ETUDE May 1940 volume LVIII number 5 page 350-351 Playing and Teaching the Fretted Instrument, as a Profession By George C. Krick IF AN ACCURATE CENSUS were taken to estimate the number of guitars, mandolins and banjos in American homes, it is safe to say that they would run into Read more
ETUDE June 1940 volume LVIII number 6 page 422-423 Julio Martinez Oyanguren By George C. Krick QUITE OFTEN this department has received letters from young guitar students wanting to know if the classic guitar holds out promise for a successful career in radio or on the concert stage. We believe Read more
ETUDE July 1940 volume LVIII number 7 page 495, 497, 499 World Artists on the Classic Guitar By George C. Krick IN RECENT COMMUNICATIONS several of our readers expressed their desire for information regarding present day guitarists of Spain, South America and other foreign countries. The phenomenal growth of interest Read more
ETUDE August 1940 volume LVIII number 8 page 567, 571 Niccolò Paganini, Guitarist By George C. Krick NICCOLO PAGANINI was born in Genoa, Italy, October 27, 1782 and died in Nice May 27, 1840. Who has not heard of Paganini? Tongues and pens have vied with each other in celebrating Read more
ETUDE November 1940 volume LVIII number 11 page 785, 787 Mauro Giuliani By George C. Krick DURING THE LATTER PART of the 18th Century Italy gave to the world many famous guitarists, amongst whom the name of Mauro Giuliani stands out preeminently. Born in Bologna in 1780 Giuliani’s early life Read more
ETUDE December 1940 volume LVIII number 12 page 854-855 Scale Practice for Guitarists By George C. Krick A CLEAN CUT PERFORMANCE of a musical composition by an artist is always hailed with delight by an appreciative audience and should be the goal of every serious minded student of the guitar. Read more
ETUDE September 1940 volume LVIII number 9 page 637, 648 Johann Caspar Mertz By George C. Krick JOHANN KASPAR MERTZ, the renowned guitar virtuoso and composer was born in Pressburg, Hungary, August 17,1806 and died in Vienna, October 14, 1856. He was the son of very poor parents and during Read more
ETUDE October 1940 volume LVIII number 10 page 709, 711 Some Tips on Strings By George C. Krick NO MATTER HOW GOOD an instrument may be, unless a first class brand of strings is used, it will be impossible to produce that brilliant tone of which the instrument might be Read more
ETUDE January 1941 volume LIX number 1 page 62-63 Carlo Munier, Mandolinist and Composer By George C. Krick NAPLES, THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY in southern Italy has often been called “The Home of the Mandolin”; and it was here that her illustrious son, Carlo Munier, was born on July 15, 1859. Read more
ETUDE February 1941 volume LIX number 2 page 135-136 The Orchestra Guitarist By George C. Krick SOME SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO dance orchestra leaders “discovered” the guitar and were happy to add to their existing ensembles, this new musical voice; the sonorous, enchanting tone of its strings blended beautifully Read more