Dionisio Aguado y García
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10 Petites pièces non difficiles, Op.1412 Waltzes, Op.14 Andantes and Waltzes, Op.54 Rondos brillants, Op.24 Valses faciles, Op.76 Minuets and Waltzes, Op.126 Petites pièces, Op.46 Valses8 Petites pièces, Op.3A
Allegro brillante in E majorAllegro in G majorC
Colección de estudios para guitarraContredanses et valses faciles, Op.8E
Escuela de guitarraExercices faciles et très utiles, Op.10F
Fandango variado, Op.16G
Guitar EtudesL
La Guitare, méthode simpleLe menuet affandangado, Op.15Les favorites, Op.11M
Morceaux agréables et non difficiles, Op.13Muestra de afecto y reconocimientoN
Nouvelle méthode de guitare, Op.6Nuevo método para guitarraR
Repertoire de l'amateurS
Selected Guitar PiecesV
VariacionesVariaciones brillantesW
WaltzesWikipediaDionisio Aguado y García (8 April 1784 – 29 December 1849) was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer of the late Classical and early Romantic periods.
Born in Madrid, he studied with Miguel García. In 1826, Aguado visited Paris, where he met and became friends with and for a while lived with
Fernando Sor. Sor's duo Les Deux Amis ("The Two Friends") commemorated the friendship: one part is marked "Sor" and the other "Aguado."
Aguado's major work Escuela de Guitarra was a guitar tutorial published in 1825. As of 2011, it is still in print, with Tecla Editions releasing a reprint in 2005. In the Escuela Aguado describes his use of fingernails on the right hand as well as his invention of a "tripodison": a device that held the guitar and thus minimized the damping effect of the player's body on the guitar's back and sides. Aguado's other works include Trois Rondos Brillants (Opus 2), Le Menuet Affandangado (Opus 15), Le Fandango Varie (Opus 16), as well as numerous waltzes, minuets, and other light pieces. The more extended works require a virtuoso technique and left-hand stretches that are almost impossible on the longer string lengths of modern guitars. (See Frederick Noad, "The Classical Guitar")
Aguado returned home to Madrid in 1837 and died there aged 65.
Aguado's surname comes from the Spanish word for "soaked." (This is because an ancient relative of his, who was a knight, returned after a battle caked in mud. The nickname then eventually became the surname.
Of the instruments used by Aguado, two which were built by
are held at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional in Madrid. Aguado is known for having used a tripod to support his guitar.
Works without Opus number: