Antonio Abreu ( – ) was a Portuguese guitarist and composer. Biography Antonio Abreu was born in . He was either born in Portugal, or was of Portuguese descent.
Abreu's method for six-course guitar, Escuela para tocar con perfección la guitarra de cinco y seis órdenes con reglas generales de mano izquierda y derecha, was published in Salamanca in 1799; a book which included music that he composed and which outlined rules for playing that he designed. The Spanish monk Víctor Prieto was responsible for getting this manuscript ready for publications; serving as its editor as well as adding a few chapters of his own to the text. Prieto was the organist at Convento de San Esteban, Salamanca, and had discovered Abreu's manuscript. His added text included a historical view of the aesthetics of music and the origins of the guitar.
Abreu died in . References Citations
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