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Ferdinando Carulli

Ferdinando Carulli

Ferdinando Maria Meinrado Francesco Pascale RosarioCarulli (Naples, 9 February 1770 – Paris, 17 February 1841) wasan Italian composer for classical guitar and the author of theinfluential Méthode complète pour guitare ou lyre, op. 27 (1810),which contains music still used by student guitarists today. Hewrote a variety of works for classical guitar, including numeroussolo and chamber works and several concertos. He was anextremely prolific writer, composing over 400 works for theinstrument.

Biography

Carulli was born in Naples, then part of the Kingdom of Naples.His father, Michele, was a distinguished literator, secretary to thedelegate of the Neapolitan Jurisdiction. Like many of his contemporaries, he was taught musical theory by a priest,who was also an amateur musician. Carulli's first instrument was the cello, but when he was twenty he discoveredthe guitar and devoted his life to the study and advancement of the guitar. As there were no professional guitarteachers in Naples at the time, Carulli developed his own style of playing.

Carulli was a gifted performer. His concerts in Naples were so popular that he soon began touring Europe. Around1801 Carulli married a French woman, Marie-Josephine Boyer, and had a son with her. A few years later Carullistarted to compose in Milan, where he contributed to local publications. After a highly successful Paris tour, Carullimoved there. At the time the city was known as the 'music-capital' of the world, and he stayed there for the rest of hislife.Carulli became highly successful as a guitar teacher in Paris. It was also here that the majority of his works werepublished. Later in his life he became a self-publisher and, in addition to his own music, published the works of otherprominent guitarists including Filippo Gragnani whom he befriended and who later dedicated three guitar duets toCarulli.[1]

Carulli also began to experiment with construction toward the end of his life and, in collaboration with the Parisianluthier René Lacôte, developed a 10-string instrument, the Decacorde.Carulli died in Paris on February 17, 1841, aged 71.

Music/style

Opus 114 No. 1

The first piece from Carulli's Opus 114

Opus 114 No. 2

The second piece from Carulli's Opus 114

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Carulli was among the most prolific composers of his time. He wrote more than four hundred works for the guitar,and countless others for various instrumental combinations, always including the guitar. His most influential work,the "Method, op. 27", published in 1810, contains pieces still widely used today in training students of the classicalguitar. Along with numerous works for two guitars, works for guitar with violin or flute, and three concertos for

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guitar with chamber orchestra, Carulli also composed several works for guitar and piano (in collaboration with hisson, Gustavo).Many of the pieces now regarded as Carulli's finest were initially turned down by publishers who considered themtoo difficult for the average recreational guitarist. It is likely that many of his best works remained unpublished andare now lost. Nevertheless, several of Carulli's published works point at the likely quality and sophistication of hisconcert music, the Six Andantes Op. 320 (dedicated to the guitarist Matteo Carcassi) being a good example. Thegreat majority of Carulli's surviving works, however, were those considered marketable enough by mainstreamParisian publishers aiming at an amateur recreational market.In addition to his highly successful Methode Op. 27 (which went through four editions during his lifetime and amajor revision, as Op. 241), Carulli also published several supplements to the method, along with a method withoutexplanatory text (L'Anti Methode Op. 272), a method for the decacorde, a harmony treatise, a treatise dealing withguitar accompaniment of the voice, and several collections of vocalises and solfèges. The latter studies wereintended to exploit the guitar’s accompanying capabilities, and to be used by both singer-guitarists amateurs, andvoice teachers who were not proficient figured bass readers.[2]

Classical guitarists have recorded many of his works. Arguably his most famous work is a duet for guitar and flute,which was recorded by Alexander Lagoya and Jean-Pierre Rampal, although his Duo in G Op.34 achieved a measureof indirect fame in Britain as the theme tune of cult 1980s science fiction/television game show The AdventureGame. The Duo in G has been recorded several times, most famously by Julian Bream and John Williams.

Instruments used by CarulliAmong the guitars used by Carulli, one finds• Guitar around 1810 (photos [3])[4][5]

According to Philip James Bone's book The guitar and mandolin : biographies of celebrated players andcomposers for these instruments [6] (p. 70, 71), this instrument was presented by Ferdinando Carulli to his sonGustave Carulli. The initials GC can be seen on the instrument, at either side of the bridge.

• Pierre Rene Lacote, Guitar called Décacorde[7][8][9][10]

Carulli worked together with Lacote to create the 10-string Décacorde. There exists a patent for this instrument. Itis speculated that the original "invention" and patent was aimed at amateur guitarists: in the patent configurationonly the 5 lower strings are fretted. On the other hand, there also exist other configurations, where 6 or 7 stringsare fretted, and it is speculated that these Décacordes were played professionally.

