Etudes Simples (20 Studies for Guitar)
by Leo Brouwer
Guitar20th CenturyStudies~25 minintermediate
Twenty progressive studies composed between 1960 and 1981, ranging from elementary to advanced. Each étude targets a specific technical challenge — right-hand arpeggios, left-hand extensions, harmonics, rasgueado — while remaining genuinely musical. The later pieces incorporate avant-garde techniques and have become standard repertoire from beginners to conservatoire level.
Editions
Max Eschig
Leo Brouwer, 1981
Composer-supervised edition containing all twenty études in four volumes.
★★★★★
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Chester Music
Stanley Yates, 2002
Combined edition with editorial fingering and a preface on Brouwer's compositional approach.
★★★★★
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