This article was first published on Matanya Ophee’s Guitar and Lute Issues site in 1997 and later on my personal site icoldwell.com.
The original title was An Introduction to the History of the Guitar in Japan Including Notes on the First Appearances of the Guitar in Japan and Detailed Biographies of Major Guitarists First Active in the Pre-war Period.
Darko Petrinjak recently released a recording of the Padovec Concertinos along with other solo and duo works by Padovec. It is a wonderful recording. Darko premiered the Concertinos in Europe shortly before our first published editions of these works were Read more…
This is the full transcription of an article on the Bohemian Brothers from 1828 that is referenced in the Return With Us Now / Featured Facsimile article I wrote for Soundboard Vol. XXXVII, No. 1.
NOTE: New discoveries about Sagrini appear both in the biography In Search of Sagrini and in The Music of Luigi Sagrini.
I am very happy to announce that the third volume of the Mertz Opern-Revue facsimile series is now available to order. The book may be ordered at the Digital Guitar Archive online store. Volumes 4 and 5 of the Opern-Revue Read more…
All of our editions are now available to preview through Google Books. Please use the search form below. Search the full text of our books
Mel Bay is now managing distribution of all DGA Editions books. Our books will still be available through our online store along with any related digital music downloads, but you may order directly from Mel Bay or have your favorite Read more…
I am very happy to announce that I will be publishing the recently discovered Concertinos by Padovec edited by Stefan Hackl. Darko Petrinjak recently performed both Concertinos on April 16th and will be assisting with the editions. The editions include Read more…
I am pleased to announce the Bobrowicz Volume II started shipping April 15. You may order online here. There are some slight delays to the Mertz Op.32 printing, but it should be shipping before the end of April.
J. N. de Bobrowicz Selected Works Volume II and J. K. Mertz Divertissement über Motive der Oper: Der Prophet (Meyerbeer), Op.32 have gone to the printers and will be shipping on April 15.
Thank you all so much for helping to test the digital downloads through the online store. I have enough information now to help direct future digital edition projects. I have updated the Regondi file with some interesting information and moved Read more…