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 March 1942 volume LX number 3 page 207, 211 Ferdinando Carulli, 1770-1841 By George C. Krick THE EARLY PART of the nineteenth century has often been referred to as the “golden era” of the guitar. Among the talented musicians who helped make guitar history at that time, none contributed Read more
ETUDE May 1942 volume LX number 5 page 351-352 Guitar Recordings and Flamenco By George C. Krick WE HAVE OFTEN WONDERED if all guitar students are sufficiently wide awake to take advantage of the many recordings of guitar music now available. A number of recent inquiries regarding this subject leads Read more
ETUDE June 1942 volume LX number 6 page 425, 427 Personal Glimpses By George C. Krick GUITAR RECITALS have been rather scarce during the past two years, so it was with a great deal of anticipation that we journeyed to New York, on February 14, to listen to a recital Read more
ETUDE July 1942 volume LX number 7 page 493, 495 Will the Banjo Stage a Comeback? By George C. Krick THE RECENT PERFORMANCE of Arcady Dubensky’s Variations and Finale on melodies by Stephen Foster has again stirred up a lively controversy about the place of the banjo in American music. Read more
ETUDE September 1942 volume LX number 9 page 641, 648 The Guitar – Classic, Plectrum, Hawaiian? By George C. Krick AT THE BEGINNING of another teaching season a question will be asked by many prospective guitar students – one that has come to us frequently by letter: What type of Read more
ETUDE October 1942 volume LX number 10 page 713-715 Guitar Music By George C. Krick JUDGING FROM THE MANY INQUIRIES that have come to this department in the past few months, there seems to be a decided increase in activity in connection with the classic guitar. A majority of our Read more
ETUDE August 1942 volume LX number 8 page 567, 569 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti By George C. Krick ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE personalities in guitar history was Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, guitar virtuoso, composer and man of letters. He was born in Bologna, Italy, July 6, 1800, Read more
ETUDE November 1942 volume LX number 11 page 785, 787 Legato Playing for Guitarists By George C. Krick A CURVED LINE over or under a group of notes means that these notes should be played in a smooth and connected manner with no break between the tones; or, in a Read more
ETUDE May 1943 volume LXI number 5 page 353, 360 The Electric Hawaiian Guitar By George C. Krick IN RECENT YEARS we have witnessed a most remarkable innovation in connection with musical instruments, namely, electric amplification, especially that applying to the Hawaiian guitar. This type of instrument now offered by Read more