The original Nokia tone manages to be both extremely irritating and poignantly nostalgic. But where did the cult tune come from, and who composed it? The Nokia tune (also called ‘Grande Valse’) is a ...

Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tarrega liked a good opera tune as much as anyone, and Giuseppe Verdi really knew how to provide them in his popular operas. On the next Fretworks, Greek ...

Guitarist Sharon Isbin, who started the guitar department at Juilliard, has been a modern-day Andres Segovia in her support of guitar-playing and guitar literature. This summer, Isbin was at the Grand ...

Spain is to the guitar as Wales is to male-voice choirs. Nearly every well-known piece of music for the instrument seems to have originated in the sun-soaked country, from the much loved concertos of ...

Ever wondered where the iconic Nokia ringtone really comes from? In this video, I reveal how this famous tune actually owes its origins to a classical guitar piece from the 1800s, composed by the ...

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