Sonata no. 74 by Carlos Seixas | Rebeca Oliveira

Siccas Media presents Rebeca Oliveira - Sonata no. 74 by Carlos Seixas on a Dieter Müller guitar. José António Carlos de Seixas, born in Coimbra, on June 11th 1704, was a leading figure in the 18th-century Portuguese music. It is acknowledged that he composed more than 700 Sonatas and Toccatas, but only around 100 survived until our days. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 is responsible for the destruction of most of Seixas’ works. The Sonatas are typical examples of the stylistic ambiguity of the transitional period between the Baroque and Classical styles. This transcription follows the tradition of the old guitar masters of arranging baroque keyboard Sonatas such as the ones by Antonio Soler and Domenico Scarlatti. In Seixas’ Sonatas, it is possible to appreciate the juxtaposition between the European music of the time and the melancholic and nostalgic Portuguese character. Website: Scores available at