il Fronimo rivista di chitarra
il Fronimo has been published in Milan, Italy since October 1972.
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Resonanzen, Rundschrift für Blockflöte und Gitarre
Resonanzen was published in Salzburg, Austria from 1973 to 1975.
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Kurier Warszawski. N.188, 21 July 1856 (page 977)
The somewhat abandoned musical instrument, which is the guitar, and temporarily picked up by our colleague Szczepanowski, is to take its place again in the row of salon instruments. To this end, one of the music lovers P. Makarov appointed cash prizes. The competition will be held in Brussels and Read more…
Gazeta Lwowska. N.161, 14 July 1856 (page 644)
CHRONICLE. The famous Russian music enthusiast, Nikolai Makarov, who is particularly fond of the guitar, wants to raise this almost forgotten instrument again to fame and importance. So, in order to give the guitar an honorable place among the salon instruments, Mr. Makarov set up prizes. The competition will be Read more…
Erheiterungen. N.166, 12 July 1856 (page 664)
Diversities. For this year in Brussels are already so many festivals, congresses, meetings and exhibitions announced that one hardly thought that something new could be added. The people of Brussels, however, will have a very special event, in that an excellent music lover from the realm of the Czar, Read more…
Diario de Barcelona. N.173, 21 June 1856 (page 5092)
From the Independencia belga we take the following news about a musical guitar competition, which we have no doubt will be read with pleasure by our readers. The generous thought of the Russian Makaroff, worthy of a true aficionado of the enchanting art of music, must find an Read more…
Soundboard Scholar online
The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) has decided to put Soundboard Scholar and make it open access.
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New book on Francesco Molino
Jan Burgers has just published a new book on Francesco Molino (1768-1847).
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Eleuterio F. Tiscornia “Catalogo de su Archivo de Guitarra 1897-1945”
Eleuterio F. Tiscornia (1879-1945) was a collector of guitar music in Buenos Aires, starting his collection in 1897. After his death in 1945 a catalog of his collection was published in 1948 by Ricordi Americana.
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New books on Luigi Sagrini from DGA Editions
Two new volumes from DGA Editions are now available. The first volume is In Search of Sagrini, written by Bernard Lewis and Robert Coldwell. The second volume is The Music of Luigi Sagrini which presents 24 editions published by Sagrini from 1825 to 1850. Each volume is available in print and digital format. The digital editions were released 2/2/2022, and the print editions were released 2/16/2022.
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