Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841) was one of the most
famous of composers for classical guitar, and many of
his four hundred pieces plus are still used today to
help beginners learn the guitar and experts perfect
certain techniques. He is also considered one of the
best teachers of guitar in history.
Carulli was born in Naples, Italy on February 9th,
1770. H is father, Michele, was a distinguished
literator, secretary to the delegate of the Neapolitan
Jurisdiction. Like many of his conte...(+)
Ferdinando Carulli (1770 - 1841) was one of the most
famous of composers for classical guitar, and many of
his four hundred pieces plus are still used today to
help beginners learn the guitar and experts perfect
certain techniques. He is also considered one of the
best teachers of guitar in history.
Carulli was born in Naples, Italy on February 9th,
1770. H is father, Michele, was a distinguished
literator, secretary to the delegate of the Neapolitan
Jurisdiction. Like many of his contemporaries, he was
taught music theory firstly by a priest, who was an
amateur musician, and his first instrument was the
cello. When he was twenty he discovered the guitar,
gave up the cello and devoted his life to the exclusive
study and advancement of the guitar. Since there were
no real teachers for the guitar in Naples at the time,
he developed his own style of playing which he later
published in his method, which is the same method that
is used today (in part) by most when teaching the
classical guitar.
His local concerts in Naples were so popular that he
soon began touring Europe, performing. Around 1801
Carulli married a French woman, Marie-Josephine Boyer,
and their son, Gustavo, was born. A few years later
Carulli started to compose in Milan, where he published
some of his works for local publications. In 1808, due
to his immense popularity whilst touring in Paris
previously, Carulli moved to Paris, which was at the
time the 'music-capital' of the world, and where he
stayed for the rest of his life.
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinando_Carulli).
Although originally written for Classical Guitar Duet,
I created this arrangement of the Andante in G for
Classical Guitar and Concert (Pedal) Harp.
SHEET MUSIC