Spanish Romace (Romance de Amor)

This is arguably the most famous piece of music for the classical guitar. I performed this piece for a Yamaha Classical Guitar Exam when I was a young teenager. I got a distinction for that performance and the exam.

Sadly, nobody know who wrote this timeless classic.

Here it is:
[audio:http://www.dedrickkoh.com/Music/RomancedeAmor.mp3|titles=RomancedeAmor]

Performer: Dedrick Koh
Guitar: 2006 Wataru Tsuji Grand Suprema
Recorder: Rode NT4/ Tascam US 144 Mk II
Year of recording: 2012
Composer: Anonymous

Author: Dedrick Koh

Dedrick Koh is an acclaimed , fully-booked classical guitar teacher who teaches from his home studio at Sengkang. He has been teaching the classical guitar since 2006 and has successfully prepared students for ABRSM and Trinity exams and he holds a flawless 100% pass rate, and a 90% merit/distinction rate for his students. He was previously an instructor cum assistant conductor at Ngee Ann Polytechnic Strings under Alex Abisheganaden . Dedrick Koh is also a former public relations and communications specialist, having carved out a notable 10-year career in both the public and private sector. He has work for/on brands like Nanyang Polytechnic, Coca Cola, DHL, Nokia, Nestle, the Health Promotion Board, the Economic Development Board of Singapore and the President Challenge. He also also been featured in the Straits Time, the New Paper, and CNN.

3 Replies to “Spanish Romace (Romance de Amor)”

    1. From wiki: “In 1952 a work (“Romance”), Yepes claims to have written when he was a young boy,[9] became the theme to the film Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits) by René Clément.

      Despite Yepes’s claims of composing it, the piece (“Romance”) has often been attributed to other authors; indeed published versions exist from before Yepes was even born, and the earliest known recording of the work dates from a cylinder from around 1900. In the credits of the film Jeux Interdits, however, “Romance” is credited as “Traditional: arranged – Narciso Yepes.” Yepes also performed other pieces for the Forbidden Games soundtrack. His later credits as film composer include the soundtracks to La Fille aux yeux d’or (1961) and La viuda del capitán Estrada (1991). He also starred as a musician in the 1967 film version of El amor brujo.”

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