The Guitar in Victorian England: A Social and Musical History
A new book by Christopher Page has been published recently by Cambridge University Press.
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Luigi Legnani: Euridice, Opera di Sentimento per Violino e Chitarra
DGA Editions has published on June 21, 2025 the first modern edition of Luigi Legnani’s Euridice, Opera di Sentimento per Violino e Chitarra, originally published by Cipriani in Firenze around 1826.
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Mozart and Beethoven arranged for guitar flute and strings: newly discovered chamber repertoire from Victorian England
An edition of five newly discovered chamber pieces for the highly unusual combination of guitar, flute and strings, made by the London violinist George Pigott (1795-1853) edited by Christopher Page.
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The Periodicals of Ferdinand Pelzer (1833-1837), A German Musician in London
A new book by Dr. Sarah Clarke has been published recently by the Boydell Press for the London Record Society.
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L’Hymne de Riégo
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 regarding Huerta’s time in America is part of my article “Huerta in America” published by the Guitar Foundation of America in Soundboard Volume 50, numbers 3 and 4. See my other article for earlier Huerta biographical articles.
(more…)“Huerta in America” Soundboard Vol. 50 Nos. 3 & 4
A 2 part article I wrote on Huerta’s activities in America is being published by the Guitar Foundation of America in Soundboard Volume 50, numbers 3 and 4. The article includes portions of biographical articles detailing Huerta’s various stories regarding his concerts and other events during the 2 years he was in America between April 1824 and early 1826. Since some of the articles are very long the information not specific about these years was left out of the article. Below I present the shorter full articles in the original languages and translations. See here for the full 1865 article by Philibert Audebrand.
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The Guitar Music Collection of Justin Holland
My article on Justin Holland’s guitar music collection was published by Soundboard Scholar on July 6, 2024.
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The Source of Sagrini’s “Thême de Racio Calupo” op. 4
Luigi Sagrini’s op. 4 was dedicated to Luigi Legnani and the theme was listed as “Racio Calupo.” This seemed odd for a well-known prodigy to dedicate a work to a famous guitarist yet use an obscure theme. Nothing related to “Racio Calupo” turned up in searches, so I began to suspect the name was wrong. After much effort, and help from other researchers, I believe I found the source for the theme. The source I located is obscure and unfortunately does not help explain the relationship between Sagrini and Legnani, who dedicated works to each other.
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Justin Holland timeline and land records
During my research on Justin Holland to locate information about his exact location through all years of his and his family’s lives I created an extensive timeline. Cleveland land records are included in the timeline.
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Letters from Justin Holland and J. M. Holland to C. F. Martin, 1868-1897
The letters below are transcribed from both handwritten and typewritten letters sent from Justin Holland and his son J. M. Holland to C. F. Martin over the years 1868 to 1896. Twelve letters written by Justin Holland are from 1868 to 1884 and thirty-five from his son are from 1887 to 1897. The letters are located in the C. F. Martin & Co. Archives. Many thanks to Jason Ahner, Archives & Museum Manager, for permission to publish the transcriptions.
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