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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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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Luigi Legnani, Catalogo tematico delle edizioni a stampa per e con chitarra by Marco Mustardino
Marco Mustardino published a series of articles 2009 in il Fronimo titled “Luigi Rinaldo Legnani: catalogo tematico delle prime opere a stampa per Chitarra. [Luigi Rinaldo Legnani: thematic catalog of early printed works for Guitar].” This covered first editions and was the first detailed catalog of Legnani’s works.
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Guitar Making In Nineteenth-Century London by Dr. James Westbrook
Dr. James Westbrook has just published Guitar Making in Nineteenth-Century London: Louis Panormo and his Contemporaries.
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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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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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The Renewed Guitar – the Instrument’s Evolution seen through Period Pictures (1775-1925)
An exciting new book from Erik Pierre Hofmann and Stefan Hackl currently in pre-order status. Visit the Les Éditions des Robins website of Erik Hofmann for more details.