The Spanish composer and guitarist Francisco Tárrega is principally known for his contribution to guitar repertoire; he was materially assisted in his career as a performer by the development of a guitar of greater resonance. He remains an important figure as a forerunner of exponents of the modern repertoire of the instrument, both as a performer and as a composer.

Guitar Music
Tárrega wrote a large number of guitar transcriptions. Among his own compositions for the instrument the best known are Recuerdos de la Alhambra, Alborada and Capricho árabe.