This is the beginning of what will eventually become both an online and hard bound encyclopedia of the guitar.
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Abell, John(1653 - 1724)
Listed as a musician in the court of Lord Chamberlain in 1686
He published A Collection of Songs in Several Languages.
Aben, Jot
A troubadour in Spain in the 12th century, a native of Valencia
According to some, the creator of the Jota.
Abreu, Antonio(1700's)
Portuguese guitarist
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Abreu, Eduardo(1949 ? - )
From Rio De Janerio.
Toured with older brother Sergio.
Abreu, Sergio (1948 ? - )
Abreu is from Rio De Janerio.
Toured with younger brother Eduardo.
Abril, Mario
Cuban guitarist, composer, teacher, transcriber
L'Academico Caliginoso (Il Furioso)
According to Gaspar Sanz's Instruccion, his name was Foscarini.
His four volume book Il Libri Della chitara Spagnola
was produced about 1630. On this book he signed himself
L'Academico Caliginoso detto il Furioso (The Obscure Academian
Called Mr. Furious).
Achillini, Giovanni Fileteo (1466 ?? - 1513 ?? )
A poet, philogist, jurist, theologian and musician
Brother of Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher
Adelaide, Princess
The wife of the Bavarian elector Ferdinand Maria. A collection of
her music has some examples of early strummed guitar music. She
was responsible for the first opera production in Munich.
Agricola, Martin (real name Sore)
According to Turnbull, Agricola used the term "quinterna" for a
guitar a century before Praetorius.
Aguado, Dionisio (1784-1849)
Spanish guitarist, composer
Aksenow, Simeon N. (1773 - 1853)
Russian guitarist, comoser, student of Andreas O. Sichra (1772 -
1861)
He developed the or advanced the use of harmonics.
Alba, Duchess of
The patron of Fernando Sor and Goya
Albius, Tibullus
One of the ancients mentioned by Pujol's La Dilema Del Sonido
De La Guitarra
Alboniz, Miguel (born May 29, 1917 - )
Guitarist, teacher, transcriber
Son of a Greek father and an Italian Mother.
Began as self taught. 1933 began writing to Andre verdier
(flautist with Paris Oper Comque) also taught guitar and had
studied under Miguel Llobet.
Vedier spoke of Alboniz to Emilio Pujol who sent him copies of
Escuela Razonada De La Guitarra.
Studied harmony under Marc Briquet and Brigette Shiffer
Alboniz studied under Pujol, privately for a year at Escuela
Municipal De Musica de Barcelona.
Also studed with Juan Parras Del Moral.
Alboniz transcribed Ponce Suite in A minor by ear
1948 we to Edinburgh, Scotland to hear Andres Segovia, they became
good friends.
In 1953, Alboniz moved to Milan.
Alcaniz, Joseph
A six course guitar made by Alcaniz, was found in El Museo
Municipal
de Instrumentos, Barcelona, Spain. It was one of the earliest
examples of a guitar with 19 frets.
Alfonso X, "El Sabio".
King of Spain, scholar, patron.
Compiled the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of
medieval music
and literature.
Alias, Juan
19th century composer
La chinita
La Perezosa
Almeida, Laurindo (1917 - 1995)
Brazillian Guitarist, composer, performer.
Alonzo
Alonso of Madrid is a luthier mentioned by Sor in The
Giulianiad.
Althenn, George Philippe
German luthier from Frankfurt-Am-Main
Altimira, Aguste (17th century)
Luthier
Very ornate, machine head rather than tension pegs.
Aguitar by this luthier is in the Victoria and Albert Museum
in England.
Amalia, Duchess of Weimar
According to Jacob Augustus Otto the Duchess was responsible
for
the introduction of the guitar to Weimar in 1788 or 1790.
Amarcius
An obscure Swiss poet from the 11th century. Writing in Latin
he
describes a cithra performer and his instrument and case strings.
Amat, Juan Carlos
Wrote a collection entitled Guitarra espanola y Vandola De
Cinco
Ordenes y De Quatro. Published in Barcelona in the late
1500's.
Contains works for both the four and five course guitar.
Ambrosius, Hermann (1897 - 1983)
Composer
Ancho, Miguel
18th century Portuguese lutiher
Andreyevitch, Ivan (18th century)
A Russian, builder of stringed instruments.
Angelique guitar
Used in Jakob Kremberg's Musicalische Bemuths
Ergotzung.
Has 17 metal strings and is more closely related to the lute
and the therobo than to the guitar.
Also referred to as: guitare angelique, qngelique, angel's guitar.
Angel Lute
Instrument apparently similar to the archlute, tuned
diatonically.
In Jacob Kremberg's Musiklischen Gemuths-Ergotzung
(1689)
The angel lute is joined by the lute, viol and guitar for
an accompany ensemble.
Music for the angel lute appears in other works including for
solo instrument.
Anido, Maria Luisa (1907 - 1996)
Student of Miguel Llobet.
One of the great ladies of the classical guitar
An, Princess (1711 - 1751)
Wife of William IV of Orange.
Princess An's Lute Book is actually a collection of pieces
for 5 course guitar written in French tablature.
Antone, Anthony ( 1906 ???? - )
Performer, composer, author
Antone's Ultramodern Book of all Practical Chords for Guitar
(1931)
Recordings: Solo Techinal Fantasty
Contributor to Who's Who of Music 1940 - 1941
Appleby, Wilfred M.
Published The International Guitar.
Aranda, Mateo de(1500's)
Portuguese
Composer for the vihuela.
Wrote Arte Nueva para tecla y Vihuela.
Arcadelt, Jaques
Composer from the time of Mudarra.
Arcas, Joaguin
Collector of guitars
Owns earliest work of Antonio Torres-Jurado.
Arcas, Julian ( 1832 - 1882 )
Spain
Guitarist, composer, teacher.
Archusen, Ivan F.
19th century Russian luthier.
Arcos, Duke of
Juan Bermudo, refers to musician a man named Lopez
of whom he says was in the service of the Duke of Arcos.
Ardevol, Jose (March 13, 1911 - )
Born in Barcelona on March 13, 1911
Spanish-Cuban composer
Settled in Havana in 1930
Established a chamber orchestra in 1934
1943 along with young Cuban composers founded
Grupo de Enovacion Musical
Film music, a ballet with chorus and 2 symphonies.
Composed other orchestra works also orchestra pieces,
and concerti grossi.
Arias, Vicente (c. 1845 - 1912 )
Spanish luthier.
Arnold, Johann (1773 - 1806)
Composer for guitar.
Arnold, Malcolm
Composer
Composed an elegy to Django Reihardt for Julian Bream.
Arpeggione
See guitarre d'amour.
Arran, Earl of
In the memoirs of count Grammont, the count comments
that the Earl of Arran played as well as Francisco (a
reference to Francisco Corbetta).
Arrevalo Miguel de
A musician of Spanish decent, a guitar teacher in
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Teacher of Luis T. Romero
Artaria, Domenico
Publisher of Giuliani
Artzt, Alice
Guitarist
Student of Ida Presti, Alexandre Lagoya and Julian Bream
Studied composition wth Darius Mihaud
Graduate work at Colombia University in musicology
Asencio, Vicente
Spanish composer.
El Assiri harp
Egyptian harp, double courses.
Attavanti, Attavante Degli Did illuminations in
Florence for illustrated manuscripts
including examples of guitars.
Augustine, Albert (1900 - 1967)
Employeed by DuPont Corp. developed nylon strings for
Segovia in about 1947.
