Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Soon they were engaged. Francisco Tárrega (Francisto Tarrega y Eixea) (1852-11-21 - 1909-12-15) was a Spanish composer and guitarist. At Christmas 1882, Tárrega married María José Rizo. He died in Barcelona thirteen days later, on 15 December, at the age of 57. In 1862, guitarist Julián Arcas heard the young prodigy and encouraged him to journey to Barcelona, a hub for musicians. Tárrega is considered to have laid the foundations for 20th century classical guitar and for increasing interest in the guitar as a recital instrument. Although Tárrega was only ten years old, he ran away and tried to start a musical career on his own by playing in coffee houses and restaurants in Barcelona. Francisco Tárrega and María José (María Josefa) Rizo had three more children: Paquito (Francisco), Maria Rosatia (María Rosalia) (best known as Marieta) and Concepción. FRANCISCO TÁRREGA (1852 - 1909) The Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega is principally known for his contribution to guitar repertoire; he was materially assisted in his career as a performer by the development of a guitar of greater resonance. He was soon found and brought back to his father, who had to make great sacrifices to advance his son's musical education. It then became the official guitar of 'Les Amis de la Guitare', a circle of Parisian guitarists, where it was played by Django Reinhardt, among others. Francisco Tárrega was an important Spanish composer whose music and style of guitar playing became strongly influential in the 20th century. 3 in C minorArthur Rubinstein, Schubert, F.Symphony No. After a concert, some people saw that the musician was in low spirits. He died in Barcelona thirteen days later, on 15 December, at the age of 57. He is known for such pieces as Recuerdos de la Alhambra. During the winter of 1880, Tárrega replaced his friend Luis de Soria, in a concert in Novelda, Alicante, where, after the concert, an important man in town asked the artist to listen to his daughter, María José Rizo, who was learning to play guitar. He is also the composer of Gran Vals, an excerpt of which was used in the iconic Nokia ringtone. Thus he conceived the theme of one of his most memorable works, Lágrima (literally meaning teardrop). Dezember 1909 in Barcelona. Zuvor hatte Tárrega 1869 bei dem spanischen Gitarrenbauer Antonio de Torres (1817–1892) eine Gitarre erworben, die seinen Werdegang entscheidend mit beeinflusste. Die beiden auf dieser CD präsentierten Kompositionen basieren auf der Kultur der Sámi und sind indirekt auch ein politisches Plädoyer. Geboren wurde Tárrega am 21. Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea (21 November 1852 – 15 December 1909) was an influential Spanish composer and guitarist of the Romantic period. Its superior sonic qualities inspired him both in his playing and in his view of the instrument's compositional potential. Francisco Tárrega was an important Spanish composer whose music and style of guitar playing became strongly influential in the 20th century. Mit zehn Jahren riss Tárrega zum ersten Mal von zuhause aus, um sich als Musiker in Salons und Caféhäusern durchzuschlagen. She allowed him and his family use of a house in Barcelona, where he would write the bulk of his most popular works, including Recuerdos de la Alhambra.