July 27 - Mauro Giuliani (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 27th are here: Enrique Granados (2019), Bobbie Gentry (2020). and Vladimir de Pachmann (2021)

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Mauro  Giuliani (27 July 1781 – 8 May 1829) was an Italian guitarist, cellist, singer, and composer. He was a leading guitar virtuoso of the early 19th century. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six-String Wonder

Giuliani's 150 compositions for guitar with opus number constitute the nucleus of the nineteenth-century guitar repertory. - Wikipedia

I sometimes speculate who are

The greatest writers for guitar,

And also, I have often wondered,

Who were they pre-1900?

The 19th century had a few,

But they would make a shortish queue;

I asked a scholar, whereupon, he

Said he’d opt for Giuliani.

 

 

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