Auric, Georges (Feb 15, 1899 - July 23, 1983)
Born in Lodeve, France
Composer.
B
Babylon Guitar
Early stringed instrument some claim as ancestors of the guitar.
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685 - 1750)
Bach's importance to the guitar comes from his compositions
for
lute. Which, through transcriptions, have become a staple of
the
classical guitar repetoire.
Baif, Jean Antoine de (1532 - 1589)
b. Venice, d. Paris
French guitarist, composer, poet.
Wrote a method for the four string guitar Instrucction pur
apprendre la tablature de guiterne.
Father, Lazare de Baïf, was ambassador to Venice
Bajo de la una
A bass guitar with 8 strings a large body played with
a plectrum called at the time una del perro thus the name
of "de la una".
Ballard, Robert
With Adrien LeRoy, published 5 books for four course
guitar, between 1551 and 1555.
His son, also named Robert Ballard ( 1575 - 1645) was a lutenist and composer.
Ballesteros, Antonio
In 1780 published Obra Para Guitarra de Seis Ordenes
a method book for the 6 string guitar.
Bandurria
a Spanish stringed instrument, a flat backed Spanish mandolin
Barberiis, Melchiore de
Composer, lutenist, 4 course guitarist.
Very little is know about him.
In the late 1540's he published works for the lute.
Barbero, Marcelo ( 1904 - 1956 ?)
Spanish luthier. Student of Jose Ramirez II and teacher of
Arcangel Fernandez.
Fernandez, in turn is the teacher of Marcelo Barbero Jr.
Barbour, Murray J.
Wrote a book called Turning and Temperment 1953.
Barnes, Milton (1931 - 2001 )
Canadian composer. Fantasy for Guitar written for Liona
Boyd.
Based upon Indian folk song Land of The Silver Birch.
Baron, Ernst Gottlieb (1696 - 1760)
A Baroque composer who also wrote for the lute.
Barrios, Agustin
Guitarist, composer, teacher
Born in Paraguay and died in San Salvador in 1944.
Barroso, Jose (1901 - )
Guitarist, composer, cellist
Born in Tehuacan, Puebla, Mexico
Bullerias y Cancion Tehuacan
Basile, Adriana
"La Bell Adriana"
Neapolitan singer from the Baroque era.
Accompanied herself on guitar, lute or harp.
Basilio, Padre (Miguel Garcia)
Guitarist, organist, composer, teacher
Possibly a teacher of Aguado.
Bass guitar
Guitar tuned lower than the standard guitar. Many variations
exist, including 10 string.
Also known as: bass guitar, arch guitar,
double-neck guitar, the orbo-guitar, harp guitar.
Bass Viol
an instrument used in string ensembles along
with the guitar
Nicholai Matteis used it along with the guitar,
the orbo, lute.
Bateman, William
American guitarist
Gained a reputation in the 19th century along.
Also see Ferrer Romero
Bates, Guillermo
a contemporary of Antonio Guerrero.
composed an opera Pharnaces in 1736 and wrote
18 Duettinos for two guitars, two french horns and
two clarinets.
Bates, M.N.
engraver of probably the most famous picture of Sor
Baumbach, Friedrich (1753 - 1813)
Composer of works for guitar
Bavilaqua, Matteo
Italian guitarist and composer
Bayer, Eduard
Luthier
also see pedal guitar
Bayer, Johann (1822 - 1908)
Composer of the German Viennese school
Beatrice, Princess
Mentioned by Mme. Sidney Pratten: "as used by her Royal Highness
the Princess Louise
and Her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice".
Beatus of Liebana
Author of Commentarius Super Apocalypsum. The work, circa
926, contains illuminations showing many musical instruments of
the period.
Beau of Mirecourt
19th century French luthier
Beaumarchais
Playwrite of the Barber of Seville, in which the guitar is
mentioned.
Beckford, William
A British author to Spain (Madrid) at the time of Boccherini, in
his Italy with sketches of Spain and Portugal (London 1834
vol ii) quoted in Germaine Rothchild's biography of Boccherini
(New York 1965), Beckford remarks about Boccherini's reaction to
Englishmen dancing to guitar music at a ball given in Madrid by a
wealthy Portuguese.
Beckhaus, J.
Luthier from Philladelphia, Penn, USA. a harp guitar, made by
Beckhaus, is in the Crobsy Brown Collection at the Metropolitan
Museum of Arts in New York.
Becquer, Joaquin (1805 - 1841)
Spanish painter
His painting, Bolero, contains guitars
Bedford, David(August 4th, 1937 - )
British Composer
"Eighteen Bricks Left on April 21" for 2 electric
guitars.
Premiered in London on November 27, 1967
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Composer.
Behrend, Siegfried(1933 - 1990)
German guitarist, composer
Beilner, L.
Viennese guitarist
His Opus 1 was published by Anton Diabelli's company.
Benavente-Osuna, Marquis de
The parton of Boccherini according to Turnbull an enthusiastic
amateur performer on guitar
Benedict, Jose
Luthier
Possibly, a teacher of Jose & Juan Pages
Benedicte, Princess Anne Louise(1676-1753)
Duchess of Maine.
A patroness of the arts and also a guitar player.
Benedid, Jose(19th century)
Spanish Luthier from Cadiz.
Bennett, Alfred
Wrote Instructions For The Spanish Guitar, published in
London
Bennett, Rodney Richard(1939 - )
English composer, performer and teacher
Impromptus
Concerto for Guitar
Berey
French engraver
Dame de qualite jouant de la guitarre
Bergonzi, Carlo (??? - 1820)
Italian luthier
Most likely the son of Carlo Bergonzi, the renown violin maker.
Berkeley, Lennox(1903 - 1989)
British composer
Sonatina for Guitar
Berlioz, Louis Hector (Dec. 11, 1803 - 1869)
French composer, guitarist
A guitar given to Berlioz by Paganini is now in the Paris
Conservatory Museum
Bermudo, Juan (1500's)
Wrote Libro de La Declaracion de Instrumentos Musicos.
Wherein he mentions prominent vihuelistas and describes various
instrument in detail.
Bernard (18th century)
French luthier
Bernart de Ventadour
A troubadour that was in the service of Eleanor of Aquitaine (wife
of Henry VIII).
Biberian, Gilbert (1944 - )
Prelude Fuge (1967)
Suite (1968) for guitar quartet
Sonata No. 2 (1975) guitar and flute
8 Bagatelles (1975) guitar and cello
Monogram (Mongram) (1977) for 4 guitars
8 Valese (1971 - 1975) four 4 guitars
Quartet I - V (1972 -79( for 2 requintos and 2 guitars
Prisms (1970) 10 guitars and percussion
Bickford, Vadah Olcott (Oct. 14, 1885 - May 18,
1980)
Born Ethel Lucretia Olcott
A student of Manuel Y Ferrer
Bickford, Zarh M.
Guitarist, husband of Vadah Olcott Bickford
Biernath, Ernst
Wrote Die Gitarre seit dem III Jahrtausend vor Christus
(The Guitar since the Third Millenium B.C.)
Binkley, Thomas (1932-1995)
Lutenist, musicologist,
Founder of Early Music Institute
Wrote a paper called Le Luth et sa technique published in
Le Luth et sa Musique.
Bitteti, Ernesto
Argentinean guitarist
Blanchard, Henri
Wrote an article entitled Les Guitaristes for the revue et
Gazette Musicale de Parix IX 1842
Blauet, Joannes Possibly the engraver of Sanz's Instruccion
Blovin, Julien
17th century composer
Bobri, Vladimir (May 13, 1898 - 1987)
A painter, composer and guitar historian.
