guitar music

Guillermo composed and interpreted his music on a guitar, his constant companion. This could be be expected: Hometown Quebradillas was a guitar town...well known luthier William Del Pilar grew up together with the other William (Guillermo). Also, among his friends were Fidencio Diaz and Manuel Velasquez, both world class guitarmakers from Puerto Rico. Guillermo at one time or another owned guitars made by the 3 previously named guitarmakers. Another friend was Manuel Gayol, a famed guitarist from Puerto Rico who gave many concerts abroad.

In spite of his close asociation with guitarists, guitarmakers and the fact that he was a guitarist, Guillermo almost never put his guitar compositions on paper nor did he publish any guitar compositions in his lifetime.

On about 1953 guitarist Andres Segovia visited Puerto Rico and his host took him to dinner to a restaurant (El Centauro) where Guillermo was playing the guitar and singing with his former student, his other "son", the now legendary Miguel Alcaide. After hearing them play many work by Guillermo at the restaurant, Segovia invited Guillermo and Miguel to visit and play more for him at his hotel room the next day. There Segovia made two requests to his new friends:  That  Guillermo write down some works and send them to him and that Alcaide go to Spain to finish his guitar studies with him, at Segovia's expense, if necessary. Needless to say, Guillermo never sent any music to Segovia (due to publisher related problems with Peermusic) and Alcaide never went to study with Segovia.

Alcaide did go on to become one of the great guitarists dedicated to popular and "trio" music and the classical guitar. Many consider Alcaide (now deseased, but can be heard on the many comercial recordings and movies he made) the best "Trio" guitarist of his time.

Guillermo did leave a large collection of  recordings (solos, with Alcaide and others) of his music where he plays the guitar. Now you know why Andres Segovia (and other guitarists) never played Requiem para un artista, (MP3 452k).or Serenata a Isul (MP3 154k) or La luciernaga (MP3-662k ) all played here by Guillermo Venegas .
 
 

The Guitar Music of Guillermo Venegas
To download and listen MP3 files

Title	mp3	midi	Sheet music
Amor de Mayo - Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Amor de Mayo - Two guitars Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Amor de Mayo Quartet (guitar/violin/viola/cello) Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Canción para acompañar a un póema Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		mid	yes
Chiquita - Guitar Solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Chiquita - Two guitars Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Desde Que Te Marchaste - Guitar Solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
La Luciérnaga - Guitar solo Performed by the composer Arrangement by the composer Benjamin Schenstead Trancription	mp3	midi	yes
La Maruja (Danza) - Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
La Mongolita - Guitar solo Arrangement by the composer Benjamin Schenstead Trancription		midi	yes
Los Puentes de Paris - Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Los Puentes de Paris - Two guitars Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Los Puentes de Paris Quartet (guitar/violin/viola/cello) Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Luna - Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Luna - Quartet (guitar/violin/viola/cello) Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Requiem para un artista - Guitar solo Performed by the composer	mp3		Soon
Requiem Para un Artista Quartet (guitar/violin/viola/cello) Mario Ramos arrangement		mid	yes
Serenata - Guitar solo Mario Ramos arrangement		midi	yes
Serenata a Isul - Guitar solo Arrangement by the composer Performed by the composer	mp3
Vals Revolucionario - Guitar solo Arrangement by the composer		midi	yes

Poem dedicated to Andrés Segovia by Guillermo Venegas

Fee sheet music and MIDI Files
Mario Ramos, guitarist

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Please send sheet music for: Luna - Guitar Luna - Guitar and String Quartet (violin. viola.cello) Canción para acompañar a un póema - Guitar Chiquita - Guitar Chiquita - Two Guitar Amor de Mayo - Guitar Amor de Mayo - 2 Guitars Amor de Mayo - Guitar and String Quartet (violin. viola.cello) La Maruja (Danza) - Guitar Los Puentes de Paris - Guitar Los Puentes de Paris - 2 Guitars Los Puentes de Paris - Guitar & String Quartet (violin. viola.cello) Requiem Para un Artista - Guitar & String Quartet (violin. viola.cello) Serenata - Guitar Desde Que Te Marchaste - Guitar La Luciérnaga - Guitar (GIF file) La Mongolita - Guitar (GIF file) Vals Revolucionario - Guitar

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Mario Ramos, Guitarist  Guitar Transcriptions

Mario Ramos lives in Puerto Rico after living many years in New York, where he studied music at the Brooklyn conservatory of Musica, taught classical guitar and gave concerts.

Guitamakers (Luthiers) From Puerto Rico

These world renowned luthiers, among the best in the world and of the many that has produced Puerto Rico, were friends of Guillermo who, at one time owned guitars of these luthiers. Wiilliam Del Pilar is a native of Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. His shop is now run by William Del Pilar Jr. Both William Del Pilar and Fidencio Diaz worked at one time at the Manuel Velasquez shop in New York, when Velasquez was considered one of the top guitar makers in the world.

William Del Pilar       220 Atlantic Avenue,  Brooklyn, NY 11201  (718)-858-6564

Fidencio Diaz           Calle 1 P.458, Santa Catalina,  Canovanas, PR 00729  (787) 876-5881

Manuel Velasquez    1255 Belle Ave. #151, Winter Springs FL 32708, 407-695-5091
 

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