A “caprice” or “capriccio” in music is lively and often humorous composition written in a free/ improvisational structure.
- In line with the work’s title, Tárrega’s Capricho árabe is free and lively in character. The “arabic” quality may be a nod to the guitar’s Moorish roots, as well as the influence of music from Andalusia and North Africa popular throughout Spain at the time.1.
Sources
- “Capricho árabe by Francisco Tárrega,” Classical Guitar Analysis (2020), accessed June 20, 2024, https://classicalguitaranalysis.wordpress.com/2020/08/24/capricho-arabe-by-francisco-tarrega/.
Cut IDs
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