Guillermo Salas Suarez is a Costa Rican Baroque violinist and scholar. He performs with several period ensembles in North America and was guest concertmaster with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, Bourbon Baroque, and the American Baroque Opera Co.
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Epigraph Sigla Preface The Violin in 18th-Century Spain: An Introduction Translations Pau [Pablo] Minguet, Rules and General Instructions for Playing the Violin (1754) Josep [Jose, Joseph] Herrando, Art and Precise Explanation of Playing the Violin (1757) Fernando Ferandiere, Music Handbook for Violin Players and Singers (1771) Commentary 1. Posture 2. Left-Hand Technique 3. Spanish Embellishments 4. Right-Hand Technique Appendix: String Chamber Works Written by Composers Born or Active in Spain in the 18th Century Bibliography Index
"This is a text of special relevance in the world of musicological research, given the insufficient knowledge that exists outside the borders of the Hispanic sphere of the Spanish musical fact in the 18th century, especially that referring to string instruments since other aspects (keyboard, vocal music and musical theory) have traditionally deserved more attention from both national and foreign scholars than the violin and other string instruments."-Emilio Moreno, Escola Superior de Musica de Catalunya (ESMUC)