Category: Historical Music

John Schneiderman: Russian Harp Guitar Sighting

Aug 3, 2012

Frank (Doucette) and I treated ourselves to an impromptu outing last Sunday, after receiving an...

Jun 29, 2012

Sometime back, after creating the linked article “Our Kontragitarre Playing Cousins” off the main...

May 14, 2012

After our 3-day Milan trip, Friday was a morning to sleep in, then spend a leisurely afternoon,...

Mar 14, 2012

My initial question back in 2004 regarding the Combolin – or actually, pair of Combolins –...

Feb 16, 2012

Here is a special piece that has been in the works since a short teaser I did in October 2010, in...

Jan 28, 2012

I did a short blog called Schrammels in the Modern World about a year ago (Feb 8, 2011), featuring...

Nov 15, 2011

A fourth transcription and recording has been completed by Christian Saggese (see The Second...

Nov 2, 2011

I’m happy to report continuing interest in the great Pasquale Taraffo; three recent events in...

Sep 25, 2011

Many of us consider the music of Pasquale Taraffo (1887-1937) the pinnacle of harp guitar playing...

Sep 14, 2011

My title is meant as a little play on La Guitarra California, the name of the growing classical...