Canadian Composers and Compositions for Classical Guitar

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Music marked with via CMC (Canada Music Centre): you need to create a profile and then you can access media and scores. Many score you need to request on loan.

The rest is from the composer’s site, sheet music plus, amazon, or not listed…

Adaskin, Murray (1906-2002)

Brown, James (1933-2006)

• Sonata, solo,

Gagnon, Claude

• Fredonnements, guitar quartet, [video]
• Many, many more solo and ensemble works 

Hétu, Jacques (1938–2010)

• Suite Op. 41, solo, [video]
• Concierto del sur

Kearney, Patrick (1970)

• Sagittarius A*, solo, [video]

Oliver, John (1959)

• via his website: solos, ensembles, concertos

Nobles, Jordan

• Temporal Waves, guitar quartet, no link at this time, [video]

Roux, Patrick (1962)

• Le bourdon de l’âme, solo, [video]
• Valse vertigo, solo, [video]
• Carnaval, guitar trio, [video]

Schafer, R. Murray (1933)

• Le cri de Merlin,solo, via CMC

Sharman, Rodney (1958)

• In a Room, solo, [mp3 via CMC]
• September (for Morton Feldman), guitar trio, via CMC [mp3 excerpt]

Somers, Harry

• Sonata, solo, [mp3 samples]

Wraggett, Wes RD

• The Nagual’s Dream (written for the Victoria Guitar Trio), no link, [mp3 excerpt]

Weinzweig, John (1913-2006)

• Conversations for Three Guitars, guitar trio,  via CMC [mp3 excerpt]

Submit a composition you think should be on this list! Include links if you can. ONLY Canadian composers please.