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1. How is the guitar usually tuned (from lowest to highest)?
2. Classical guitars often have a spruce top. From what other wood is the top most often made?
3. Which nineteenth- and twentieth-century composer, a pioneer in guitar technique, wrote the popular tremolo study 'Recuerdos de la Alhambra'?
4. What is the name of the effect produced when the thumb strikes the area near the bridge in order to produce an 'echoing' effect?
5. The Spanish composer Antonio José, who wrote an acclaimed sonata for the guitar in 1933, died in what manner?
6. Rodrigo's 'Concierto para un gentilhombre' was based on the music of which Spanish baroque composer?
7. All of the following composers have written works for the guitar. Only one of them is or was actually proficient on the instrument. Which one?
8. Which of the following parts does a 'classical' guitar NOT possess?
9. Leo Brouwer's flagship piece of his new 'hyper-romantic nationalist' style consisted of three movements, subtitled 'El Harpa del Guerrero', 'La Huida de los Amantes por el Valle de los Ecos', and 'Ballada de la Doncella Enamorada'. What was it called (Spanish title please)?
10. Finally, which of these British composers has not written a work specifically for the solo guitar?
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