Andres Segovia

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A Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a serious concert instrument

proper noun
/ˈændrəs sɪˈɡoʊviə/

: Andrés Segovia

Andres Segovia is often credited with establishing the guitar as a serious concert instrument.

Examples

The legendary guitarist Andres Segovia transformed classical music.
Recordings by Andres Segovia remain influential among classical music enthusiasts today.
Many aspiring guitarists look to Andres Segovia as a source of inspiration and technique.
Andres Segovia was a master of the guitar.
Andres Segovia is often credited with establishing the guitar as a serious concert instrument.
Many aspiring guitarists look to Andres Segovia as a source of inspiration and technique.
Recordings by Andres Segovia remain influential among classical music enthusiasts today.

Surface Forms

Andres Segovia main

Morphology

Andres + Segovia

This is a proper name composed of two personal/place name elements that carry no compositional lexical meaning; knowing the constituent strings 'Andres' and 'Segovia' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the sense 'Spanish guitarist' or his historical significance. Proper names are language-specific references that require prior exposure or background knowledge, so the MWE is not derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Andres Segovia was a Spanish guitarist who carried the small guitar onto large concert stages and showed everyone it could stand beside the piano and violin. That's why his name is linked to the idea of the guitar as a 'serious concert instrument'.