Classical Guitar Music

This march for Classical guitar with assorted percussion is a truly unique composition where Darren Curtis Skanson  captures that fun and innocence that Winnie the Pooh is all about. Listen to the dotted figures in the bass line as the melody soars above as percussion accents keep your feet tapping!

Sanctuary by Darren Curtis Skanson. This New Age classical guitar with synthesizer original composition is an example of the fusing of 2 major styles; classical and new age . New Age is the term commonly used to designate a broad movement. It is characterised by

Sanctuary by Darren Curtis Skanson. This classical guitar with synthesizer original composition is an example of the fusing of 2 major styles; classical and new age . New Age is the term commonly used to designate a broad movement. It is characterised by

This famous solo guitar work has been recorded by many guitarists, but Darren Curtis Skanson’s New Age Classical version was the first to add the new age electronic instrument component to the timeless song. The term romance

Earlier in April, Darren Curtis Skanson and Gregg Hansen were at CCM Recording Studios to do their duet arrangemnet of the American folk song Shenandoah. The guitar duet was for the newly released Honor The Fallen - Songs For The Colorado Freedom Memorial fundraising CD just put out by the Colorado Freedom Memorial.
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Classical guitar studies like this one from Fernando Sor are so well written that they stand as complete songs. The Promenade is a basic dance move in a number of dances such as English Country Dance, contredanse, and square dance. The name comes from the French word for “walk”, and is a good basic description [...]

“Beethoven is the greatest of all Classical composers. Surprisingly, the famous piano piece lies pretty well on the classical guitar. Some of the faster passages had to be altered because of range considerations, but all in all, I think maestro Beethoven would approve! The classical guitar arrangement has the famous melodies but also

“This could be the #1 wedding song of all time and this arrangement for classical guitar may be its most beautiful form. The Canon in D is the most famous piece of music by Johann Pachelbel. It was written in or around 1680, during the Baroque period as a piece of chamber music for three [...]

“This classical guitar with strings motion study is a beautiful example of the intimacy of the guitar. The classical guitar can evoke powerful imagery like this piece does for Italy. Italy must be one of the most romantic places on the planet. From [...]

“Solo Spanish Classical guitar. With over 200 pieces to my credit, I have had a partnership with the classical guitar that has produced a wide variety of music. After college and 2 nationally touring ensembels, I embarked on my solo career where my composition output exploded with works for classical guitar, acoustic fingerstyle guitar, 12 [...]