The Giulianiad was published in London from January 1833 through possibly July 1835. Its editor was not listed in any of the journals but it is fairly well accepted that Ferdinand Pelzer was very involved in the work. There are only two known locations of complete issues of the journal: The British Library and the Appleby Collection at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There are a number of individual issues in other collections and libraries.
References:
Heck, Thomas. Mauro Giuliani: Virtuoso Guitarist and Composer. Columbus: Editions Orphée, 1995. Appendix V, page 270.
Clarke, Sarah. The Career of Ferdinand Pelzer (1801-1864) in Britain from c.1829 until 1864 with Particular Reference to his Work with the Spanish Guitar and the Singing Class Movement. The Open University, 2011. Unpublished MA dissertation.
Page numbers were printed at the top of the pages and the folio letters were printed at the bottom of the pages.
| Vol. 1, No. 1 (folios B,C,D), January 1833 | |
| Introduction | 1-2 |
| On the capabilities of the guitar | 3-5 |
| Stanzas “To My Guitar” By a Lady | 6 |
| Giuliani | 7-8 |
| On the comparative merits of the piano-forte and guitar, as an accompaniment to the voice | 9-11 |
| Review of Music (Horetzky) | 11 |
| Musical Intelligence, Chit-Chat, etc. | 12 |
| No. 1 March | 1 |
| No. 2 Waltz | 1 |
| No. 3 Tyrolienne | 2 |
| No. 4 Ländler | 2 |
| No. 5 Allegretto. Miss Elizabeth Mounsey | 3 |
| No. 6 Andantino (listed as by Paganini in Vol. I, No. 4) | 3 |
| No. 7 Queen of Prussia’s Favorite Waltz | 4 |
| Solo by Giuliani (from his 3rd Concerto) | 5 |
| Introduction and Thema by Giuliani | 6-7 |
| March. Giuliani | 8 |
| Fair Evening Star. Words by E.J.J., Music by Miss Eliz. Mounsey | 9-12 |
| Vol. 1, No. 2 (folios E,F,G), February 1833 | |
| I do not like the guitar! | 13-16 |
| Guitar Song. By Mrs. L. Miles | 17 |
| The Westminster Review and the Guitar | 18-20 |
| The Farewell Gift | 21 |
| Review of Music (Neuland, Nuske, Horetzky, Eulenstein, Giuliani, Horetzky, Smith) | 22-23 |
| Musical Intelligence, Chit-Chat, etc. | 24 |
| No. 1 Quick March | 13 |
| No. 2 Aussitot que: La Lumiere | 14 |
| No. 3 Air Montagnard | 14 |
| No. 4 Danse Favorite du Ballet D’arsene | 14 |
| No. 5 Waltz. Giuliani | 15 |
| No. 6 My Lodging is on the Cold Ground | 15 |
| No. 7 J. Rousseau (listed as Rousseau’s Dream in Vol. I, No. 4) | 16 |
| No. 8 (listed as The Captive Knight to His Guitar in Vol. I, No. 4) | 16 |
| Andante Maestoso. F. Sor | 17 |
| Andante Pastorale. F. Sor | 18-19 |
| (vocal work) | 20-21 |
| Why my heart. Words by W. Ball, Music by C.M. Von Weber | 22-23 |
| Waltz (Sor) | 24 |
| Vol. 1, No. 3 (folios H,I,K), March 1833 | |
| Horace’s Cithara or Guitar | 25-26 |
| Sor | 27-28 |
| Sing To Thy Sweet Guitar. W. Hall | 29 |
| The Fancy Ball. A Fragment. By Mrs. L. Miles | 30-31 |
| Interesting Musical Facts (From Gardiner’s Music of Nature.) | 32 |
| Review of Music (Horetzky, Sagrini/Osborne, Giuliani, Nuske) | 33-34 |
| Foreign Musical News. Constantinople. Paris. | 34-35 |
| Musical Intelligence, Chit-Chat, etc. | 36 |
| No. 1 Theme. J. Kreutzer | 25-26 |
| No. 2 Galopade | 26 |
| No. 3 | 27 |
| No. 4 | 27 |
| No. 5 | 28 |
| No. 6 Berton | 28 |
| Fröhlich und wohlgemuth | 29 |
| Theme. M. Giuliani | 30-31 |
| Thema. F. Sor | 31 |
| The Captive, to his Guitar. Words by W. Ball | 32-33 |
| La smorfia sella. F. Bianchi | 34-35 |
| Der Frühlings Abend | 36 |
| Vol. 1, No. 4 (folios L,M), April 1833 | |
| Observations on the music of the first number of the Giulianiad. The music of the second number. The music of the third number. Observations on the music of the present number (four). | 37 |
| On public performances on the guitar | 38-40 |