Helped found the Society of the Classic Guitar in 1936.
In 1948 became editor of Guitar Review
Bobrowicz, Jan Nepomucen (1805 - 1881)
Guitarist, composer
Student of Giulani
Boccherini, Luigi (1743- 1805)
Composed works for the guitar
Bohnmann, Joseph
Bohemian luthier
Immigrated to the U.S. and continued to build guitars in Chicago.
Boivin guitar
A guitar in the Musee Instrumental du Conservatoire National de
Musique, Paris bears the inscription Boivin A la Guitare Royale
rue Tiquetonne, Paris 1743
Bonanni, Filippo
A painter or ilustrator from the 1700's.
Some of his works contain stringed instruments being played.
Bonard
A composer that is found in the fifth book by Adrian Le Roy and
his brother in law, Robert Ballard.
Bone, Philip J. (1873 - 1964)
An Englishman who compiled biographies of guitarist. He had
written for The Cadenza,
Boniface II (Marquis of Monferrat)(11?? - 12??)
A troubadour named Piere Vidal served Boniface II.
Bonner, Stephan
The Classic Image: European History and Manufacture of the Lyre Guitar
Bonnet, Pierre (1700's)
Wrote a book Histoire de la Musique
Borden, Ann
She was the fiancee of Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence. He was a guitarist and also composed
songs.
Bosch-Renard, Jaime (1826 - 1895)
Catalonian Guitarist, teacher, author.
Bouchet, Robert (1898-1986)
Bream, Presti and Lagoya have played his instruments.
French luthier
Boulanger, Nadia (Sept. 16, 1887 - ??)
Musician, teacher
Boulez, Pierre
Composer
Michon-Bourdelot, Pierre
Author
Bourgard (Burghardt), Jean (1800's)
A luthier in Prague
Bourgeois, Loys
Musician mentioned by Simon Gorlier.
Boutourbin, Count
His mistress was Marie Madeleine Guimard, is pictured in a
painting entitled La Guimard a la guitar by Jean-Honore
Frahonard (1732 - 1806)
Bow-shaped harp
A stringed instrument of ancient Egypt
Boyden, David D.
The History of Violin Playing from its origins to 1761 and its Relationship to the Violin and Violin Music
Owner of a guitar made by Stradivarius.
Boyd, Liona (1950 ??? in London, England - )
Student of Alexandre Lagoya, Alirio Diaz, Julian Bream, Narcisco
Yepes, Eli Kassner.
1972 graduated from University of Toronto with honors, with a
Bachelors of Music
1972 placed first in Canadian Music Competition
Liona introduced the pop music audience to classical guitar by
touring with fellow Canadian Gordon Lightfoot.
Brayssing, Gregoire (??? - ???)
His works are found in the fourth book published by Le Roy and
Ballard.
Bream, Julian (1933 - )
British Guitarist
Brenan, Gerald
Wrote a book entitled The Literature of the Spanish People.
This work mentions music and culture.
Brentano, Clemens
Compiled a book of German folk songs DesKnaben Wunderhorn
Briceno, Luis de
Publised Metodo mui failissimo para aprender a taner la
Guitarra a lo Espanol. (1626)
Britten, Edward Benjamin (November 22, 1913 - December 4, 1976)
British composer
Brondi, Maria Rita (1889 - 1941)
Student of Luigi Mozzani and Tarrega
Tarrega's Minuetto is dedicated to her.
Broqua, Alfonso (December 11, 1876 - November 24,
1946)
Composer
Studied with Carlos Chavez in Mexico City
1903 he went to Paris
6 Cantos de Parana for voice & guitar
7 Evocacions Criollos for guitar
3 Cantos de Uruguay for voice, flute & guitar
La Cruz de Sur, a 3 act opera
Brower, Leo (1939 - )
Cuban guitarist and composer
Suite No. 1
Piesza sin Titulo
Fugue
Easy Studies 1-5
Three Dances for Guitar & Strings
Easy Studies 6 - 10
Elogio De La Danza
Concerto
La Espiral external (1971)
Canticum (1968)
Exaedros I
Per Suonare a Tre (violin, cello & guitar)
Brown, Dr. John
English moralist
Mentions the guitar in one of his works
Brown, Wilfred
Singer
Worked with Australian guitarist John Williams.
Songs for Voice and Guitar released 1969
Bruni, Marziano (1880's)
Wrote a treatise on the Guitar
Buchner, Alexander
Wrote Musical Instruments Through The Ages
Bussy, De
Works by him were contained in the fifth book by Le Roy and
Ballard.
Butaut
A courtier and musician of King Louis XIV
Byrd, Charlie
American guitarist
Studied under Segovia
Byrd, William (1540 ? - 1623)
British composer
Composed many works for the lute
C
Cabezon, Antonio de (1510 - 1556 ??)Spanish composer
Wrote Obras de Musica para Tecla y Harpa y Vihuela
Caceres, Oscar(1928 - )
Guitarist
Born - Montevideo, Uruguay
Cadenza, The
Cadenza, The A magazine published by Clarence L. Partee,
a guitar teacher in New York.
Upon the death of Partee, Walter Jacob,
a teacher and arranger from Boston took over
the publication.
Spanish composer
Cancion Triste
Call, Leonhard von (1769 - 1815)
Composer of the Austro-German school.
Composed numerous works for the guitar.
Calvi, Carlo
Italian composer
Wrote Intavolatura de chitarra e chitariglia
Camerloher, Placidus von (1720 ?- 1776 ?)
Composer, lutenist, organist
Campion, Francois
Composer, guitarist, lutenist
Early 1700's
Campo, Antonio
Guitarist
Student of Aguado
Cano - Curriela, Antonio (1811-1897)
Guitarist, teacher, contemporary of Tarrega
Cano, Manuel (Feb 23, 1926 - )
Spanish Flamenco guitarist
Canobbio, Carlo (19th century)
Italian guitarist and teacher
Canobio, Frederico
Italian guitarist
A guitar dated 1681, made by Stradivarius,
bears the inscription "Questa a del Signor Canobio de Vendere"
Cantages de Santa Maria
A work compiled by Alfonso X "El Sabio" of Spain.
Considered the greatest collection of medieval music and
literature.
Capiari
Italian luthier
Capo d'astro
Bar placed across the frets. One of the earliest references
is it to a "pedal guitar" made by Eduard Bayer.
Capricci Armonici sopra la Chitarra Spagnuola
A book of music for guitar by Ludovico Roncalli
Capron, Henri
Composer, guitarist, teacher
Carafa
A 16th century Italian lutenist-guitarist.
Carcassi, Lorenzo, Salavatore, Tomaso
A family of Italian luthiers.
Carcassi, Matteo (1792 - 1853)
Guitarist, Composer, teacher
Carisani, Cristoforo
Organist, teacher
Possibly a teacher of Gaspar Sanz
Carlevaro, Abel (1918-2001)
Guitarist, composer, teacher
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Carrion, Alonso de
Troubadour, guitarist
Carulli, Fernando (Feb 10, 1770 Naples - 1841 Paris)
Guitarist, composer, teacher
Castelano, Fabio (Caltelano)
17th century Italian guitarist
Castelnouvo-Tedesco, Mario (April 3, 1895 - March 15,
1968)
Composer
Certon, Pierre
Composer
Some of his works appear in Le Roy & Ballard's 5th book
Champion, Jean Baptiste
French luthier circa 1800
Charango
A small guitar with five strings, with a vaulted back.
