International Guitar Research Archives

Mestre Emilio Vilarrubio Pujol, the last of Tárrega's disciples was born in Granadella, province of Lerida, Spain, April 7, 1886 and died there November 15, 1980. As the last of Tárrega's disciples, he set about to document the pedagogical principles of his master teacher. These five historical and technical volumes entitled Escuela razonada de la Guitarra began to appear in 1934 with Volume I. Juan Riera's biography of Pujol lists 124 original works and more than 275 transcriptions and arrangements for the guitar. Another great contribution to the musical world was his investigation into the the Golden Age of the Spanish vihuelists (1535-1576). These studies began in 1923 and were stimulated by the noted Spanish musicologist, Felipe Pedrell. [See GFA Soundboard, Vol. VIII, No. 2, May 1981.]