Fernando Sor

Fernando Sor - A Bibliography of Published Literature and Music brings together for the first time detailed descriptions of all known published references to the Catalan classical composer and guitarist Fernando Sor. Born in Barcelona in 1778, Sor was descended from a long line of career soldiers. He continued the family tradition, and until 1813, when he was obliged to leave Spain, he combined a military career with composing and performing music. Best known for his guitar compositions, he also composed music for a wide range of genres, including opera, orchestra, string quartet, piano, voice, and ballet. Sor's contemporaries considered him to be "the most perfect guitarist in the world" (1822). His works, particularly those for guitar, continue to be played and reprinted since his death in 1839. In this bibliography, the result of many years of musicological research, author Mijndert Jape presents entries from 532 authors, 105 periodicals and 154 publishers. The book is a practical guide, which enables the reader to find his way through the published literature chronologically or with the aid of six indices. The descriptions conform to the International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographic Publications and [id.] for Printed Music (ISBD-M and ISBD-PM).