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
ETUDE June 1941 volume LIX number 6 page 421-422 The Mandolin and Banjo By George C. Krick IN A RECENT COMMUNICATION one of our readers asks the following question: “Can I make a living by playing the mandolin professionally or do you advise making a study of the banjo also?” Read more
ETUDE July 1941 volume LIX number 7 page 497-498 Guitar Duos By George C. Krick GUITARISTS HAVE SADLY NEGLECTED one phase of guitar performance which not only gives much pleasure but also helps to furnish considerable variety to concert programs; and that is the playing of duos for two guitars. Read more
ETUDE August 1941 volume LIX number 8 page 573-574 Getting Ready for the Fall Season By George C. Krick AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, when a new musical season is not far distant, many young artists are hopefully looking into the future with the expectation of earning a large Read more
ETUDE May 1941 volume LIX number 5 page 351-352 Luigi Legnani, Guitar Virtuoso and Composer By George C. Krick DURING THE LATTER PART of the year 1819 there arrived in Vienna an unknown artist announcing a guitar recital. Up to this time no one had heard of Luigi Legnani, guitar Read more
ETUDE September 1941 volume LIX number 9 page 641-643 The Carcassi Guitar Method By George C. Krick SINCE THE EARLY PART of the nineteenth century, when the guitar became known to everyone as a musical instrument worthy of serious study, numerous “methods” have been compiled by most of the great Read more
ETUDE October 1941 volume LIX number 10 page 717-718 Practice Hints for Guitarists By George C. Krick “PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT,” is an old saying, but when we speak of it in connection with the study of the guitar or for that matter any other musical instrument we should add, “if Read more
ETUDE November 1941 volume LIX number 11 page 791, 793 The Future of the Fretted Instruments By George C. Krick “THE BANJO IS DEAD.” “The Mandolin is on its way out.” Who has not heard such expressions? And they are the height of pessimism, to say the least. A short Read more
ETUDE April 1942 volume LX number 4 page 279-280 Napoleon Coste, Guitarist and Composer By George C. Krick WHEN WE LOOK BACK into the history of the guitar, we are unable to escape the fact that, with one exception, France has not produced any greatly gifted guitarists. It is true, Read more