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Lágrima (Teardrop) is a romantic prelude for solo guitar by Spanish guitarist Francisco Tárrega. It is one of the best-known original compositions by Tárrega. It has been published by Ildefonso Alier.

Analysis

Lágrima is a very short miniature consisting of only 16 bars. It takes around 2 minutes to perform and its tempo marking is andante. It has an A-B-A structure, section A being in E major and B in E minor, and has been overwhelmingly highlighted by critics because of its simplicity and melancholic atmosphere. Each section has 8 bars. Section A consists of a very simple and predictable melody with quarter notes and dotted half notes, while the accompaniment has eighth notes. Section B turns a little bit less predictable but otherwise still very simple, with eighth notes on the main voice. At the end of section B, section A is repeated to close the work. As usual in Tárrega's composition, Lágrima bears some technical difficulties in spite of its simplicity.

Composed between late 1891 and early 1892, it is one of Tárrega's most performed pieces. Lágrima has not been included in a definitive catalogue of his works. It has been, however, included in other collections of pieces and has been numbered depending on the position in those collections or in recordings.

Notable recordings

The following is a list of notable performances of this composition:

See also

• List of compositions by Francisco Tárrega

References

1. ^ Wade, Graham. "Pablo Garibay: Guitar Recital Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757): Sonata in E, K.380 • Sonata in D minor, K.213 Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909): Capricho árabe • Lágrima • María • Endecha • Oremus • La Mariposa Manuel Ponce (1882–1948): Sonata III (1927) Antonio José (1902–1936): Sonata (1933)". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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3. Elsayed, Mohie. "Francisco Tárrega Prelude for guitar No. 8 in A minor "Lágrima"". allmusic.com. Rovi Corporation, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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5. Bergström, Mats. "Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) Guitar Music". naxos.com. Naxos International Services, Ltd. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
6. "FRANCISCO TÁRREGA Gitarrenmusik Lágrima · Estudio en forma de Minuetto La Cartagenera · Danza mora · Columpio Endecha · Oremus · La Mariposa Recuerdos de la Alhambra · Preludio in G Adelita · Sueño · Minuetto · Pavana Estudio de velocidad · Jota". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
7. "Integral de Guitarra: David Russell". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
8. "19TH CENTURY GUITAR FAVOURITES". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
9. "Guitar Recital: David Martinez". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
10. "TARREGA, F.: Guitar Music (Bergstrom)". Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
11. "Guitar Recital: Garibay, Pablo - SCARLATTI, D. / TARREGA, F. / PONCE, M. / JOSE, A." Naxos International Services. Retrieved 26 August 2014.

External links

• SMAA YouTube Video Archive (rare 3rd part)
• Lágrima: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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Works	Lágrima (around 1881) Capricho árabe (1892) Recuerdos de la Alhambra (1896) Estudio en forma de minueto (1906) Oremus (1909)
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