Some images from Monzino's Archive

The following images and musical examples are excerpts from the book "GIACOMO MONZINO - Guitarist and Publisher of Early 19th-century" by M. Agostinelli, G. Podera, F. Rossini, Ottocento ediz. music., Ancona (1993).

Frontespice of printed edition of Sonata Op.11 for guitar. This is the first Monzino's composition edited by Giovanni Ricordi, with editorial no. 42.
Copy: London, British Library.

"Monzinos' travel Guitar has folded neck and proper suitcase. From L.70-80 to L.150
This Travel Guitar has the following advantages: the neck can be folded over the belly without being completely detached and without loosening the strings, that always are tuned. So, you can avoid the waste of time of retuning them when you set again the neck. The suitcase for this Guitar is externally only 54 cm by length."
(from Catalogo Generale della liutaria di chitarre, mandolini e violini, approx. 1900)

From Sinfonia Op.6 per chitarra: Largo (bars 9-12)

From Sonata Op.11: Allegro (bars 47-55)

From Variazioni Op.16: Coda (bars 16-19)

From "Duetto per due chitarre" without opus number: bars 1-15

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