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Fernando Sor
Sign in to saveAlso known as José Fernando Macario Sors, Ferdinand Sor, Ferdinando Sor, Ferran Sor, Sor
Spanish classical guitarist and composer (1778-1839)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Spain
- Active from
- 1778
- Active to
- 1839
Discography
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- 94,073
- Total plays
- 651,955
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Fernando Sor, (baptized Joseph Fernando Macari Sors or José Fernando Macarurio Sors February 14, 1778 – July 10, 1839) was a Spanish guitarist and composer, born in Barcelona. In Spain he is sometimes known as the "Beethoven of the Guitar." Born to a fairly well-off family, Sor was descended from a long line of career soldiers, and intended to continue that legacy, but was distracted from this when his father introduced him to Italian opera. He fell in love with music and abandoned a military c
Key facts
- Born
- José Fernando Macario Sors , Barcelona
- Baptized
- ( 1778-02-14 ) 14 February 1778
- Died
- 10 July 1839 (1839-07-10) (aged 61), Paris
- Occupations
- Composer, classical guitarist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Barcelona
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- performing artist
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Student of
- Anselm Viola i Valentí
- Field of work
- Romantic music
- Genre
- classical music
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.sorfernando.com
- Image
- Fernando Sor (1778-1839).jpg
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- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- Commons category
- Fernando Sor
- date of death
- 1839-07-10
- date of birth
- 1778-02-13
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Fernando Sor
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Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Fernando Sor, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Tema con variaciones [Música notada]
La siciliana [Música notada] :]sonata para guitarra
Andante sentimental and walz [Music Noted]:] for guitar
Bolero a dúo con dos guitarras [Música notada]
Canción patriótica del año de 1808
Méthode pour la guitare [Música notada]
École de la mesure et de la ponctuation musicale [Música notada] : cent pièces pour piano à quatre mains
Method for the Spanish guitar [Música notada]
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Encyclopedic overview
The second piece from Twelve Minuets, Op. 11, early 19th century (3:08)
Op. 31 No. 1
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fernando Sor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.