Albéniz
Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909) was a Spanish Catalan composer and pianist best known for his piano works based on folk-music idioms, many of which have been transcribed for guitar by others.
Albéniz's most famous work is Iberia, a suite for piano composed between 1905 and 1909. It consists of four books, each with three pieces; a complete performance lasts about an hour and a half. Iberia was greatly admired by Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen. Although selections from Iberia have rarely been attempted on solo guitar, they have been effectively performed by guitar ensembles.
Important guitar-transcriptions of Albéniz's piano works include Granada, Sevilla, Cadiz, Cordoba, Asturias, Majorca, Espanola, and the Tango in D.
Asturias (Leyenda), originally composed for piano, is the first movement of Albéniz's Chants d'Espagne and is a famous piece in the classical guitar repertoire.
The guitar transcription of Majorca (or Mallorca) has become an important work in the classical guitar repertoire. John Williams said "I like to play Majorca, a piece depicting a mysterious, beautiful island with a Moorish influence."
Rumores de la Caleta (Murmurs from the Small Courtyard), Opus 71, Number 6, is a piano work by Isaac Albéniz, subtitled Malagueña. It is an emotional courting dance from Málaga (in Spain), although the piece was actually named after La Caleta beach in Cadiz. Since being transcribed for guitar-duet by Miguel Llobet it has become a well-known piece for classical guitar. It has been played and recorded by guitarists such as Julian Bream together with John Williams, and many others. In her book Detachment Fault, Susan Miller said, "the soulfulness of Sevilla slid imperceptibly into Rumores de la Caleta. The slow, measured beats took on a life of their own, gathering the shadows, the passions, the cries of lovers and of hunted, wounded animals on moonlit night."
Albéniz’s influence on Spanish music was profound. His activities as composer, conductor, and performer significantly inspired Spanish musicians and raised the reputation of Spanish music abroad.
Sheetmusic
The sheetmusic had quite a few misprints. The B, I questioned as a misprint, should indeed be a C. The other major misprint was A's that should have been marked A#'s. You might notice that as an abrupt change from Major to Minor for a few measures. There were a few quarter notes that should have been 1/8 th notes to keep to the 4/4 notation. But I knew better than to accept that.
Albéniz Mallorca Sheetmusic
Middle Section (Pages 4 to top of 6)
Albéniz Rumores de la Caleta