Charles II Patron of Corbetta
Amateur guitarist
Chavez, Carlos (June 13, 1899 - 1978)
Mexican composer, conductor
Chihara, Paul
Composer
Concerto for Guitar
Chinese "Moon Guitar"
A guitar in a collection of minature instruments in the Royal
College of Music in London.
Chitarra
Italian word for guitar.
Chatarrino
A small guitar.
Chitarro
A stringed instrument, a type of large bass lute.
Chitarra battente
A small guitar.
Chitarra de bajo
Sometimes referred to as a bass guitar.
Chitarra Spagnuola
Italian for Spanish guitar.
Chittara
See chitarra
Ci (seh)
Part of the word citar.
Ci means three. Tar originally appllied to the earliest stringed
instruments of Persia.
Ciebra, Jose Maria de
Spanish guitarist
Cimarosa, Domenico (1747 - 1801)
Composer
Citar
The Persian word for guitar.
Possibly also refers to stringed instruments.
It is made of two words, the first "ci" meaning three and "tar"
refers to stringed instruments.
Cither
See cittern
Citra or (Citre)
An old name for the Cithara.
Cittern
String instrument.
Claus, Christian
He was a German instrument maker given credit for the "keyed
guitar" or "keyed cither".
Clementi, Orazio (1637 - 1708)
A theorboist, he was a member of the court orchestra in Vienna. He
also composed pieces for the guitar.
Cocq, Francois le
Belgian guitarist and composer.
Coelho, Olga
A Brazilian singer-guitariost. Alexandre Bellow gives her credit
for using nylon strings on stage first January 1944 in New York.
Cohelo, Jose Pedeira
18th century Portuguese luthier.
Colista, Lelio
Guitarist, teacher
Teacher of Gaspar Sanz.
Colson
Early 1800's.
Family of luthiers from Mirecourt.
The Concert
This is a painting by Valentin (1594 - 1632). The painting
contains 3 instrumentalists; a lutenist, a violinist and a
guitarist".
Conde Claros
An old Spanish melody.
Narvaez's Los Sies Libros del Delphia de Musica", contains
Diferencias Sobre Conde Claros.
Contreras, Elias
Luthier
Coptic Guitar
A guitar or guitars from the Coptic era circa the 5th or 6th
centuries.
Corbera, Francisco
Spanish guitarist and composer of the 1600's. Guitarra Espanola
y sus differencias de sonos
Corbetta, Francesco (1615 - 1681)
Italian guitarist, composer.
El Cortesano
The last work by Milan. A literary work rather than music.
Describes life in the court of Valencia.
Cortot, Alfred (1877-1962)
The French critic called Segovia "the Cortot of the Guitar", the
critic was Bernard Gavoty.
Costa, Abate
Portugues composer, guitarist.
Costa, Antonio de(1714 - 1780 or 1790)
Portuguese priest and guitarist and composer.
Coste, Napoleon (1806 - 1883)
Guitarist, composer, teacher.
La Coupe Internationale de la Guitarre
An especially significant competition held annually in Paris and
organized by La Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise."
Cramer, F.A.
A student of Madame Sidney-Pratten.
Cuypers, Jan C. (1719 - 1806 ?)
A member of a Dutch family of luthiers.
D
D'Alesio, Gregory(September 25, 1904 - )
He along with Vladimir Borbi are editors of Guitar Review.
David, Johann Nepomuk (November 30, 1895 - 1977)
Composer, organist.
Trio for guitar (1932).
Collegue of Karl Scheit
Daza, Esteban
Vihuelista.
His work El Parnaso contains contains fantasias, romanzas,
villanescas, etc.
Decachorda
Ten string guitar
Saffren Degen (1816 - 1885)
Danish guitarist and composer.
Andante Melanconico
Delannoy, F.J.
Dutch luthier, 18th century
Deleplanque, Gerard J.
French luthier, 18th century
Del Puerto Romero, Jose (1874 - 1932)
Luthier from, Montevideo Uruguay.
Derosier, Nicolas
17th century French composer
Diabelli, Anton (Sept. 5, 1781 - April 7, 1858)
Composer, teacher, music publisher
Composed for guitar
Published works of Giuliani
Diaz, Alirio(1923 - )
Guitarist. Student of Segovia, Raul Borges, and V.E. Sopo.
Diccionario de Guitarristas
Compiled by Domingo Pratt.
Contains biographical information.
Diego
He was a builder of vihuelas. He is mentioned only by first name
in Juan Bermudo's Libro de La Declaracion de Instrumentos
Musicos
Ditson & Co., Oliver
Music publishing company.
Published works for the guitar
Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von (1739 - 1799)
Austrian Composer
Dodgson, Stephen (1924 - )
British composer, teacher
Composed many works for solo guitar, two guitars, guitar ensembles, and with orchestra,
Doisy, Charles ( d. 1807)
Composer, teacher, performer, instrument dealer in Paris.
Doremberg, Johann Gaspar von (17th century)
German ambassador
Possibly wrote a book on the guitar.
Dorn, Charles James (1839 - 1910)
American guitarist, composer, teacher.
Dorn, Jacob
German guitarist.
Uncle of American guitarist Charles James Dorn.
Dowland, John (1562 - 1626)
English composer, lutenist.
Dringeles, Heinrich
Czech composer.
Variazionen uer ein Tiroler Lied
Duarte, John
British composer
Prelude in C 1945
Night Music 1976
English Suite 1965
Greek Suite 1968 (for 2 guitars)
Suite Premontese 1970
Concertante Quartet (1956 (guitar and string trio)
Sonatina 1950 (flute & guitar)
Tudor Fancy 1972 (guitar concerto)
Little Suite (1977) (four guitars)
Ballade (1973) (four guitars)
Tentos I (19750 (four guitars)
Deptch (1979) (four guitars)
Insiene (1978) (guitar & harpsichord)
Dubrowin
Russian luthier.
E
Eighteen Duettinos
Composed by Guillermo Bates
Enesco, George (April 19, 1881 - May 4, 1955)
Romainian composer and violinist.
Enzio
A melodrama by Richard Wagner.
Recitatives of Lucia and Helden and Serenade of Beckmesser in
Meistersinger are accompanied by guitar.
Escudero, Manuel
Guitarist.
Son of Mario Escudero.
Escudero, Mario
Guitarist, composer, teacher.
Espinel, Vicente (1551 - 1624)
Spanish poet and guitarist.
Espinosa, Jose Esteban Antonio Echeverria (1805 -
1851)
Argentinian poet, guitarist.
Espla, Oscar (1889 - )
Spanish composer.
Evangelides, Georgios K. (1860 - ?)
Luthier in Athens, Greece.
F
Fabricatore, Gennaro
Luthier
From a family of luthiers.
Falla, Manuel de (1876 - 1946)
Spanish composer. Homenaje a Debussy (1920)
The Farewell of the Troubadours
A play by Blangini.
Ignaz Moscheles wrote music for this play, and scored for voice,
guitar, violin, piano and cello.
Farrell, Terance
Austrian Guitarist
Performs with Jacqueline Rosen (flautist)
Ferandiere, Fernando
Published Arte de Tocar la guitarra espanola por Music.
Ferranti, Zani di
Italian guitarist.
Ferrer, Manuel Y. (1828, 1904)
Guitarist
Teacher of Vahdah Olcott-Bickford
Performed in the U.S. in the 19th century.
Fetis, Francois Joseph
Belgian music critic.
