F

These twelve Studies are relatively brief but each is focused on one or more
musical and/or technical objectives:
slurs (left hand ligados).
arpeggios of various kinds.
rapid changes of texture and velocity.
juxtaposition of three versus four.
contrary motion.
mainstream jazz inequalities.
fourths.
rapid alternation of compound slurs with staccato chords.
harmonics, both natural and artificial.
legato versus staccato lines.
downward bending of pitch, expressivity, and unfamiliar key.
rapid alternation of barr chords or harmonics with slurred
octaves, and irregular changes of metre.
Fingering is always a deeply personal matter; some of that in this edition may be
unexpectedbut it is that arrived at (after long consideration) by Antonio de
Innocentis, the dedicatee of these Studies, who produced a finger-perfect homerecorded CD of them about ten days after receiving the scores!
Metronome markings are suggested averages, not intended to be rigidly adhered
to. The essential thing is that the spirit of the music itself should be maintained.

N
Roman numerals following C represent barrs at the indicated fret, their depth
is defined by the associated vertical brackets.
Roman numerals alone indicate that notes are to be played at the normal places
in the position they define.
Dotted curves indicate left hand slurs (ligados),
Finger numbers connected by thin lines represent continuation of the finger
along the same string, without portamento.
Note-heads connected by thick lines (in No.) indicate marked portamenti.
Only the first octave of each pair is to be struck.
J W. D ()

TPS -040

For Antonio de Innocentis

Twelve Studies
for Guitar

Fingered by Antonio de Innocentis

John W. Duarte
Op. 140 (2001)

-I-

q = 168

Allegretto
0

1
0

cIII

1
0

2 3 2

1
2

cII

21

1
0

3 4

2 1 3 2

3 4
3 4
3 2

3 4

cII

2 4

2 4

3
3
0 0

2
2

1
4 0
2
2
2 1

1 2

3 3

1 2 4
3 4 1 3 3
16

3
2
2

12

3
20
0 2
4
4

4 2 1 0 3 1 0 3 1

24

1 2

2 4

0 3

1
1 3

1 2 4
1 4
1

3 2 1 2 3 2 1 2

vib.

2
4

1
0

a tempo

4
cIII

poco
rit.
4

3 2
3
1 2

4
28
cVIII
1

1 3
4

1 2

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TPS -040

-IIq = 172 at least

Prestissimo

2 3 2 3 2 0 4

3 2 1

3
4 1 0 1
4

3 2 1 4
4 3 0 3
f

cI

3 2 4 3
3 4 2 1

2 3 3 3 3

4 1 4 3
3
0
4
0
4
2 0 0
1

0 4 0 1
3 1 0
2

1 4

4 0

1 4 2 0
4
3 2

4 1 2 0

p sub.
f sub.
p sub.

12

0 1

1 3 2
1
f sub.
p sub.
f sub.
4

2 1
3
1 2
3

4
2 1 4

1 2 4
p sub.

15

4 3 0

17

f sub.

poco rall.

2 0 1

4 1 0

19

p sub.

f sub.

p sub.

TPS -040

22

A tempo

cX

3
2
3
3
4

4
3 2 1 4
3
4 3 0 4 0 3

0 0 0 1

25

cVIII

1
2 3

4
1
2 3
0 3 1
4 1
2 4

p sub.

28

cVI

2 4 3 2
4
2 2 3 2 0
2
1
0

31

f sub.

p sub.

f sub.

p sub.

cIX
cX
3

4 3 2
4 1 3
2

35

cVII

cVIII

3/2/1 Correct Fingering?

Slurs?

43 3
3 2 1

3 1 2 4 1

54

0 4 1 0

38

p sub.

3 1 3 4

p i

a p i a p a m i

apoyando

TPS -040

4 1 3

a m i a

m
f

- III -

X4 3

q = 120

Amabile

3 2

3
1

31

0 4

1 3 2 0
3 2 0 3 1

vib.

cVI

3 3
2

4
2
4

1
4

0
4

0
4 1
0

1 2
4 1 3 4 1 3

1
1 3 1 2 1 0
0
3
4

4 1
54

0 4 1 0
65

cVIII
4

3 3 cV

4 cIV cV
4

4 2 0 1 4 4 0
2

0
2 1

3
2
23 3

3
cIII 21

0
cI 00

cV

4
0 Is the 4 on A correct?

4 2 4 1

2
2
1 0 2 0
1 4 4 103
3
3

12

p sub.

16

43 cII

2 0

2 0

mf sub.

4 2

4 23 1

1 4

0
3
1

20

4 3

3 1

4 2

1
0
1

5 ??

III
2
4 4 2
2

3
3
1
1

cI

23

27

4 2

3
4 4

3
23
1

2 4

0 1

rall. poco a poco

1 4 cI

4 2

4 2 1 0

1
0
3
3 1
0

vib.
3

0 3

TPS-040

- IV -

q = 63

Tempo giusto

mp

cI

17

cI

cI

2
4

mp

mp

cVI

3
2
3

4
3

3
3

3
2

3
0

4 cIII

mp

mp

f

3

29

cI
4

2
1

4
53

5
3

25

21

13

1
5

senza rall.

TPS -040

-V-

q = 172 ca.

