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[GUITAR] ROSQUELLAS, PABLO. A complete tutor for the Spanish guitar containing in addition to the fingered lessons & exercises, Spanish, Italian & English songs, with several national airs...
London: Clementi, n.d. (but ?1813, from watermarks). Period quarter green sheep, marbled sides. 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches (35 x 24 cm); [2], 38 engraved pp.; with an extensive manuscript (numbered pp. 39-96), with a wide range of compositions for guitar and voice, both text and music very finely accomplished on neatly ruled staves, in more than one hand. Wear to binding, front endpaper detached, but overall sound, internally some minor offsetting but a quite a fresh example. Old stamp of the American Antiquarian Society on the title.
Rosquellas's manual is complete in 38 pp., but an early enthusiast (or enthusiasts) have added substantially to the repertory contained there, in the manuscript portion of the present example. It seems, given the extreme care and elegance with which the works are presented, that this may have been intended for publication, perhaps as an enlarged edition. This section offers an interesting window into the works that were played in the early part of the century, with airs in Italian, French and English, some traditional, others by Mozart, Meissonier, Azioli (presumably Bonifazio Asioli, 1769-1832), Meurger, Romagnesi et al. The early 19th century saw an extensive enlargement to the repertoire of the instrument, though composers of that Golden Age such as Sor are not represented in this collection. For the printed portion, see Stenstadvold An annotated bibliography of guitar methods, 1760-1860, p. 172.
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