Francisco de Asis Tarrega y Eixea, (21 November 1852 — 15 December 1909) was an influential Spanish composer and guitarist. Tarrega and Barrios Mangore are the most prolific composers for the guitar ever. Tarrega prepared the stage. Mangore took the guitar to unparalleled levels. The musical idea behind Lagrima, is exactly that: a tear. The two 8th notes represent the rhythmic fall of tears down the face of a young child. This rhythmic figure will be present throughout the work.
