Trois duos, op. 55

These Trois duos faciles et progressifs by Sor for two guitars, op. 55, were published in Paris in 1833-34. The full title was Trois duos faciles et progressifs pour deux guitares composés et soigneusement doigtés par Ferdinand Sor (Three easy and progressive duos for two guitars composed and carefully fingered by Fernando Sor). They are more teaching pieces, simple and charming. The original edition contains a short preface, as follows: Celui qui désirerait tirer de cet ouvrage tout le profit que j’ai tâché de procurer doit faire une grande attention à ne pas s’écarter du doigté, a tenir constamment la main en place, c’est-à-dire, les doigts devant la manche, et à ne pas donner plus de mouvement que le nécessaire. Apres avoir joué la première partie il doit étudier la seconde, et en la jouant couramment il sera étonné des acquisitions qu’il aura faites sans s’en apercevoir en les faisant. (‘Anyone who would wish to get from this work all the profit which I have tried to make possible by it, should give much attention to not moving away from the fingering, to keeping the hand constantly in its place, that is to say with the fingers opposite to the neck of the guitar, and not making any more movement than is necessary. After playing the first part he should play the second, and in playing it with some facility he will be astonished at the progress which he will have made without noticing it.’) This edition comes from the new 2019 second edition of Sor’s New Complete Works for Guitar edited by Brian Jeffery. The Introduction and Index to the entire series are here in nkoda. This new edition is copyright © by Brian Jeffery 2019. Your cooperation is requested in not making illegal copies for other people. Brian Jeffery