El testament d'Amelìa Online Classical Guitar Lesson
El testament d'Amelia is a slow & brooding piece written in D minor. The story behind the piece revolves around the tragic circumstances of Amelia and the loss of her amorous husband...to her mother! This is one of 3 pieces belonging to Miguel Llobet that I have added fingerings too and created videos for. The other two are Canco del Lladre & El noi de la Mare.
My arrangement has complete fingering suggestions for both hands and video tutorial(s) to guide you through the piece from beginning to end.
8 pages featuring:
Sheet music with tabs underneath (complete fingerings for both hands)
Sheet music only
Tabs only
Introduction
El testament d'Amelia is a lugubrious & plaintive piece from the Catalan master of guitar - Miguel Llobet. The theme is based upon an old story of a young woman that is dying suggesting that her soon-to-be widow seek 'comfort' with her distinctly healthier mother with whom it would seem her husband had been having an affair with. Who knows perhaps it is this heart-breaking discovery which lead to her somewhat untimely downward spiral.
Performance Points
- Don't keep to a strict tempo
- Use rubato generously
- Aim for a soft & dulcet tone
- Let Amelia's emotion flow through your fingers
- Try to make the artificial harmonics ring clearly above the underlying base notes
