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Søffren Degen (1816-1885)

Three guitar solos

Funeral march (FREE TO EVERYBODY)
Lied ohne Worte no. 9 (Mendelssohn)
Pièce facile pour la guitare

Three guitar solos by Degen are available in Tecla as downloadable files, as follows:
 

Funeral March, for guitar solo

This is a strange and very interesting composition. The attempt to break new barriers on the guitar can be seen in his imitation of church bells. The long passage near the end with only one voice makes one think of the organ. Sor’s Marche Funèbre op. 59 seems to have been a source of inspiration for this piece. Like all Degen’s compositions, the Funeral March is written for the seven-string guitar. FREE TO EVERYBODY. Download the entire piece.

 

Lied ohne Worte no. 9 (Mendelssohn), for guitar solo

An arrangement by Degen of a piece by Mendelssohn.

This transcription is very well crafted for the seven-string guitar, and may have been inspired by J. K. Mertz and his transcriptions of Schubert songs. See the first bars.

 

Pièce facile, for guitar solo

This is the only work by Degen which was published in his lifetime.  It was published in a collection of seven pieces (sept morceaux), this one by Degen and the rest by Sor and Giuliani. It is a wonderful piece, very inspired by the Danish national style of composing. Like all Degen’s compositions, it is written for the seven-string guitar. See the first bars.

 

The Funeral March is free.  The Lied ohne Worte and the Piece facile are available below for purchase in the form of downloadable files which you can print if you wish.

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Degen: Lied ohne Worte and Piece facile, as downloadable files

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Degen's biography, by Jens Bang-Rasmussen

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