Segovia

Japanese: セゴビア

A Spanish guitarist. He revived the classical guitar, which had been content with salon instruments since the mid-19th century, and greatly expanded its expressive power. His achievements, which followed the aspirations of Sor and Tarrega, are likened to those of Casals on the cello. Born in Linares in northeastern Andalusia, he taught himself to play the guitar. He made his debut at the age of 15 and traveled around Spain and South America. He established his reputation with a recital in Paris in 1924, and made his debut in New York in 1928. Since then, he has discovered many classical pieces and arranged works by JS Bach and others for the guitar, expanding his repertoire. He also commissioned works from composers of his time, and was a key figure in the rise of guitar music. His requests led to the creation of famous pieces by Turina of Spain, Castelnuovo Tedesco of Italy, Ponce of Mexico, and Villa-Lobos of Brazil, and Rodrigo dedicated his work Fantasia for guitar and orchestra (1954) to him. He has visited Japan four times since 1929, and has given dignified and excellent performances. →Yepes/Guitar/Falla→Related Articles Rodrigo

Segovia

It is the capital of the province of the same name in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon in central Spain. It is located 65 km northwest of Madrid and has industries such as textiles, paper, leather, and glass. It has a Roman aqueduct and a 16th-century Gothic cathedral. It was an ancient Iberian settlement and prospered during the Roman era. It was conquered by Muslims in the 8th century, but was recaptured by Alfonso VI in 1085. The old town and the Roman aqueduct were registered as World Heritage Sites in 1985. It has a population of approximately 56,000 (2006).

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スペインのギター奏者。19世紀中葉以降サロン楽器に甘んじていたクラシック・ギターを現代によみがえらせ，その表現力を大きく拡大した。ソルやタレガの志を継ぐその業績はチェロのカザルスにもたとえられる。アンダルシア東北部のリナレスに生まれ，ギターを独学で習得。15歳でデビューし，以後スペインと南米を楽旅。1924年パリでのリサイタルで名声を確立し，1928年ニューヨークにデビュー。以後，多くの古典音楽を発掘するとともにJ.S.バッハなどの作品をギター用に編曲し，そのレパートリーを拡大。また同時代の作曲家に作品を委嘱し，ギター音楽隆盛の立役者となった。スペインのトゥリーナ，イタリアのカステルヌオーボ・テデスコ，メキシコのポンセ，ブラジルのビラ・ロボスなどによる名曲が，彼の依頼によって誕生し，ロドリーゴはギターと管弦楽のための《ある貴紳のための幻想曲》（1954年）を献呈している。1929年以来４度来日し，風格ある名演を聴かせた。→イェペス／ギター／ファリャ
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セゴビア

スペイン中央部，カスティリャ・イ・レオン自治州の同名県の県都。マドリード北西65kmにあり，繊維，製紙，皮革，ガラスなどの工業が行われる。ローマ時代の水道橋，16世紀のゴシック式大聖堂がある。古代イベロ人の居住地で，ローマ時代に繁栄。８世紀イスラム教徒に征服されたが，1085年，アルフォンソ６世が奪回。旧市街とローマ水道は1985年世界文化遺産に登録。約５万6000人（2006）。

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