Fezandant, Michael
Composer, lutenist, publisher.
Fidicula
An ancient Roman instrument with six strings it was played with a
long plectrum, shallow sound box, cut aways similar to a solid
body electic no waist.
Flac, Philippe
16th century French luthier.
Fleta, Ignacio (1897 - 1977)
Spanish luthier.
Foden, Willian (1860 - 1947)
Guitarist. Performed in the U.S. in the 19th century.
Forster
Composition teacher of Franz de Paula Stoll.
Fortea, Daniel
Spanish guitarist. Teacher of Celedonio Romero.
Franco, Bishop Cirilo
A bishop, possibly Portuguese, who objected to a capella
chorus.
Alexandre Bellow mentions Purtuguese King John IV (1603 - 1656)
wrote a criticism of the bishop's idea. Denfensa de la Musica
Moderna was written by the king and is one of the earliest books
of music criticism.
Franz, Johann Christian (1762 - 1814)
German composer.
French School
Refers to the French style of making very ornate guitars.
Frescobaldi, Girolamo (1583 - 1643)
Italian composer.
Fricker, Peter Racine (1920 - 1990)
British composer.
O Mistress Mine
Fuenllana, Miguel de
Spanish composer, vihuelist.
Publlished Orphenica Lyra .
G
Gade, J.N.
A Danish guitar maker
Uncle of composer Niels Whihelm Gade.
Gade, Niels Whilehm (1817 - 1890)
Danish composer.
Gade, Soren
Danish luthier.
Father of Niels Whihelm Gade.
Garcia, Enrique (1868 - 1922)
Spanish luthier.
Student of Manuel Ramirez.
Garcia, Hector
Cuban guitarist. Student Emilio Pujol.
Garcia - Hidalgo, Jose
He created the early type of chord charts that were
used to show chords.
Geminiani, Francesco
Italian composer and renowned violinist.
German school
Alexandre Bellow's mention of this is in regards to the 19th
century style of music "Vienese and German schools" in which the
guitar was combined with other instruments a sort of a chamber
orchestra or chamber group.
Ghedini, Giorgio Federico (1892 - 1965)
Italian composer.
Ghiglia, Oscar (August 13, 1938 - )
Italian guitarist. Student of Segovia.
Ghironda
Ancient instrument.
Giardini, Felice de (1716-1796)
Italian composer and violinist.
Githarfe
An instrument that is a combination guitar and harp
Giuliani, Emilia
Guitarist
Daughter of Mauro Giuliani
Giulianaid, The
A guitar magazine published in England by Ferdinand Pelzer.
Giuliani, Mauro (1781 - May 8, 1829)
Guitarist, composer, teacher.
Gizak
An ancient Persian two stringed instrument.
Godoy, Don Manuel
Patron and friend of Fernando Sor.
Gonzalez, Francisco (1830 - 1880)
Luthier in Madrid.
Teacher of Jose Ramirez I.
Gopfert, Karl Andreas (1768 - 1818)
Clarinetist, composer.
Grand Duo Concertante, Op. 20
Sonata for bassoon and guitar op13 .
Gorlier, Simon
Published Tablature de guiterne
Gounod, Charles (1818 - 1893)
Composer.
Gragnani, Filippo (1767 - 1812)
Guitarist, composer.
A student of Carulli.
Grand Duo Concertante, Op. 20
A work by pianist Ignaz Moscheles<.br> Performed by the
composer and Giuliani.
Gran Solo de Sors Refundido per Aguado
A work by Aguado .
Grau, Augustine
Catalonian composer.
Friend of Emilio Pujol.
Grieser, Martin
German luthier circa late 1700’s.
Grobert (c. 1794 - 1869)
A luthier from Mirecourt, France.
His fame comes from an a guitar that was played by both Paganini
and Berlioz and bears the autograph of both men.
Guerrero, Antonio
Spanish composer.
Guglielmi, Pietro (1727-1804)
Guitarist, circa mid 1800’s.
Guide des ecolier de guitarre
A method book written by Giacomo Merchi and his brother.
Guillaume
French luthier 1700’s.
Guimard, Marie Madeleine
Dancer, guitarist. A portrait of her playing guyitar was done by
Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732 - 1806).
Guimasaes, Joao
Brazilian composer.
Sound of the Bells
Guise, Duke de
Patron of Francesco Corbetta.
Guitar Angelique
see Angelique
Guitarino
A small guitar.
Guitarra Latina
The guitarra latina had a cujrved body, a flat back and no more
than 4 strings.
Guitarra Moisca
Almondnd shaped with a vaulted back long neck and had 8 strings.
Guitarre
The French word for guitar.
Guitar Review
A guitar magazine published in New York and edited by Vladimir
Bobri and Gregory d'Alessio.
Guitarra
The Spanish word for guitar.
Guitarre d'amour (arpeggione)
A bowed guitar.
Guitarron
A bass guitar.
Guitarra Saracenica
Another name for the Guitarra Morisca.
Guiterne
A French word for guitar, possibly old French.
Guastavino, Carlos (1912-2000)
Argentinian composer.
Sonata #2,
Guzman
Vihuelist.
H
Handel, George Frederick
Composer
Harris, Albert (1916 - )
British/American composer.
Variations and Fuge on a Theme of Handel
Sonatina for Guitar (1953)
Hauser, Hermann (1882 - 1952)
German luthier.
Hauser II Hermann
German luthier.
Hayden, W.L.
Guitarist, composer.
Compositions published by Oliver Ditson & Co.
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Composer.
Heartz, Daniel
American Musicologist
Henestrosa, Luys Vengas de
16th century composer, organist.
Libro Nuevo para Tecla, harpa y Vihuela
Hernandez, Santos (1873 - 1943)
Spanish luthier.
Herz, Henri
Composer.
Hill, William E.
Collector and authority on stringed instruments.
Hiruma, Kimpachi
Brought the guitar to Japan.
Holborne, Anthony (died 1602)
English composer.
The Cittern School
Holland, Justin (1819 - 1887)
American guitarist, composer, teacher.
Hopkins, Francis
Amateur guitarist
Signed United States Declaration of Independence
Horecki, Feliks (1796 - 1887)
Guitarist, composer, teacher.
Student of Giuliani.
Huerta, Trinitario (1804-1875)
Guitarist.
Hummel, Johan Erdmann
Composer.
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk (1778 - 1837)
Compser and pianist.
Hummel, Matthew
German luthier.
I
d'India, Sigismondo
17th century Italian guitarist.
Instruction pour apprendre la tablature de guitern
A method book by Jean Antoine de Baif.
Intavolature de chitarra e chitariglia
Work by Carlo Calvi.
International Anthology for The Guitar
Book of guitar music published by Alexander Bellow.
International Guitar News
Guitar publication from England.
Isabel II of Spain
Patron of Don A.F. Huerta y Katurla.
Isbin, Sharon (August 7, 1956 - )
American guitarist, teacher.
Italian School
Refers to the Italian school of guitar making. Very ornate.
Ito, Ako
Japanese guitarist.
Student of Segovia.
J
Jacob, Walter
Took over the publication of the Cadenza upon the death of
Clarence Partee.
Jahnel, Fritz
German authority of stringed instruments.
Janni
Guitarist, circa 1600’s.
Janon, Charles de
Colombian guitarist, composer
Came to U.S. at an early age. Performed and composed in the U.S.
Janush
Guitarist circa 16th century.
John IV of Portugal (1603 - 1656)
King of Portugal.
Wrote Defensa de la Musica Moderna.
John of Apsam, Father
17th century luthier.
