Sor’s 27 FREE TO EVERYBODY files

Sor’s 27 FREE TO EVERYBODY pieces from Tecla Editions are a free anthology or sampler from Tecla especially for students the world over who in this way can find out about this composer. All these 27 pieces are taken directly from my new 2020 online second edition of Sor’s New Complete Works for Guitar. The full list of these FREE TO EVERYBODY files is below.

These FREE TO EVERYBODY pieces are examples from the full range of Sor’s work for guitar. But in these free pieces I have showcased especially dances by Sor that are seldom played: waltzes, mazurkas and galops that are full of energy and fun. They are a big part of his achievement which is seldom recognized, so I have put about eight dances in this FREE TO EVERYBODY section. Read more about Sor’s dances.

Guitar teachers may find these free pieces useful to their students as a way for them to see an overview of the output of Sor. Feel free to recommend them to go and get any or all of these free Sor items from Tecla. Also, these free pieces may help a lot for students in countries such as Mexico or South America where it isn’t easy to get printed music. And moreover all these 27 free Sor pieces from Tecla are legal – this way your students don’t put themselves in the position of using illegal photocopies or illegal pirate scans.

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Brian Jeffery

The FREE FOR EVERYBODY pieces are:

March, op. 1 no. 6
A fine military march from Sor’s Six Divertimentos op. 1.

Andante largo, op. 5 no. 5
A famous piece, dedicated to Sor’s wife, from his Six petites pièces op. 5.

Study, op. 6 no. 1
With a bass line like a voice, from Sor’s Twelve studies op. 6.

Minuet and Waltz, op. 8 nos. 1 and 2
from Sor’s Six Divertimentos op. 8.

Folies d’Espagne, op. 15(a)
A favourite piece (theme and variations 1 2 and 3 only).

Sonata in C, op. 15(b)
A famous piece (first page only).

Waltz, op. 18 no. 5
A waltz full of life, from Sor’s Six Waltzes op. 18.

Studies, op. 29 nos. 20 and 21
from Sor’s Twelve studies op. 29
TRY THIS: If you follow the instructions that Sor gives at the head of his study op. 29 no. 20 and inside it, you get a magical way of performing and hearing it. I haven’t ever heard it played following Sor’s instructions – get the free piece at the link just above and give it a try!

Lesson, op. 31 no. 3
from Sor’s 24 progressive lessons op. 31.

Mazurka, op. 32 no. 4
A fine dance from Sor’s Six petites pièces op. 32.

Galop, op. 32 no. 6
from Sor’s Six petites pièces op. 32. A splendid dance – try it very fast.

Cantabile from Sor’s L’encouragement op. 34
A famous piece for two guitars. First movement only.

Exercise, op. 35 no. 5
from Sor’s 24 very easy exercises op. 35.

Exercise, op. 35 no. 22
A famous piece from Sor’s 24 very easy exercises op. 35.

Waltz
A fine waltz for two guitars from Sor’s Six valses op. 39.

The theme from Sor’s duet for two guitars Les deux amis, op. 41.

Waltz, op. 43 no. 6
from Sor’s Mes ennuis op. 43.

Cantabile and March, op. 44 nos. 17 and 18
from Sor’s 24 pièces progressives, op. 44.

Waltz, op. 44 no. 24
from Sor’s 24 pièces progressives, op. 44.

Andante, op. 45 no. 5
A favourite piece from Sor’s Voyons si c’est ça, op. 45.

Galop
from Sor’s Six valses et un galop op. 57. A splendid dance – try it very fast.

Andante and Allegro, op. 60 nos. 14 and 15
from Sor’s Introduction to the study of the guitar op. 60.

The theme from Sor’s duet for two guitars Souvenir de Russie, op. 63.