Biographical notes
Flutist and composer, Carlo Michele Alessio Sola was born in Turin, on June 6, 1786 according to Philip Bone (The Guitar and Mandolin). Sola's birthdate is also questioned today, maybe he was born in 1789, instead of 1786 as stated by Bone -- see the Bibliography.
He was active in France and then England. His musical education was in Italy, where he was taught
violin by Gaetano Pugnani, and also studied guitar and flute; he performed in
the orchestra as flutist for one year at the Royal Theater of Turin. He
composed about 30 songs, melodies and arias for voice and guitar (or piano)
accompaniment, numbered to Op. 48, mostly published in London (by Goulding &
D'Almaine, Chappell, Clementi, Welsh, Cocks, Willis, Falkner etc.) and a Method,
published by Chappell in about 1827, with the title "Sola's Instructions /
for the / Spanish guitar," all preserved in the British Library (London).
His name in English language was Charles Michael Alexis Sola.
After his arrival in England, with his his son Alfred, presumaby in 1841, Sola never left until his death at the age of about 70, the 21 January 1857 -- see 1. in Bibliography.
(Transl. M. Penny)
Work with Guitar of C. M. A. Sola
- SOLA'S / Instructions / FOR THE / SPANISH GUITAR. / Dedicated by Permission to / His Royal Highness / THE / DUKE of SUSSEX. / London Printed & Sold by S. Chappell Music Seller to his Majesty No. 50 Bond St. PN L1450 [1830].
London : F.T. Latour, [182-?]. 27 pp. Engraved. The PN indicates that is a later edition published with the original Chappell plates but issued by F.T. Latour
- Brulant D'Amour, / A / Troubadour Song, / Arranged with Chorus & Fourth Verse in Minor, / With an Accompaniment / for the / Piano Forte / or / Spanish Guitar, / & Dedicated to his Friend / Ronert Collymore Esq. / By / C.M. Sola. / Price 2/- / Sold by I. Willis, late Goulding & Co. No. 7, Westmoreland St. Dublin. / London, / Published at Falkner's Opera Music Warehouse, 3 Old Bond Street, / where may be the whole of Mr. Solas Publications. [1816?]. 5 pp. Engraved. Back cover: "Catalogue of / Vocal & Instrumental Music, / Composed by C.M. Sola. / London, Published by H. Falkner, Opera Music Warehouse, 3 Old Bond Street". According to CPM 53 p. 128, c. 1825. Not in Stationers' Hall 1710-1818.
(Kenneth Sparr Collection)
- Soave speme. / Canzonetta. / Musique de Sola. / Accompagnement de Guitare par Meissonnier Jeune. / Soave speme... / Prix 75 c. / A Paris au Magasin de Musique de Pacini Boulevard des Italiens No. 11 PN 27.2 [1828-32]. 3 pp. Engraved.
(Kenneth Sparr Collection)
- THE DREAM OF HOME. / Ballad. / Arranged for the / Spanish Guitar / By / C.M. SOLA. / Who has not felt... / NEW YORK Published by HEWITT & JAQUES 239 Broadway [1839-1841] 2 pp. Lithograhy.
(Kenneth Sparr Collection)
Bibliographic Notes
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