Jolivet, Andre (1905 - 1974)
French composer.
Journal pour laguitarre a sept cordes
Russian guitar publication.
Juan of Austria
Patron of Gaspar Sanz.
Jumez, Jean-Pierre
French guitarist.
Student of Jean LaFon.
K
Kagel, Mauricio (Dec. 24, 1931 - )
Argentinian -German Composer.
Kaminsky, Joseph
Russian guitarist, composer.
Kandle, Letritia
American guitarist, teacher.
Kapeller, Johann (19th century)
Composer.
Keith, Richard
Author.
Keyed cither
Cither with keys. Sound was created by pressing keys.
Keyed Guitar
Strings were plucked by pressing strings.
Kinnor
A Hebrew instrument, also called kinnura
Kinsky, G.
Music publisher.
Kinsky, G.
Author, teacher.
Musurgia Uneversalis
Kithara
Another name for the cithara.
Klingenbrunner, Wilhelm
Collegue of Simon Molitor.
Kohler, Gottlieb Heinrich (1765 - 1833)
Composer.
Masaru Kohno(1923 - 1998)
Japanese luthier
Kranostchekow, Ivan J. (1798 - 1875)
Russian luthier.
Kraus, Joseph Martin (1756 - 1792)
Composer.
Kremberg, Jakob (1650 - )
Polish musician, composer.
Krenek, Ernst (1900 - 1991)
Austrian composer.
Kreutzer, Jospeh (1790 - 1840)
Composer.
Krick, George C. (1871 - 1962)
American guitarist, teacher.
A student of William Foden.
Kuffner, Joseph (1776 - 1856)
Composer.
L
Labarre, Theodore
Harpist.
Performed duets with Huerta y Katurla.
Labarre, Trille
18th century French guitarist.
Nouvelle methode pour la guitarre
Lacote, Rene Francois
19th century French luthier.
Lagoya, Alexander (1929 - 1999)
Guitarist.
Performed with his wife Ida Presti.
Langhenhove, Isabel van
Guitarist, circa 1600’s.
Lauro, Antonio (Aug. 3, 1917 - April 18, 1986)
Venezuelan composer.
8 Vales Venesolanos
Le a l'anglaise chez la Princess de Conti
A painting by the French artist Ollivier.
Leffingwell, Marion
Collegue of Elanor Hague.
Legnani, Luigi Rinaldo (1790 - 1877)
Italian guitarist, composer.
Lelio, de
Composer, circa 17th century.
Lemoine, Antoine Marcel (1763 - 1877)
Guitarist.
Le Roy, Adrian (? - 1599)
Along with his brother-in-law, publlished music.
Lesur, Daniel (1908 - 2002)
French composer.
L'Hoyer, Antoine
19th century French guitarist.
Liebaek, Sven Erik (1938 - )
Norwegian composer.
"\Six Musical Pictures for the Guitar
Lira da braccio
String instrument, resembles a violin.
Livre de Chansons en Tablature de gitare
Written by Louis le Seigneur. and published in Paris by House of
Ballard.
Llobet, Miguel (1878 - 1938)
Spanish guitarist.
Student of Tarrega.
Lopez, Severino
Cuban guitarist.
Teacher of Rey de la Torre.
Lorimer, Michael
American guitarist, teacher.
Student of Segovia.
Louis XIV of France
Amatuer guitarist and patron.
Luc, de
Composer, circa 17th century.
Lucs et guiternes
Written by Elie Vinet, mid 1500’s.
Lully, Jean Baptiste (1632 - 1687)
French composer and guitarist.
Lundin, Jack
American guitarist.
Lupot, Francisco
Luthier, circa 18th century.
Lutz, Anton
Bohemian luthier.
Lutz, Ignaz
Bohemian luthier.
Lux, D.
Belgian luthier, circa 18th century.
Luz y Norte Musical
Written by Lucas de Ribayaz.
Lyre-guitar
Similar to harp guitar.
M
Machaut, Guillaume de (1304 - 1377)
French composer.
Maciel, Manuel
Argentinian guitarist.
Maderna, Bruno (b. Venice, 21 April 1920; d. Darmstadt, 13 November 1973).
Italian composer, conductor.
Maestro, El
Luys Milan published a book Libro de Musica de Vihuela de Mano
Intitulado "El Maestro", which he dedicated to King John III
of Portugal.
Majer, Joseph Friedrich Bernhardt Kaspar
His New eroffneter theoretischer und praktischer Music-Sall
Makarov, Nikolai P. (1810 - 1890)
Russian guitarist.
Makropulos, Jorge
Greek luthier.
Malipiero, Gian Francesco (1882 - 1973
Italian composer and musicologist
Manen, Joan (March 14, 1883 - )
Spanish composer.
Mantovano, Giovanni Bottazzari
Italian composer.
Sonate nuove per la chittara spagnola
Marshall, Jack (1922 ? - 1973)
American composer, guitarist.
Cousin of Christopher Parkening.
Martin, Christian Friedrich (1796 - 1873)
Luthier, founderof Martin guitars.
Martin, Frank (1890-1974)
Composer.
Quatre Pieces Breves
Martinez - Oyanguren, Julio
Uruguayan composer, guitarist.
Mast, Bloise
French luthier.
Matabosch, Juan
Spanish luthier.
Matiegka, Wenzeslaus (1773 - 1830)
Bohemian guitarist.
Mauchant
Family of French luthiers.
Mechinical guitar
Instrument made by Czech guitar maker Jean Bourgard (Burghardt).
Mehul, Etienne-Nicolas (1763-1817)
Composer at the time of Sor.
Mendl, Franz
Guitarist.
Student of Giuliani.
Menezes, Antonio Rodrigo de
Portuguese guitarist.
Merchi, Giacomo (1730 - ?)
Italian guitarist, teacher.
Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806 - 1856)
Guitarist, composer.
Mignone, Francisco (Sept. 3, 1897 - 1986)
Brazilian composer.
Mihaud, Darius (1892-1974)
French composer, teacher.
Miksch, Alexander (? - 1813)
Guitarist, composer, musician.
Milan, Luys (c 1500 - )
Vihuelist, composer, author.
El Cortesano
Libro de Musica de Vihuela de Mano Intitulado "El
Maestro
Miscia, Antonio (c. 1500's)
Itallian guitarist.
Molitor, Simon (1776 - 1848)
German guitarist, composer.
Monochord
A one stringed instrument.
Mompou, Federico (April 16, 1893 - 1987)
Spanish composer.
Suite Compostelana
Montesardo, Girolamo
17th century
Nouva Inventione d'Intavolatura per sonare li balletti la
chitarra Spagnuola senza numeri e note
Montoya - Salazar, Ramon (Nov. 2, 1880 - July 20
1949)
Spanish Flamenco guitarist.
Morales, Cristobal de
Spanish composer, circa 16th century.
Moreno, Martin (1833 - 1919)
Argentinian guitarist.
Moreno-Torroba, Federico (1891 - 1982)
Spanish composer. Suite Castellana (1920)
Nocturno (1926)
Preludio (1928)
Sernata Barlesia (1928)
Pieces Characteristiques (1931)
Sonatina (1953)
Suite Minaturea
Madronos
Concerto de Castilla
Concerto en Flamenco
Siete Canciones Espanolas
Estampas for 4 guitars (1973)
Concerto Iberico (1975)
Moretti, Don Federico
18th century Italian guitarist, composer, author.
Principios para tocar la guitarra de seis ordenes
Morlaye, Guillaume
16th century French lutenist, composer.
