Aragil

Classical music has an appeal that has outlasted its creators, and its time. A classic such as Beethoven’s ninth symphony has become immortal through playing and replaying. But for most people today, there is no time or money to go out and buy both a grand piano and a lesson teacher, not to mention the amount of sheet music and practice that you would need to be able to play even the beginning of the piece. Instead, we look to an instrument that is more well known- the guitar.

The guitar is not a very well known classical instrument, but it is extremely old, having gotten its start from a lute, and then evolving through a series of instruments like violins, violas, cellos, and basses. If it was originally a classic instrument, then shouldn’t it be able to play a classical piece? Most definitely.
The guitar can and will play classical pieces, you just need to find either a transcription, or an adaptation that you like. For example, if I liked the piano part on Beethoven’s ninth, I would go find a guitar transcription that retains the most of the sound. Add a few classical guitar lessons, and practice, and I would be able to play practice.

Classical music has an appeal that we can and should share, on every instrument.