The Luigi Ricca collection has been added to the Archive Search. While the Ricca collection itself has quite a bit of music, only the guitar related works have been added to the archive.
Use this link as a shortcut to view all the new items from the Ricca collection. To obtain a DVD with all the music please contact Atelier Chitarristico Laudense.
Presented here is the full article “L’Hymne de Riégo” published in Revue de Paris, January 7, 1865 (pages 105-134). It is an written by Philbert Audebrand based on an encounter with Huerta around 1860. The portion Read more…
My article on Justin Holland’s guitar music collection was published by Soundboard Scholar on July 6, 2024.
The production archive from B. Schott’s Söhne, Mainz is now located in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. It contains about 80,000 sources, consisting of about 60,000 items of printed music and 20,000 music manuscripts.
3 Comments
Terry McKenna · July 1, 2013 at 12:36 pm
I’m interested in much from Luigi Ricci collection, in particular the Antonio Nava pieces. Can you suggest a way for me to acquire or purchase facsimilies? I’ve been searching for a facsimilie of The Four Seasons for ages!
Many thanks,
Terry
Robert Coldwell · July 1, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Unfortunately the collection was digitized but only released in a limited fashion on DVD. I have tried to track down a source that can be purchased but without any luck. The digital samples I was given on just a limited basis since I don’t have the rights to distribute the full digital scans. My suggestion would be to try contacting the library directly or Marco Bazzotti.
Walter E. Boright · May 16, 2014 at 11:30 am
I am the historian for Kenilworth NJ. From 1900-1902 the Ricca Mfg. Co. had a plant in New Orange, NJ (then a part of Union, NJ., which later became later Kenilworth, NJ). Nicknamed “The Banjo Works” it manufactured mandolins and guitars. Might this be the sam ecompany of Luigi Ricca???
Thank you.
Walter Boright,
Kenilworth NJ Historian