Tablature de Guiterne
Moscheles, Ignaz (1794 - 1870)
Composer, pianist.
Performed with Giuliani, Ferdinand Pelzer and Huerta y
Katurla.
Grand Duo Concertante for guitar and piano.
Mozzani, Luigi (1896 - 1943)
Italain guitarist, composer and teacher
Mudarra, Alonso de
16th century Spanish vihuelist, composer.
Tres Libros de Musica en Cifrra para Vihuela
Mulich, Michael
A chitarrist in the Dresden Hof Kapelle in 1590.
Murcia, Santiago de
18th century guitarist.
Resumen de acompanar la parte con la guitarra
N
Nadal, Juan
Spanish troubadour, circa 1300’s.
Narvaez, Luys de
Vihuelist, composer
Los Sies Libros de Delphin de Musica
Nim-Cumbell, Joaquin Maria (Sept. 5, 1908 - )
Cuban pianist & composer.
Six Variations on a Theme by Milan
Frederick M. Noad (August 8 1929 - September 13, 2001)
Guitarist, teacher, author
O
Obregon, Alberto
Guitarist.
Student of Tarrega.
O'Dette, Paul (Pittsburgh, 1954 - )
British lutenist, teacher.
Orbon, Julian (1925 - 1991)
Spanish - Cuban compser.
Prelude and Dance
Osello, Gaspare
see Luca Penni
Ott, Andreas
Czech luthier.
German luthier.
P
Paganini, Nocolo (Genoa Oct. 27, 1782 - Nice, May 27,
1840)
Italian violinist, composer, guitarist.
Op. 2 Six sonatas for guitar & violin
Op. 3 Six sonatas for guitar & violin
Op. 4 Three quartets for violin, viola, guitar & cello
Op. 5 Three quartets for violin, viola, guitar & cello
Op 14 Sixty variation in all keys on Barucaba for violin and
guitar
Pages, Jose
Spanish luthier from Cadiz
Late 18th century - early 19th century
Pages, Juan
Spanish luthier from Cadiz
Brother of Jose Pages
Panormo, George Louis ( 1774, London - 1842, London)
Luthier
Son of Trusiano Vicente Panormo (1734 - 1813)
G.L. Panormo was the father-in-law to Huerta y Katurla (1804 -
1875).
Panormo, Trusiano Vicente (1734,near Palermo - 1813,
London)
Father of George Louis Panormo.
Parkening, Christopher (December 14, 1948 - )
American guitarist.
Parnaso, El
A work by Esteban Daza for vihuela.
Parraga, Graziella
Cuban singer, composer, guitarist.
Lluve
Como Mi Vida Gris
Toda Una Vida
Union Triste
Verdad
Los Horas A Tu Lado
and others published in Havana 1930 -1937
Partee, Clarence L.
Guitarist, teacher, publisher.
Publisher of The Cadenza
Paserbski, F.S.
Russian luthier
Well know for making balalaikas
Pau, Jose
Uruguayan luthier.
Payet, Carlos
Composer from El Salvador.
Dos Canciones Salvadorenas
Cabellos de Oro
Lejania
Pedal guitar
A pedal connected to a"capo dastro" (bar) on the neck would be
pressed thus transposing the tuning of the instrument.
see Eduard Bayer.
Pedrell, Filipe (Feb. 1841 - Aug. 19, 1922)
Spanish composer, teacher.
Teacher of Albeniz, Granados, de Falla.
Pellegrini, Domenico (1759-1840)
Guitarist, composer.
Armoniosi concerti sopra la chitarra spagnuola
Pelletier, Jacques
French guitarist, composer.
Maniere de bien et justement entoucher les lucs et
guiternes
Pelzer, Ferdinand (1801 - 1860)
German guitarist.
Lived in England.
Father of Catherina Josepha Pelzer (Madam Sidney-Pratten)
Published The Giulianiad
Penni, Luca
A painting by Gaspare Osello, dated 1563 shows Apollo and others
and a 5 string guitar is shown also, this painting is based on a
drawing by Luca Penni.
Pernas, Jose
Spanish luthier.
Teacher of Antonio Torres Jurado.
Persian sitar (sehtar)
see sitar
Petit, Pierre
French composer.
Composed works for Lagoya/Presti.
Petrassi, Goffredo (1904 - 2003)
Italian composer.
Petrucci, Ottavio (1446 - 1539)
Set up movable type press for the printing of music.
Petzval, Josef
Lutiher, physicist, mathematician.
Pisador, Diego
16th century Spanish guitarist, vihuelist.
Libros de Musica de Vihuela
Pollet, Jean Benoit (1753 - ??)
French guitarist, composer.
Nocturne
Pollet, L.M. (1783 - 1830)
French guitarist, composer.
The son of Jean Benoit Pollet (1753 - ??)
Ponce, Manuel Maria (1886 - 1948)
Mexican composer.
12 Preludios
Concierto del Sur
Sonata Mexicana
Tres Canciones Mexicanas
Porcel, Jose
19th century Spanish luthier.
Poulenc, Francis (1899 - 1963)
French composer.
Powrozniak, Jozef
Polish teacher, publicist.
"The Guitar From A to Z"
Leksykon Gitary
Praetorius, Michael (1571 - 1621)
Composer, author.
Syntagma Musicum
Prat, Domingo (1866 - 1944)
Guitarist, author.
Diccionario de Guitarristas.
Pres, Josquin des (c.1450 - 1521
Flemish vihuelist, composer.
Presti, Ida (1924 - April 25, 1967)
French guitarist, teacher, composer
Performed with her husband, Alexandre Lagoya.
Previn, Andre (1929 - )
Composer, conductor, pianist.
Concerto for Guitar
Primo libro d'intavolatura per la chitarra alla spagnuolam,
Il
Work published circa early 1600’s.
Pujol, Emilio (1886-1980)
Spanish guitarist, musicologist.
Student of Tarrega.
Q
Quartguitar
A smaller than normal sized guitar tuned a fourth higher
A-D-G-C-E-A
also see terz guitar and requinto.
Quine, Hector (1936 - )
Guitarist, teacher.
Quinterna
A stringed instrument made by Joahim Tielke.
R
Ramirez I, Jose (c. 1857 - 1923)
Spanish luthier.
Apprentice to Francisco Gonzalez.
Ramirez II, Jose (1885 - 1957)
Spanish luthier.
Son of Jose Ramirez I.
Nephew of Manuel Ramirez.
Ramirez III, Jose (1922 - 1995)
Spanish luthier.
Son of Jose Ramirez II.
Ramirez IV, Jose (1953 - 2000)
Spanish luthier.
Son of Jose Ramirez III.
Ramirez, Amalia (1955 - )
Spanish luthier.
Daughter of Jose Ramirez III.
Ramirez, Manuel (1864 - 1915)
Spanish luthier.
Uncle of Jose Ramirez II and brother of Jose Ramirez I.
Rawsthorne, Alan (1905 - 1971)
British composer.
His work Elegy was commissionted by Julian Bream.
Tragically, he died before the piece was completed. It was
completed by Julian Bream. Elegy
Rebec
A bowed stringed instrument.
Regondi, Giulio (Lyon 1822 - London 1872)
Guitarist, composer.
Reusner, Esaias (1656 - 1679)
Lutenist, composer.
Delitaie Testudinis
Ribayaz, Lucas de
17th century composer.
Luz y Norte Musical
Robinson, Thomas
Lutenist, circa 1600’s.
Authored 2 works: School of Music and New Lessons for the Cittern.
