(1923-1999) Rodrigo Riera

Obras para guitarra

• • Aire venezolano, 17.Mar.1963;

  • Perfil gitano, New York, 1964;

  • Estudio to put a kitten to sleep, 25.May.1972;

  • Sugerente, waltz, Barquisimeto, 12.Mar.1976, ded. to his son Andrés Raúl;

  • Preludio (Estudio), Caracas, 14.Jun.1976, ded. to his friend Francisco Andrés, inspired on J.S.Bach;

  • Paseo, 25.Nov.1978;

  • Joropito, 25.Dec.1978;

  • Aguinaldo, Barquisimeto, 4.Dec.1978;

  • Melodía para dos guitarras, Barquisimeto, 6.Dec.1978 (there is a transcription for guitar and bassoon);

  • Preludio estudio, 1978;

  • Valse Estudio, Barquisimeto, 3.Mar.1979;

  • Valse (Suite to sing to the Peoples);

  • Valse Estudio, Barquisimeto, 5.Jun.1979;

  • Seis por derecho, 20.Jun.1979,

  • Estudio preludio, Barquisimeto, 18.Nov.1979;

  • Preludio, Barquisimeto, 28.Nov.1979;

  • Estudio, 25.Jun.197?; Preludio, 27.Jan.1980;

  • Melodía (in waltz form), Barquisimeto, 5.Apr.1980;

  • El Poeta, Barquisimeto, 5.Apr.1980;

  • Valse al negro Tino, Barquisimeto, 16.May.1980;

  • Preludio Ingenuo, 9.Jul.1980;

  • Canción y Danza, Barquisimeto, 18. VII.1980, ded. to his cousin Ignacio Ramos Silva, guitarist;

  • Preludio, Barquisimeto, 22.Jul.1980;

  • Preludio estudio. 28.Sep.1980;

  • Julita, Barquisimeto, 1980, waltz;

  • El simplón, Barquisimeto, 9.Jun. 1981, tres Guitarras, waltz etude;

  • Pajarillo con revoltillo, Barquisimeto,1981, ded. to his son Rubén;

  • Valse en forma de preludio, 10.Mar.1982;

  • Pequeño Valse, 1.Apr.1982;

  • Valse lento, 10.Jun.1982;

  • Estudio in danza zuliana form, Barquisimeto, 15.Nov.1982;

  • Danza popular venezolana, Barquisimeto, 23.Dec.1982;

  • Estudio, Barquisimeto, 9.Feb.1983;

  • Estudio, 21.Mar. 1983;

  • Estudio, 24.Mar.1983;

  • Estudio-danza, Barquisimeto, 6. IV. 1983;

  • Preludio a Luis, 16.May.1983;

  • Valse, Barquisimeto, 15.Jul. 1983, waltz etude;

  • Estudio, Barquisimeto, 25.Oct.1983;

  • Merengue venezolano, Barquisimeto, 27.Oct. 1983, etude;

  • Merengue venezolano, ?.Mar.1984;

  • Preludio, 20. XI.1984, Preludio in etude form;

  • Pequeña danza, Barquisimeto, 17.Apr.1985, etude;;

  • Merengue, 23.Apr.1985, etude;

  • Danza, 24.Apr.1985, etude;

  • Canción, 25.Apr.1985, etude;

  • Preludio, Barquisimeto, 24.Apr.1985;

  • Danza, 6.May.1985;

  • Danza infantil, 6.May.1985;

  • El Carne, 21.May.1985, merengue-etude;

  • Valse Estudio, Barquisimeto, 21.May.1985;

  • Preludio, Barquisimeto, 22. V. 1985;

  • Danza en forma de estudio, Barquisimeto, 3.Jun. 1985;

  • Danza, Barquisimeto, 18.Jun.1985;

  • Preludio, 21.Nov. 1985, etude;

• • Lección en forma de chôro, Barquisimeto, 5.Mar.1986, ded. to Felipe Sangiorgi (Musicologist);

  • Preludio criollo, Editado por ´´Edition Sikorsk´´i NR, Germany, c.1963, recorded by the composer;

  • Danza a Maracaibo, recorded by the composer;

  • Serenata ingenua, grabado por el compositor;

  • Merengue Venezolano, recorded by the composer;

  • Canción Caroreña, recorded by the composer;

  • Choro (Publ. by Unión Musical Española), Madrid, 1964, recorded by the composer;

  • Nana, (Publ. by Unión Musical Española), Madrid, 1964;

  • Melancolía (Published in the Cuatro Piezas Venezolanas collection, Halstan y Co. Lid, England, c. 1984);

  • Monotonía Nostalgia, ídem.; Valse, ded. to Nando Riera, recorded by the composer;

  • Elorac, ded. to Carole Warner, (Published by Unión Musical Española), Madrid, 1964, recorded by the composer;

  • Estudio; a simple melody in country waltz form;

  • Joropo; Etude;

  • El Encandilador de Zamuros, based on a store by the same name;

  • Danza a Manolay; Preludio a la Cruz; melodía for an Etude by Sor;

  • Oración al Jueves Santo, Preludio;

  • Alegre Golpe; Canción I; Canción II; Valse ded. to don Manuel Guerrero;

  • Estudio Lento; El juguetón, etudes in waltz form; Canción, recorded by the composer;

  • Joropo, improvisation while being recorded by the composer;

  • Merengue, etude;

  • Valse, etude;

  • Preludio; Manotolo; Estudio in merengue form;

  • Valse Estudio; etude in joropo form;

  • Aire venezolano;

  • Valse etude;

  • Danza venezolana;

  • Preludio en terceras;

  • Andante;

  • Danza infantil, merengue infantil;

  • Canción, etude;

  • Danza Estudio, Andante, etudes;

  • Valse, waltz ded. to Agapito Pérez Cordero, guitarist;

  • Estudio; Estudio de simples acordes; Vals campestre, ded. to his son Andrés Raúl;

  • Homenaje a La Chica Chagua;

  • Canción a mi hija María Josefina, ded. to daughter María Josefina;

  • Danza al Zulia, zulian dance;

  • Aire zuliano, ded. to his student Darío González;

  • Valse a mi Nacha Mosquera, waltz ded. to Nacha Mosquera;

  • Canción blanda y Valse estudio, ded. to his son Rubén;

  • Homenaje a Teresa Rojas; Golpe al diablo de Carora; Ysabel, Mercedes, waltzes;

  • Pequeña suite para guitarra a la manera de mi pueblo, Canción, Danza, Pequeño Valse, song, dance, little waltz;

  • El popular, waltz, ded. to his friend the artist Jesús Soto;

  • Canción, ded. to Raúl Borges;

  • Preludio; Dance; Study; Autograph; Venezuelan profile for two guitars.

Transcripciones y arreglos

• Fernando Sor, Two small works for guitar, for three guitars;

• Antonio Lauro, Natalia, waltz, Barquisimeto, 13.May.1981, arr. for two guitars;

• Flavio Herrera, Polka;

• (anonymous) Tonada.