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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Romance of the Guitar
ETUDE April 1930 volume XLVIII number 4 page 252, 300 The Romance of the Guitar Based upon an Interview with the Great Spanish Guitarist ANDRÉS SEGOVIA Secured for The Etude By SOPHOCLES PAPAS “The Guitar is a Miniature Orchestra in Read more
Romance of the Guitar
ETUDE May 1930 volume XLVIII number 5 page 317-318, 367 The Romance of the Guitar By ANDRÉS SEGOVIA Based Upon Notes Prepared by PAPAS SOLPECLES [sic] This article may be read independently of the first part which appeared in the Read more
Romance of the Guitar
ETUDE June 1930 volume XLVIII number 6 page 398, 452 The Romance of the Guitar By ANDRÉS SEGOVIA Sor, Master of the Guitar “THREE OF the 16th century Spanish guitarists whose works are now extant are Luis Milan, Gaspar Sanz Read more
The Plectrum Guitar
ETUDE January 1938 volume LVI number 1 page 61, 64 The Plectrum Guitar By George C. Krick OUR NEW DEPARTMENT of Fretted Instruments came into THE ETUDE last month on “gum shoes.” We had made no special announcement of it: Read more
The Classic Guitar
ETUDE December 1937 volume LV number 12 page 831 The Classic Guitar By George C. Krick OF ALL THE FRETTED instruments, the guitar may well boast of the most ancient and romantic history. To give a complete historic outline of Read more
Fun With Fretted Instruments
ETUDE November 1937 volume LV number 11 page 756 Fun With Fretted Instruments “It’s fun to listen but more fun to play.” By George C. Krick REGARDLESS of the ease with which one can listen to musical programs of every Read more
Romance of the Guitar
ETUDE July 1930 volume XLVIII number 7 page 472 The Romance of the Guitar Based on an Interview with ANDRÉS SEGOVIA By Sophocles Papas Folk Tune Variations “IN ALL PARTS of Spain we find the guitar just as we find Read more
The Tremolo on Fretted Instruments
ETUDE June 1938 volume LVI number 6 page 410, 420 The Tremolo on Fretted Instruments By George C. Krick THE INSTRUMENTS played with a plectrum – mandolin, banjo and modern guitar – have one characteristic feature in common, the tremolo. Read more
Preparing a Concert Program
ETUDE May 1938 volume LVI number 5 page 347 Preparing a Concert Program By George C. Krick IN A LETTER recently received from one signing himself “Guitarist,” a subject was brought up, that should be of interest to every player Read more