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Gaspar Sanz’s birth date is unknown; he was baptized Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma in the church of Calanda de Ebro, Aragon, on 4 April 1640. He studied music, theology, and philosophy at Salamanca, later becoming Professor of Music there. He traveled to Naples, Rome, and perhaps Venice to further his music education. He learned guitar under Lelio Colista and was influenced by the Italian guitarists Foscarini, Granata, and Corbetta. Returning to Spain, he became guitar instructor to Don Juan of Austria. He died in Madrid in 1710.
Sanz wrote three volumes of pedagogical works for the baroque guitar, an important part of today’s classical guitar repertory. In 1674 he wrote Instrucción de Música sobre la Guitarra Española, published in Saragossa and dedicated to Don Juan. A second and third book followed, and all three were published together under the title of the first in 1697, eventually in eight editions. The ninety works, in punteado (“plucked”) and rasqueado (“strummed”) styles, are his only known contribution to the guitar repertory.
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