International Symposium, The 19th Century Guitar and its Music
The symposium is being held January 29 through February 1, 2026 at the Tyroler Volkskunstmuseum (Museum of Tyrolean Regional Heritage) in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Luigi Legnani: Scherzo a Chitarra sola intitolato Dialogo tra una vecchia ed una giovane
DGA Editions published in November 2025 the first accurate modern edition of Luigi Legnani’s Scherzo a Chitarra sola intitolato Dialogo tra una vecchia ed una giovane, an unpublished manuscript first performed by Legnani in 1818.
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Dictionary of French Guitar Makers 1625-1875
A wonderful new book from Catherine Marlat and Erik Pierre Hofmann. Visit the Les Éditions des Robins website of Erik Hofmann for more details.
Matanya Ophee microfilm
Matanya Ophee gathered microfilm reels from many libraries worldwide to support his research and publishing work. The reels were not originally part of the collection which went to Appalachian State University. Through the efforts of Oleg Timofeyev and Robert Coldwell, all the reels were gathered and cataloged. The reels have been donated to Appalachian State University to become part of the Matanya Ophee Collection.
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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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