Rodriguez, Miguel
Spanish luthier from Cordoba
Rodrigo, Joaquin (1901 - 1999)
Spanish composer.
Concierto de Aranjuez
Fantasia Para Un Gentilehombre
En Los Trigales
Sonata Grocosa
Sonata a la Espanola
Elogio de la Guitarra
Por Los Campos de Espana
Tonadilla (2 guitars)
Fandango (2 guitars)
Folias (guitar & voice)
Canarios (guitar & voice)
Villancicos (guitar & voice)
3 Spanish Songs (guitar & voice)
Concierto Andaluz (1967)
Concierto Madrigal (1968)
Romero, Celedonio (1918 - 1996)
Spanish guitarist.
Father of Celin, Pepe, Angel.
Romero, Angel (Malaga 1946 - )
Spanish guitarist
Son of Celedonio, brother of Pepe and Celin.
Romero, Celin (1940 - )
Spanish guitarist
Son of Celedonio, brother of Pepe and Angel.
Romero, Jose Pepe(1944- )
Spanish guitarist
Son of Celedonio, brother of Celin and Angel.
Romeros, Los
Celedonio Romero and his three sons, Celin, Pepe, and Angel.
They appear individually as soloists together as a quartet, and in
all possible combinations.
Roussel, Albert (1869 - 1937)
French composer.
Segovia (solo guitar)
Rung, Henrik (1807 - 1871)
Danish guitarist and composer.
Andante for cello & guitar
Andante for viola & guitar
Andantino and Andante for violin, cello & guitar
Den Jyske Bondes Aftensang (Evening song fo the Jutland peasant), for voice & guitar
Du som har Sorg i Sinde (You who are full of sorrow), for voice & guitar
Gammel Sang (Ancient Song), for voice & guitar
Gurre, for voice & piano (or guitar)
Intermezzo, for guitar)
Impromptu for guitar
Jeg tjener ingen Herre (I serve no master), for voice & guitar
Nocturne for guitar
Pièces (6) for guitar
Polonaises (2) for guitar, Op. 2
Concierto Andaluz (1967)
Concierto Madrigal (1968)
S
Sainz de la Maza, Edurardo (1903 - 1982)
Spanish composer, guitarist
Brother of Regino Sainz de la Maza.
Sainz de la Maza, Regino (Sept. 7, 1896 - 1981)
Spanish guitarist, composer, teacher.
Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez is dedicated to Regino Sainz de La
Maza.
Regino Sainz de la Maza gave the Barcelona debut performance of
Rodrigo’s masterpiece.
Santorsola, Guido
Composer
Concerto for 2 guitars
Sanz, Gaspar (born ca. 1630 - )
Spanish guitarist, composer.
Instruccion sobre la Guitarra Espanola
Sauquet, Henri (Bordeaux May 18, 1901 - )
French composer.
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660 - 1725)
Although he never composed works for the guitar or lute, his music
has been transcribed for the instrument.
Scheit, Karl (born April 4, 1909 Schonbrunn (Schlesien)
Austria - 1994)
Austrian guitarist, composer, teacher.
Schubert, Franz (1797 - 1828)
Composer.guitarist
Das Dorfchen Op 11. No 1
Decat de Lieber Op 11 No. 3
Die Nachtgall Op. 11 No. 2
Segovia, Andres (1893-1987)
Spanish guitarist, teacher, transcriber, composer.
Seiber, Matyas (1905 - 1960)
Composer
Four French Folk Songs
Seigneur, Louis le
French composer, guitarist.
Livre de Chancons en Tablature de Guitare
Sinopoli, Antonio
Argentinian guitarist, composer.
Student of Julio Sagreras.
Smith-Brindle, Reginald (1917 - October 29, 2003)
British composer, guitarist.
Fuego Fatuo (1948)
Sonatina Fiorentina (1948)
Preludes I-V (1948)
Concertino for 4 guitars (1949)
Guitar Duo (1949)
Sonata Sense (1950)
Dodecaphonic Study (1952)
Saraband (1953)
el Pol8ifemo de Oro (1956)
3 Pieces for guitar & piano (1956)
10 string music (guitar & cello 1957)
5 Dipinti (guitar & violin 1957)
Variants (1970)
Music for 3 guitars (1970)
Concerto Breve "Ommis Terra" for eight guitars & percussion
(1971)
Memento (1973)
November Memories (1974)
Concerto de Angelis for 4 guitars (1973)
concerto Cum Jubilio for 3 guitars (1974)
Do Not Go Gentle (1974)
Four Poems of Lorca (1975)
Guitar Concerto (1977)
Guitarcosmos; progressive pieces for guitar (1976 - 1978)
Sojo, Vicente Emilio (1887 -1974)
Venezuelan composer, guitarist, teacher.
Sokolowski, Marek Konrad (1818 - 1883)
Polish guitarist, composer.
Soler, P. Antonio (1729 - 1783)
Spanish composer.
Sor, Fernando (1778 - 1839)
Spanish guitarist, composer.
Stravinski, Igor Feodorovich (June 17 1882 - April 6,
1971)
Russian composer.
Wrote 4 pieces with include the guitar.
Szcezepanowksi, Stanislaw Prus (1811 - 1877)
Polish guitarist, composer.
Jota Aragoneza
Fantazjo na temat angielski
Ws pomnienie z Warszawy
Pordrowiensa z Petersburga
Kapnal Wenacki
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Tansman, Alexander (1897 - 1986)
Polish composer.
Suite Cavatina
Danza Pomposa
Scherzo
Tarrega, Francisco (1852 - 1909)
Spanish guitarist, composer, teacher.
Tomasi, Henri (August 18, 1901 - 1971)
French composer.
Les Muletar des Andes
Concerto for Guitar
Tomas, Jose (1934 - )
Spanish guitarist, teacher
Torre, Jose Rey de la (December 9, 1917 - 1994)
Cuban guitarist.
Student of Emilio Pujol.
Torres - Jurado, Antonio (1817 - 1892)
Spanish luthier.
Truskolaski, Romauld Turina, Joaquin (Sevilla December 9, 1882 - Madrid
January 14, 1949) Twin guitar Uhl, Alfred (June 5, 1909 - 1992) Valera, Maria Esteban de Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887 - 1959) Vinet, Elie (1519 - 1587) Visee, Robert de (1660 - 1725) Vivaldi, Antonio (1675 - July 28, 1741) Walton, William (1902 - 1983) Weiss, Sylvius Leopold (1686 - 1750) Williams, John (1941 - ) Yepes, Narciso (1927 -1997)
Polish guitarist, author
Spanish composer.
Fandaguillo (1926)
Hommage a Tarrega (1935)
Rafaga (1930)
Sevillana (1923)
Donata in D (1932)
An instrument built by Alexander Voboam
It is a guitar joined together with a smaller guitar.
Austrian composer.
Spanish composer.
Wrote 2 minuets for Segovia.
Brazilian composer.
12 Etudes
Suite Populaire Brasilienne
Choro #1
Sextour Mistque ( flute, oboe, also sax, guitar, celeste and
harp)
Six Preludes
Distrubtion de Fleurs 91932) flute and guitar
Concerto For Guitar and Orchestra
Author.
Lucs et guiternes
French composer, guitarist, lutenist.
Composer.
Concerto in D for Lute and Strings
British composer.
Five Bagatelles
German lutenist, composer.
Australian guitarist, teacher.
Student of Segovia.
Spanish guitarist, composer,teacher
Maestro of the 10 string guitar
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