| Review of Music (Neuland, Neuland) | 41 |
| The Minstrels Lay | 41 |
| Musical Intelligence, Chit-Chat, etc. | 42 |
| No. 1 Andantino. F. Sor (from Op. 35) | 37 |
| No. 2 Larghetto (from Sor’s Op. 35) | 37 |
| No. 3 Swiss waltz | 38 |
| No. 4 Galopade | 38 |
| No. 5 German Air | 38 |
| No. 6 Waltz. M. Giuliani | 39 |
| No. 7 Monferrino (Giuliani) | 39 |
| God Save the King. By J. Kreutzer | 40 |
| I Hail Thee in Thy Beauty. The Words by W. Ball | 41 |
| Tempo di Minuetto. Composed for and presented to the Editor of this Work by J. W. Millais. | 42 |
| The Alpin Sanger (The Original Air) | 42 |
| The Favorite Allemande from the Pantomime “The Magic Scissars” | 43 |
| Waltz | 43 |
| Le Souvenir du Pays. Tyrolienne. Musique d’Amédée de Beauplan | 44-45 |
| Le petit Tambour | 46-47 |
| “My Heard is with Thee!” The Music by C.M. Weber. The words by W. Ball. | 48 |
| Vol. 1, No. 5 (folios E, E2), July 1833 (based on published concert dates and a reference in the Morning Post July 25, 1833) | |
| To the Editor of the Giulianiad | 43 |
| The ΚΙΘΑΡΑ of the Ancients – The Modern Guitar | 43 |
| Guitar professors, and guitar makers and sellers. | 44-45 |
| Public Concerts | 46-50 |
| “She is Lovely as the Morning” El inocente pastor. Composed by Don F. del Busto. The words by W. Ball | 49 |
| Grand Variations On the French Air Partant pour la syrie Composed by Mauro Giuliani. Op. 104 | 50-55 |
| Thema by Mozart. Arranged for the Guitar with Variations by J. A. Nuske | 56-57 |
| Gebet Während der Schlacht. Prayer During the Battle. Translated from the German of Theodore Koerner by W. Ball | 58-59 |
| “Homeward I Hasten” (German Air) The Words by W. Ball | 60 |
| Vol. 1, No. 6 (folios F, F2), October 1833 (based on death of Sir John Stevenson and Worcester Music Meeting dates) | |
| Instructions to My Daughter for playing on the Enharmonic Guitar, by a Member of the University of Cambridge. Goulding and D’Almaine | 51-53 |
| Review of Music (Pelzer, Neuland, Neuland, Neuland, Huerta, Pratten, Kuczynski, Giuliani) | 53-55 |
| Foreign guitar makers and English music sellers | 56-57 |
| Musical Intelligence, Chit-Chat, etc. | 58 |
| Opinions of the Press on “The Giulianiad” | 59 |
| (ad) Giuliani’s Third Concerto | 60 |
| Fantasia by M. Giuliani. Opera 62 | 61-67 |
| Divertimento. Composed by J.A. Nuske | 68 |
| Thema di Mozart | 68-69 |
| “Gone Down is the Sun” Canzonet by Donald Walker | 70-71 |
| The Spring Song of the Poles. In 1831. The Words by W. Ball | 72 |
| The Wish. The Words by W. Ball. Composed by W. Neuland | 73 |
| The Old Warrior to His Son. The Words by W. Ball | 74-75 |
| The Hermit’s Even Song. The Words by W. Ball | 76 |
| Vol. 2, No. 7, January 1834 (reference in The Figaro January 25, 1834) | |
| My Home in the Forest. The Words by W. Ball. German Air. | 77 |
| La Sentinelle With Variations. Op. 91. Composed by M. Giuliani | 78-83 |
| Der Todtengräber. “Strew, with me, those tribute roses”. The English Words by W. Ball. German Air. | 84-85 |
| “If you’re cashless, now-a-days.” “Sans argent, comptant.” Tyrolienne. The English Words by W. Ball. Music by Weber. | 86-87 |
| “Sie ging zum. Sontag’s Tanze.” The Linden Tree. The English Words by W. Ball. German Air. | 88-89 |
| May Morn. The Words by W. Ball. The Melody by Mozart. | 90-91 |
| “Time is Speeding.” Canzonent. The English Words by W. Ball. Music by I.C.T. Muneke | 92 |
| Minuetto. Composed by W. Matiegka. | 93 |
| Vol. 2, No. 8 | |
| Galopade | 95 |
| Con quell’ occhietto. Blangini. | 96-97 |
| Sereny. Spanish Song | 98-99 |
| Spanish Waltz | 99 |
| Hope told a flatt’ring tale | 100-101 |
| Al tempo felice | 101 |
| Du! Du! | 102-103 |
| Andante con var. par F. Calegari | 104-107 |
