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Federico Moretti:

Doce Canciones
(Twelve Songs)

with an introduction by Brian Jeffery

Twelve attractive songs in Spanish with accompaniment for guitar or piano. These songs by Moretti (whom Sor admired) form the earliest known song-cycle for voice and guitar. 

Paperbound TECLA 0007
Price 25.00 euros / or 17.00 UK pounds / or 33.00 US dollars
ISBN 978-0-906953-07-5


72 pages.  A complete facsimile of the London edition of c. 1812, very clear to read and play from.  This edition first published by Tecla in 1978.  As well as the introduction, also included is an English prose translation of all the Spanish texts.

Read the complete introduction. Gives many details about Moretti, these songs, and the circumstances of their publication.

SORRY, THIS BOOK IS NOW SOLD OUT (2008).  A second printing is being actively prepared.

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Here is a list of the songs. 

 All the poems are on the theme of love.

  1. La Irresolución (f sharp to g')

  2. La Reflexión (e to g')

  3. La Insinuación (f sharp to f' sharp) (with an optional ornament on g' sharp) (Begins "Desde el instante"). See part of this song,  page2 and page3, as pdf files.   Has a fine campanelas section.

  4. La Explicación (f to g')

  5. La Curiosidad (f to f')

  6. La Posesión (f sharp to g')

  7. El Descuido (f sharp to f' sharp)

  8. La Ausencia (g to g')

  9. El Desengaño (d to f')

  10. Consejo al bello sexo (e to f' sharp)

  11. El Consejo (g to g')

  12. La Libertad (f to g')

The guitar parts are of moderate difficulty.

Ranges: The songs will suit a tenor or soprano as most of them go up to f', and some go up to g' or g' sharp.  The exact ranges are indicated above as follows:
a, b, c, and so on up to g: this means from the a four notes below the treble stave, up to the g which is on the second line of the treble stave.
a', b', c', and so on up to g': this means from the a which is on the second space of the treble stave, up to the g which is on the space just above the treble stave.
a'', b'', c'', and so on: this means from the a which is on the line immediately above the treble stave, upwards.

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