CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL CLASSIC GUITAR COMPOSITIONS. José Febles. MEL BAY CD TABLATURE

CONTEMPORARY TROPICAL CLASSIC GUITAR COMPOSITIONS, José Febles. CD TABLATURE

PREFACIO

Es una gran responsabilidad ademas de una satisfaccion personal escribir una o varias
composiciones para este hermoso instrumento, la guitarra, especialmente si pensamos en esos
grandes compositores como Agustfn Barrios Mangoré, Heitor Villalobos, Joaquin Rodrigo,
Antonio Lauro, Jorge Morel y otros. Humildemente y con gran respeto a estos grandes
compositores, he sentido la necesidad y el deseo de contribuir, mantener viva y en expectativa
la composicion para guitarra, pensando en aquellos aficionados que se deleitan en escuchar y
ejecutar la musica para este instrumento.
Este libro ofrece una excelente oportunidad a guitarristas y estudiantes a poder
interpretar musica contemporanea y fresca sin perder la esencia y la belleza que merece la
composicion de este bello instrumento. He aquf mi humilde aportacion a la musica para
guitarra clasica contemporanea.
José Febles

PREFACE
It is a great responsibility and also personally satisfying to write one or several compositions
for this beautiful instrument, the guitar. This is true especially when we think about the
great composers like Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Heitor Villalobos, Joaquin Rodrigo, Antonio
Lauro, Jorge Morel and others. Humbly and with great respect for these great composers and
thinking of those enthusiasts who enjoy listening and making music for this instrument, I have
feH the need and desire to contribute to the composition for guitar keeping it alive and full of
expectation.
This book offers an excellent opportunity for guitarists and students alike to play fresh,
contemporary music without losing the essence and beauty that a composition for this beautiful
instrument deserves. This is my humble gift to the music for contemporary classic guitar.
José Febles

EL AUTOR

José Febles nacio el18 de julio de 1949 en la ciudad de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Su
inclinacion musical desde una edad tiernafue evidente. Su padre J. Angel Febles (Gelo)
acordeonista, y su madre Nereida Toro, cantante aficionada, le dejaron como herencia el arte
musical. Comenzo sus estudios de musica a la edad de 9 anos en la escuela Libre de Musica
Juan Morel Campos donde estudio teoria, apreciacion musical, solfeo e instrumento siendo
este la trompeta.
Su aficion por la guitarra comenzo a los 13 anos cuando consiguio una guitarra y
comenzo a estudiar por su propia cuenta con diferentes métodos. Sus primeras lecciones
formales de guitarra fueron con los senores Rafael Martell y Francisco Laboy. A los 14 anos
escribio su primer arreglo musical el cual marco su futuro como uno de los mas destacados
arreglistas de el ambiente latino hoy dia.
En el ano 1969 se mudo a Nueva York donde ha cosechado tremendo éxito como
arreglista y compositor durante décadas. José ha sido arreglista de casi todos los artistas de
renombre en el mundo latino al igual que compositor, no solo en Nueva York sino también ha
realizado trabajos para artistas de otros paises como Japon, Holanda, Alemania, Francia,
Espana, paises de Sur América, Puerto Rico y de otros ciudades de los Estados Unidos. No fue
hasta la década de/80 cuando José comenzo a estudiar con el profesor de guitarra Jorge Morei,
quien en realidad desperto e/ interés en José por la composicion de guitarra.

THE AUTHOR
José Febles was born on July 18th, 1949 in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. His musical
inclination was evident from an early age. His father J. Angel Febles (Gelo), accordionist, and
his mother Nereida Toro, amateur singer, left him a legacy of musical artistry. He started his
musical studies at the age of 9 at the Escuela Libre de Musica Juan Morel Campos where he
studied theory, musical appreciation, solfeggio and instrument, the trumpet being the instrument
of study.
His love for the guitar started at the age of 13 when he found a guitar and started to study
by himself with different methods. His first formaI guitar lessons were with Rafael Martell and
Francisco Laboy. At 14 years of age he wrote his first musical arrangement which marked his
future as one of the most outstanding arrangers in the Latin field today.
In 1969 he moved to New York where he has had great success as an arranger and composer
for decades. José has been an arranger for almost alI the famous artists in the Latin world
not only in New York, but he has also produced arrangements for artists from other countries
like Japan, Holland, Germany, France, Spain, countries of South America, Puerto Rico and from
other cities in the United States. It was not until the ' 80s when José started to study under guitar
professor Jorge Morel, who in fact sparked José's interest in guitar composition.

8 Pezzi:

l - Preludio d'Aida (Prelude d'Aida)
2 - Coral
3 - Ternura (Tenderness)
4 - Madrigal
5 - Black and White
6 - El Arpa del Rey David (King David's Harp)
7 - Oasis
8 - Cascada (Cascade).

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