Level: 3
Tuning: Standard

This tune is a beautiful traditional waltz written by the Italian violin legend Aristeo Carpi. He wrote only dance music and was so prolific that in many cases he didn't give names to his tunes except by their form....in this case, "Valzer" which is Italian for waltz. This piece is written in the Choro style, which is considered characteristically urban popular music and draws its influences from traditional folk music. It is characterized by virtuosity, improvisation and subtle modulations, and is full of syncopation and counterpoint. There are three separate and unique sections to this tune, and it modulates from the key of D to A in the third section. The form is A, B, C, A. It uses familiar chord shapes and arpeggios. Guitarists have written me saying that my arrangement evokes both a folk and classical feel. It is one of my favorite pieces to play on the guitar.