![]() The A-section of the piece is written in A-minor and the B-section is written in the parallel major (A-major). Many who have heard the piece but not seen it performed mistake it for a duet. The thumb plays an arpeggio-pattern accompaniment simultaneously. The piece showcases a challenging guitar tremolo, wherein a single melody note is plucked consecutively by the ring, middle and index fingers in such rapid succession that the result is an illusion of one long sustained note. It became known through an early 20th-century publication edited by Tárrega and dedicated as an homage to the French guitarist Alfred Cottin. It was originally entitled Improvisación ¡A Granada! Cantiga Árabe. The piece was written for and dedicated to Tárrega's patron Concepción Gómez de Jacoby in 1899, commemorating their visit to the Alhambra palace and fortress complex in Granada, Spain. ![]() It requires the tremolo technique and is often performed by advanced players. ![]() Recuerdos de la Alhambra ( Memories of the Alhambra) is a classical guitar piece composed in Málaga by Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega. Problems playing this file? See media help.
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