Brian Jeffery's home page
Dr. Brian Jeffery took a First in Modern Languages
from Christ Church, Oxford, and a doctorate from St. Andrews, as well
as a further degree in musicology from Oxford. He taught at St.
Andrews and at UC Berkeley. As well as specializing in Renaissance
literature and thought, he concentrates on textual analysis of early
sources and the production of modern editions. In 1997 he held the
Curtis Mayes Orpheus Chair in Musicology at Florida State University,
Tallahassee.
He is the director of Tecla Editions, the author of the book
Fernando Sor, Composer and Guitarist, and
has
published a new and re-engraved eleven-volume edition of the
New Complete Works for Guitar of Sor and very many authoritative editions of
music. The following introductions, prefaces and articles, many of
them long and detailed, may be read on this site under the titles
concerned: The complete introduction to
Aguado: New Guitar Method.
The complete preface to Aguado: Variations on
the Fandango, op. 16
The complete introduction to Beethoven: The 32
Piano Sonatas in
high-quality facsimiles.
An article: “Why, exactly, this Tecla edition of Beethoven’s 32 Piano
Sonatas may be useful to pianists”, under Beethoven: The 32
Piano Sonatas.
An article: “Jaime Bosch (1826-1895) and the guitar in Paris at the end of
the 19th century”, under Jaime (Jacques) Bosch:
Works for Guitar.
The complete preface to Luigi Brambilla: V Ariette
Italiane e Duettino, op. 5.
The complete introduction to Carcassi: 25
Etudes for Guitar, op. 60.
Carcassi: detailed biography.
The complete preface to Onorato Costa: Souvenir
d'Orient ou Fantaisie Brillante for flute and guitar, op.12.
The complete preface to Coste: La Source du
Lyson, op. 47, for solo guitar.
The complete introduction to English Romantic
Songs and Ballads for voice and guitar
The complete introduction to Ferandiere: Arte
de tocar la guitarra española
The complete introduction to G.G. Ferrari: Sei
canzonette italiane.
The complete introduction to Giuliani: The
Complete Studies for guitar.
The complete preface to Giuliani: Dances of
1810 for guitar.
Giuliani: short biography.
The complete introduction to Giuliani: The Complete Works.
The complete introduction to Giuliani: Guitar Concerto in A,
op. 30.
An article for a magazine on
Francesco Molino's Three Trios op. 4
for guitar, flute and viola.
The complete introduction to Francesco Molino:
Grand Trio Concertant, op. 30.
The complete introduction to Moretti: Doce
Canciones for voice and guitar (or piano).
The complete introduction to Songs for Voice
and Guitar, a selection of 19th century songs with guitar from many
countries.
Sor: short biography.
Sor the teacher, and the Enlightenment.
The preface to Sor: Appel des nègres aux
français.
The complete introduction to Sor: The Complete
Italian Arietts etc.
The complete introduction to Sor: The Complete
Studies, Lessons, and Exercises for guitar.
The complete preface to Sor: Method for the
Spanish Guitar.
The complete introduction to Sor: The New
Complete Works for Guitar Solo and Guitar Duet in
eleven volumes
The complete introduction to Sor: Seguidillas.
Sor: Seguidillas. Are they dance
music?
Sor: Seguidillas. Should they be
sung by men or
by women?
The complete introduction to Sor: Seguidillas
Book 2.
Sor: Seguidillas Book 2. First US
performance, November 1999.
The complete preface to Sor: Variations on a
Scottish Theme, op. 40
Fernando Sor, Composer and
Guitarist by Brian Jeffery: extract
from Chapter 1, on the seguidillas
Fernando Sor, Composer and
Guitarist by Brian Jeffery: extract from Chapter 3, on Sor's concerts in
London
Fernando Sor, Composer and
Guitarist by Brian Jeffery: extract from Chapter 5, on the visit to Sor of
Eusebio Font y Moresco
An article written for the EGTA Journal: "The
terminology of: studio, esercizio, étude, lesson, etc, in early 19th
century guitar music". En español:
La introducción, en español, a la edición Tecla de los Estudios
Completos de Sor.
More pictures
(from the music festival at Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia, and from Varvarin) Full curriculum vitae.
Email: c/o Tecla.
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