Romolo Ferrari and the guitar in Italy in the first half of the twentieth century
(Modena, Mucchi Editore, 2009)

This book offers a documented research into the life and works of Romolo Ferrari (1894-1959) and the world of the Italian guitar during his lifetime. Thanks to extensive and coordinated research, a considerable body of new documentation has emerged, allowing a new light on such matters as repertoire, music publishing and education, guitar making as well as new biographical information on a number of personalities who figured prominently in Ferrari’s life, resulting in a new and detailed study of a rich and important period in the history of the instrument.

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