Composer

Fernando Sor

1778–1839

603 works in the index

Born: 1778
Died: 1839
Birthplace: Barcelona
Citizenship / historical state: Spain
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Sor is to the classical guitar roughly what Czerny is to the piano, except that his studies are also good music, which is why guitarists keep playing them long after they need the technical work.

The studies are published in several selections, the best known being the twenty Segovia chose and edited. Those are the sensible starting purchase — they are graded, musically substantial and everyone else is playing the same edition. The variations on a theme of Mozart are the concert piece.

His music is out of copyright but modern editions vary considerably in fingering, and on the guitar fingering is not advisory: the same passage can be easy or impossible depending on the position chosen. This is one of the few instruments where the editor's name on the cover genuinely tells you what you are buying.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Guitar, Voice, Trombone, Dulcimer, Flute
Genres represented: Classical, Jazz, Rock
Works with composition dates: 2 of 603

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 2 of 13

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Valse du ballet de Cendrillon	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	7
Allegretto in A major	—	—	A major	Guitar	Classical	5
Allegro in A Major	—	—	A major	Guitar	Classical	5
Larghetto From Op35 (Sor F)	—	Op35	—	Guitar	Classical	6
Marche, Op.48 No.1	—	Op.48 No.1	—	Guitar	Classical	8
Lecon In D Major ,Op.31, No.10	—	Op.31, No.10	D major	—	Classical	6
Duo in A major: Allegretto	—	—	A major	—	Classical	6
Study In D Minor	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	6
Minuet in G Major Op 2 No 1	—	Op 2 No 1	G major	—	Classical	7
Petite Piece in E Major Op 32 No 1	—	Op 32 No 1	E major	—	Classical	7
Allegretto scherzoso Op.8 no. 4	—	Op.8 no. 4	—	—	Classical	5
Menuetto	—	—	—	—	Classical	4
Fantaisie élégiaque, Op.59	—	Op.59	—	Guitar	Classical	5
6 petites pieces très faciles	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Estudio 1	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Studies For Guitar	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Playing Suggestions	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
4. Thematic Index	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Souvenir de Russie, op. 63	—	op. 63	—	Guitar	Classical	5
March of the Wooden Soldier	—	—	—	Guitar	—	5
Melody on an E String	—	—	—	Guitar	—	5
Minuet in G Major Op 2 No 1 (F. Sor)	—	Op 2 No 1	G major	Guitar	Classical	6
Lecon in D Major Op 31 No 10 (F. Sor)	—	Op 31 No 10	D major	Guitar	Classical	6
Minuet in E Major Op 11 No 10 (F Sor)	—	Op 11 No 10	E major	Guitar	Classical	5
Divertimento in C Major Op 13 No 3 (F Sor)	—	Op 13 No 3	C major	Guitar	Classical	5
Cesa de atormentarme	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	6
Las quejas de Maruja	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	6
No tocaran campanas	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	6
Que costoso es el logro	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	6
Si mis ojos te dicen	—	—	—	Guitar, Voice	Classical	6
Study In D	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Allegretto in E Minor	—	—	E minor	Guitar	Classical	4
Andantino From Op35 (Sor F)	—	Op35	—	Guitar	Classical	5
Valse	—	—	—	—	Classical	5
Cantabile	—	—	—	—	Classical	4
Leccion In A Minor	—	—	A minor	—	Classical	6
Minuet in G minor	—	—	G minor	—	Classical	5
Fantasia in E Minor Op 21	—	Op 21	E minor	—	Classical	5
Andantino	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	5
L'encouragement. Op.34	1828IMSLP	Op.34	—	Guitar	Classical	4
12 Etudes, Op.6	—	Op.6	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Quatrième Fantasie pour la Guitare, Op.12	—	Op.12	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Introduction et Variations sur l'air Gentil Housard, Op.27	—	Op.27	—	Guitar	Classical	4
25 Progressive Studies, Op.60	—	Op.60	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Estudio #13 Op. 6, No. 9	—	Op. 6, No. 9	—	Guitar	Classical	6
Estudio 11	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Introduction To The Study Of Guitar	—	—	—	Guitar	Classical	4
Andante, op. 44, no.1	—	op. 44, no.1	—	Guitar	—	3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 197693. Portrait: Own work, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.