Composer: Sergio Assad
Model: DO 1617
Instrumentation: Solo guitar
Level: Advanced
40 pages
Publisher: Doberman
The prelude, across different composers, has taken many forms—sometimes as an introduction, sometimes as a self-contained piece, often as a place for experimentation and freedom.
These 12 Colloquial Preludes, written for Ricardo Gallén, unfold as conversations—intimate exchanges between voices where the guitar becomes a space for dialogue rather than monologue.
Each prelude explores a different type of interaction: sometimes the voices echo one another, sometimes they overlap, interrupt, or gently contradict. This sense of dialogue is not only structural but expressive, shaping the character of each piece. One can sense moments of reflection, urgency, lyricism, and playfulness emerging from these shifting relationships.
The writing gravitates naturally toward the most idiomatic guitar keys—those that take advantage of the instrument’s open strings—allowing it to resonate freely and speak with clarity. This gives the music an organic quality, as if the gestures were discovered rather than imposed.
Taken together, these preludes form a collection of short musical encounters, each one revealing a different facet of the guitar’s voice—always in conversation, always alive.
Movements
Preludio I in C major
Preludio II in A minor
Preludio III in G major
Preludio IV in E minor
Preludio V in D major
Preludio VI in F major
Preludio VII in D minor
Preludio VIII in B minor
Preludio IX in A major
Preludio X in F-sharp minorv Preludio XI in E major
Preludio XII in C-sharp minor
