FERNANDO SOR

SEGUIDILLAS

Voice & Guitar Music Book

Sor's Seguidillas are now very well known and have been recorded from this famous 1976 Tecla edition several times. The book contains twelve songs, eloquent and sometimes humorous, composed by Sor in about the 1790s and 1800s in Spain, for voice with guitar accompaniment (some with piano). They take a significant place in the history of Spanish song and of popular song in general. Newly discovered and published in 1976 for the first time. The guitar accompaniments are mostly not difficult.

The twelve songs are as follows. 

• Cesa de atormentarme (e to f')
• De amor en las prisiones (f to g')
• Acuérdate, bien mío (f sharp to g')
• Prepárame la tumba (g to a'')
• Cómo ha de resolverse (e to g' sharp)
• Muchacha, y la vergüenza (e flat to d')
• Si dices que mis ojos (e to f' sharp)
• Los canónigos, madre (g to a'')
• El que quisiera amando (f to g')
• Si a otro cuando me quieres (f sharp to f' sharp)
• Las mujeres y cuerdas (g to a'')
• Mis descuidados ojos (f to f')

Mostly love poetry. Some songs have traditional themes, such as the first two: "Cease tormenting me, cruel Memory", and "Happy I live in Love's prisons". Others have their witty side: "Los canónigos, madre" says that canons don't have children, only little nephews and nieces: mother, says the singer, I want a canon, so that I can be an aunt... "Las mujeres y cuerdas" tells us: "Women and guitar strings: you need talent to tune them."