William Jenks Plays Villancico de Navidad
Details
| Title | William Jenks Plays Villancico de Navidad |
| Author | William Jenks Guitar |
| Duration | 2:51 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=K4EywIeeBuY |
Description
Villancico de Navidad is the title track for the William Jenks Christmas CD Villancico de Navidad which was remastered in December of 2020. The complete recording is available for download at www.usclassicguitar.org
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (born May 5, 1885 in San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay; died August 7, 1944 in San Salvador, El Salvador), also known as was a Paraguayan guitarist and composer, whom John Williams considers the greatest guitar composer (guitarist who wrote guitar music) of all. Barrios’ Villancico de Navidad which translates to a Christmas Carol was written in 1943, in the last year of his life, during a period when the composer was living in El Salvador.
