Francisco Tárrega
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Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Vals.
Tárrega in c. 1890
Tárrega pictured c. 1900
Sheet music of Tárrega compositions
Tárrega's guitar, made by "Ribot y Alcañiz"
Villarreal
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Villarreal, in Spanish, officially in Valencian: Vila-real, is a town and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
Francisco Tárrega
…late Romantic period. He is known for such pieces as Capricho Árabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Gran Vals. Tárrega was born on 21 November 1852, in Villarreal, Province of Castellón, Spain. It is said that Francisco's father played flamenco and several other music styles on his guitar; when his father was…
Villarreal, Vila Square and Sant Jaume Street
The city's name, Vilareal, adorns its representative in a tapestry of the 1592 Valencian Parliament.
Main square
The belfry of Sant Jaume Church