Andres Segovia
Guitarist
1893-02-21 – 1987-06-02
Spanish classical guitarist credited with establishing the guitar as a major concert instrument in the 20th century. He performed globally for decades and significantly expanded the modern classical guitar repertoire through commissions and transcriptions.
Quotes by Andres Segovia
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The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.
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Lean your body forward slightly to support the guitar against your chest, for the poetry of the music should resound in your heart.
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The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.
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The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the instruments are little or bigger islands, very beautiful for the flowers and trees.
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Whoever heard of an electric violin, electric cello or, for that matter, an electric singer?
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When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists.
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