A Study of Antonio José’s Sonata para Guitarra

• Main Authors: Mauricio Terrazas Zambrana, 馬德睿
• Other Authors: Ming-Jian Fang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/crd627

博士 === 輔仁大學 === 音樂學系 === 102 === The Sonata para Guitarra (1933) by the Spanish composer Antonio José (1902 – 1936) represents a very uncommon case in the history of the classical guitar. Since its posthumous first publication in 1990, this Sonata has rapidly become an essential piece of the classical guitar repertoire. Rarely has a piece by an unknown composer such as Antonio José aroused so much interest in the classical guitar world so long after its composition. This Sonata is considered nowadays to be one of the most important guitar sonatas, maybe the most important, written by a Spanish composer in the early 20th century This dissertation tries to explore where the remarkable nature of this Sonata lies. It presents a structural and stylistical analysis of the Sonata, a comparison to two other representative guitar sonatas written by two of Antonio Jose’s contemporaries, a thorough study of the interpretative difficulties the original autographed version presents, a discussion and evaluation of the solutions the new edition´s editor Ricardo Iznaola offers, and alternatives that more closely approximate Antonio José´s original intentions. Through these analyses and comparisons this dissertation attempts to illuminate the Sonata´s value and its significance for the guitar repertoire.