| The Classical Guitar has the reputation of being a | | | | There are some wonderful bass runs and |
| soft, sweet, and gentle instrument. While it | | | | alternate picking patterns with this piece. It |
| deserves this reputation because it is all these | | | | revolves around a wonderful central theme. |
| things, it is also an instrument capable of | | | | Zapateado - This is just another awesome |
| tremendous fire and passion. Here is a selection of | | | | Spanish piece that has some great bass lines and |
| some fiery and passionate classical guitar pieces | | | | some terrific melodic phrasings. |
| that will add power and raw emotion to your | | | | Traditional Classical Pieces |
| repertoire. | | | | Bolero by Ravel - This piece is the ultimate |
| None of these pieces are particularly rare. | | | | performance piece when it comes to passion. It |
| Transcripts and videos of all these pieces can be | | | | isn't a fast piece it is all about the passion. Since |
| readily found by doing a web search. | | | | the movie 10 with with Bo Derek this piece has |
| Spanish Guitar pieces | | | | come to symbolize passion. |
| Villa-Lobos Prelude #1 - This piece has a great | | | | Fuoco by R. Dyens Just a great short piece about |
| melody, is very Spanish, and has some wonderful | | | | a minute. It is not a well-known piece but well |
| chord phrasings that just can't be found | | | | worth the effort of learning. It burns bright and |
| anywhere except in the deepest Spanish guitar | | | | fast. |
| pieces. It moves at a great pace, is sometimes | | | | Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai |
| slow and easy that burst into some great chord | | | | Rimsky-Korsakov - Everybody knows how this |
| phrasings at a good speed. This piece will | | | | piece goes and it is not associated with the |
| transport your audience to Spain. | | | | Classical guitar but is perfectly suited for the |
| Leyenda (Asturias) This is a very popular and | | | | instrument. This piece doesn't exhibit passion but it |
| very powerful Spanish Guitar piece. It is also one | | | | does exhibit fire simply by the sheer speed that it |
| of my personal favorites. Although it takes time | | | | is played at. |
| to learn this piece it is well worth the effort. | | | | |