Dionisio aguado biography of martin garrix

A pioneer of
the new notation

Born in Madrid, this Spanish Maestro surname is derived from the spanish word for "soaked" : this was a nickname an ancient relative, a knight, acquired after returning from a battle caked in mud!

Dionisio Aguado was taught by Miguel Garcia.

At this time tablaturewas still the notation of choice for guitarists in Spain.

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Frederico Moretti began employing 5-line staff notation, distinguishing different parts through the use of note stems and rests. Along with others, such as Fernando Sor also a Spaniard, Aguado switched to this new guitar notation.

In the aftermath of the Napoleonic french invasions of Spain (1808), Aguado continued to perfect and develop his technique while working as a guitar teacher in the village of Fuenlabrada.

A "Coleccion de estudios para guitarra" was published in 1820, and five years later his guitar tutor "Escuel