| “Let my lot rest unknown” The song of Kosciusko. The Words by W. Ball. Arranged by Mrs. Davies. | 108-109 |
| The Swiss Boy | 110 |
| Non più mesta | 110 |
| Vol. 2, No. 9 | |
| Memory. The Words by W. Ball | 111 |
| “Dost thou remember him?” Duett. From a German Opera, on the Subject of Kosciusko. Arranged by Mrs. Davies. | 112-114 |
| “Al tempo felice.” Italian Air. | 115 |
| “Midnight is here!” Notturno. For Two Voices. The Words by W. Ball | 116-117 |
| The Song of Joseph. Music by Mehul. The Words by W. Ball | 118-119 |
| German Air with Variations by F. Pelzer | 120-126 |
| Vol. 2, No. 10, (wrappers state “This Work is now Published Quarterly, viz., on the 1st of January, 1st of April, 1st of July, and 1st of October.” – exact publish dates unknown) | |
| The absent one. W. Ball | 127 |
| Faintly when dies the vesper sound. W. Ball | 128-129 |
| The Water Party. Die Schiffahrt. Hurka. | 130-131 |
| Les Adieux à la Suisse. Composée par Bruguière. | 132-133 |
| Thema. Secondo. F. Horetzky | 134 |
| Thema. Primo. F. Horetzky | 135 |
| Rondino. M. Giuliani. | 136-137 |
| Larghetto Amoroso. F. Carulli. | 138-139 |
| The Castle. The Music by Pacini. The Words by W. Ball. | 140-141 |
| Theme. F. Carulli. | 142 |
| Vol. 2, No. 11 | |
| “Sweet, Good-night!” Serenade. The Words by Wm. Ball | 143 |
| “Oh! Cease, love, to grieve thee.” Arietta. The Words by William Ball | 144-145 |
| The Minstrel’s Home. Song. Styrian Air. The Words by William Ball | 146-147 |
| Extract from Lagnani [Legnani]. Op. 64. | 148-150 |
| German Air | 151 |
| “Ye Happy ones!” A Song. By a Lady. | 152-153 |
| “Minnesold.” (German) | 154 |
| Exercises, or Solfeggi for The Voice and Guitar. | 155-158 |
| Vol. 2, No. 12 | |
| “Softly fall the dew’s of night” Wiener. The Words by Miss M.L. Baillie | 159 |
| Extract from Horetzki’s Op. 16 | 160-163 |
| “The Soldier’s Flask.” “Die Flasche.” German. The Words by W. Ball. | 164-165 |
| Yes, these are the meadows. Composed by John Parry. | 166-167 |
| The Deceived. German. The Words by W. Ball | 168-169 |
| “Angel of Peace.” Hungarian Air. The Words by W. Ball. | 170 |
| O Listen, Listen, Lovers! | 171-173 |
| Veneziana Air | 174 |
| Vol. 3, No. 13, (possibly July 1835) | |
| “Why should I seek another land” The Words by W. Ball | 175 |
| The Favorite Reichstadt Waltz | 176 |
| Marcia | 177 |
| Galoppade | 178 |
| German Air | 179 |
| “Oh! Lady, ask me not, I pray.” Signr. Lanza. | 180-183 |
| Le Retour de Pierre | 184-185 |
| “My Sister Jane!” J. Valentine | 186-187 |
| The Ruined Home. The Words by W. Ball | 188-189 |
| Rondo. By Giuliani | 190-194 |
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My copy of The Giulianiad comprises pages 1-110. More interesting is perhaps that it contains a hand written autograph (?) piece of music, a Polish March for guitar, signed by F. Pelzer 39 Great Portland Street. This copy of The Giulianiad has belonged to a Eliza Jennings. Maybe a pupil to Ferdinand Pelzer!
Dear,
I am currently doing research for my treatise on piano-guitar repertoire and would be very interested in looking at some issues of the Giulianiad. Especially the following:
Vol 1: On the comparative merits of the piano-forte and guitar, as an accompaniment to the voice
Vol 2, nr. 11: Exercises, or Solfeggi for The Voice and Guitar.
Is there any way I can find a copy or digital form of this? Any help is much appreciated.
Sam
hi.
I’m interested to buy some of these magazines…
Thanks
Dani
The Giulianiad is extremely rare. I’m only aware of a few individual issues in private hands. There are only two known bound volumes that are in London libraries. A few journals have had facsimiles of some stories: Soundboard Vol.1 No.4 1974 and Guitar Review No.18 1955.