Prestissimo 0

3
3

4 3
4
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
4
4
2
1
4

0
f

1 0 4

3 2
2
0
3
2 0 0
0 3 3 0
3
4

cII

2 0 4
2 0
4 2

1
0
4
4 1 3
4
2

11

4
0

0 2 3 0

1
1 3
0
4
0

1
3
0
0
3
3
1
2
2 1 f
1 0 3
p

16

4 2 0

1 4 cVII
2

1 2

2 0

3 2 0 2 0

20

1 4 2 1

a m

2 3

3 2 3

cII

28

cI

0
0


0 2 3 0 2 3 0

p
2.

33

1.

0 4

1 2
3
2
1
0
4

0
1
4
0

1
0
4
1
0
3
p

24

1
4

2 cV 4 4 2

cIII 4

4a

cVII

TPS -040

3
4

- VI -

q = 104

With a relaxed swing 0

1 2 0 3

4

04

4 1

3
3 0 4 0

0
3
32 4

0
0
2
1
2
0
3

0
0 2
4

0
3
4
0

0 3 2 0
0

3
3
1

1 4 2
0 4 1
2
1
2 0
0 1

3 0 2
3
2 3 4 0 1

0
3 0
0

4 2 1
3

1 4 3

12
0
3 4

1
0

2
1


3

2
1

3
3

1 1 4 1 1 4
3 3 0 3 3 2

15

3
1

3 3

3 3

cI
4

4 32

3
3

1
4
3
0

19

2.

1.

1 2

21
3

3
3
3

3 3

3
2

2 1

3
24 31 41 02 31 41 02 31
2
dal
al 

23

 Coda

27

3 0 2

3 4

e poi Coda

3
2

3 0 4
#

Pairs of eighth notes (e e) are to be played slightly unevenly (with a gentle lilt) as q e
TPS -040

- VII -

h = 104

Allegramente
cVII 4
3

2
3
1

24

0
0

cIV 43

0
0

2
3
0

1
4

cVII
3

3
4

cV
3

cV 4

cVII4

cIX 4

25

29

cX

4
3

cVIII
3

31

cVI
3

4
3

esitante

43

2
24

a tempo

cII 4

00

cIV

2
0

cIV 2

3
3

1

1

4

mp

4 32

cVII

cIV

4
3

4
3

23

1
poco rit.

21

5 2

4
00 3

4
3

17

cIV 4
2

0
0

1
1

cIII
3

43

4
40

1 1

4
p

0
0

4
2

21

3
00

13

4
2

f
TPS -040

a tempo

4
2

senza rall.

31 2 3
1

00
4

4
3

q = 132-138

Poco giocoso
42

4
3

- VIII -

2
2
cVI

3
3

4 33

31
52

0
1

4
3

4
3

cIV
31
2

5
4
1
2

2
41
5

4
3

4
3

4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
21 02 3
2
2
3
3

1
0

0
4

3
1

31
13
4
1
3
0
3
2

12

0
41
1 3 23
3
0
4
4
1
5
2
24

15

2
5

cIX
4

18

2
1
4
3

4
4
3
3
4

2
2
3
1
0
1
1
1

4 1

TPS -040

4
3

04
1

1
6

- IX -

q = 80

Tranquillo

XII
4

1

IX

VII
1

IX
2

XII

4
XII

6
IX
1

VII

XII

4 1

XII VII

IX

1
VII

XII

5
4

VII

VII

6
1

3
1

XII

XII

XII

1
VII

XII

6=D

1 VII

VII

1 0

A tempo where?

13
1

3
45

3 6
12


4

6



4
4

poco rit.
XII
V

4
3

4 1

4
4
2
2

15

1.

H.8va
1
0

3
2

46 2
VII 3

4 2
0
0

1 4

where is the fine?

TPS -040

2.

cIII
4
3

21

2
0

3
D.C. al
loco
alvibrando


-Xq = 96

0
3

1
4
0 4

Andante

2 4 3

1
2

2 1 4 4

1
2
0

3 2 0
3
3

0
4

10

1
3

3
1

13

16

0
0

0
3

3
2

3 1

3
2

0
1

4 3 2

1
4

1 2

poco rit.
a tempo

3
2
2
1
4
3
4

0
1
1 2 4
3
3
4
23
3

3
cIV
0
1

6
20

Play legato all quarter- and half-notes and bracketed passages containing them.
TPS -040

- XI q = 60

Largo, con dolore e liberamente

cVII
3 4

cVI

4 2

2
1

4 2

3 2
4
0 3

cVI 4

4 2

16

2
4

1
3

2
0
1 0 2
4

3
0
1

cVI 4

2
3
1
2

1
0

cIV
4

4 2

cIV

cII
4

cI

2
3
1 0 0
3 2
3 2 4 2 3 4
0
2
0

I3

0
0
3

0
1
4

3 3

2
0 1
3 4
2
0
1

13

cI

4
2

0 2

16

4
02
34

cI

3
0

cIV

22

18

0
23

2
3

4
4

0
43

1
4
2

poco rall.

5
4

62

H.XIX
3
1 34

1 Put finger on A , push sideways far enough to produce A , THEN pluck and allow to return to A.
2 as for 1 - G to A

TPS -040

- XII -

q = 152

sempre ( )

Energico

41 2

cV

H.XII

7
4

6 41

4 1
1

11

41 1



cVII

17

14

20

24

H.VII

5 41

cIII

41 1

cVI

poco rall.

41 1

28

TPS -040

H.XIX