ETUDE March 1941 volume LIX number 3 page 209-210 Dionisio Aguado, Guitarist and Composer By George C. Krick THIS DEPARTMENT, from time to time, has presented short biographies of men who, through their genius and undivided devotion to their chosen 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 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 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 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; 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 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 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 Read more
ETUDE February 1942 volume LX number 2 page 135, 139 What the Great Masters Thought of the Mandolin and Guitar By George C. Krick IT IS NOT THE PURPOSE of this discussion to present a detailed account of the lives 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 Read more