Segovia, Andrés

Segovia, Andrés * February 21, 1893 – † June 2, 1987Segovia, AndrésAndrés Segovia Andrés Segovia, who descended from the minor nobility of Spain, defied class expectations to embrace a musical instrument associated, at the close of the 19th century, mostly with the peasantry: the guitar. He showed that one could play a Spanish guitar that was something more than flamenco, that embraced the classical tradition while being resolutely modern, and in so doing he drew countless students to the…