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it [11].

Compositions• See List of compositions by Ferdinando Carulli

References[1] Ferdinando Carulli (http:/ / www. justclassicalguitar. com/ pen& nail/ 800/ Carulli. php), Just Classical Guitar, Milano, Firenze, ITALIA.

Retrieved on 2010-05-20.[2] Solfèges and vocalises with very easy guitar accompaniment, Op. 195 by Ferdinando Carulli, edited by Gonzalo Gallardo and Sam Desmet

(Quebec: Les Productions d’OZ, 2012). See pp. 160-163.[3] http:/ / mediatheque. cite-musique. fr/ masc/ play. asp?ID=0157284[4] Guitar of Gustave Carulli (http:/ / mediatheque. cite-musique. fr/ masc/ play. asp?ID=0157284) E.33, Museum Cité de la Musique[5] Guitar of Gustave Carulli (https:/ / archive. org/ stream/ guitarmandolinbi00bone#page/ n103/ mode/ 1up) from the book The guitar and

mandolin : biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments by Philip James Bone - see p. 70 and text on p. 71[6] https:/ / archive. org/ details/ guitarmandolinbi00bone[7] The Lacôte Décacorde and Heptacorde (http:/ / www. harpguitars. net/ history/ lacote/ lacote. htm) (harpguitars.net)

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[8] A Unique Lacôte Décacorde (http:/ / www. harpguitars. net/ history/ month_hg/ month-hg-11-08a. htm) by Françoise Sinier de Ridder(harpguitars.net)

[9] René Lacote: Décacorde, Paris around 1826 (http:/ / mediatheque. cite-musique. fr/ ClientBookLineCIMU/ recherche/ NoticeDetailleByID.asp?ID=0130341) E.1040, Museum Cité de la Musique

[10] René Lacote: Décacorde, Paris 1830 (http:/ / mediatheque. cite-musique. fr/ ClientBookLineCIMU/ recherche/ NoticeDetailleByID.asp?ID=0130264) E.986.5.1, Museum Cité de la Musique

[11] http:/ / en. wikipedia. org/ w/ index. php?title=Ferdinando_Carulli& action=edit

External linksPublications• Catalogo tematico delle opere di Ferdinando Carulli (http:/ / www. lim. it/ cataloghi/ musicalia003torta. htm)

(Mario Torta, Ed. LIM)• Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) : profilo biografico-critico e catalogo tematico delle opere con numero (con cenni

sulla formazione della chitarra esacorde ed elementi di metodologia bibliografica) (http:/ / opac. uniroma1. it/SebinaOpacRMS/ Opac?localeSol=en_GB& action=search& thAutEnteDesc=Torta,+ Mario& startat=0);Doctoral thesis by Mario Torta; (Università degli studi di Roma, La Sapienza; 1989)

Sheet music• Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music (http:/ / rex. kb. dk/ primo_library/ libweb/ action/

preferences. do?fn=change_lang& vid=KGL& prefLang=en_US& prefBackUrl=http:/ / rex. kb. dk/primo_library/ libweb/ action/ search. do?dscnt=0& fctN=facet_tlevel& vl(1UI0)=contains&vl(61142532UI2)=sub& scp. scps=scope:(KGL)& fctV=online_resource& vl(1UI2)=contains& tab=default_tab&dstmp=1291361246565& srt=rank& mode=Advanced& vl(45742256UI3)=all_items&vl(48924786UI4)=all_items& tb=t& indx=1& backFromPreferences=true& vl(freeText0)=& fn=search&vid=KGL& vl(freeText2)=& vl(45742261UI5)=all_items& title1=1& vl(1UI1)=contains& frbg=& ct=facet&dum=true& Submit=Search& vl(48924784UI1)=creator& vl(freeText1)=Carulli& vl(48924785UI0)=title&vid=KGL) 1 (https:/ / rex. kb. dk/ F?func=find-c& ccl_term=(WRD=Carulli AND WWW=http NOTWWW=sheetmusicnow NOT WWW=freehandmusic NOT WWW=hebeonline)& local_base=mus01&con_lng=ENG) Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark

• Boije Collection (http:/ / www. muslib. se/ ebibliotek/ boije/ Boije_c. htm) The Music Library of Sweden• Free Scores for Guitar by Ferdinando Carulli fingered by Eythor Thorlaksson (http:/ / www. classicalguitarschool.

net/ en/ Music. aspx?author=Ferdinando+ Carulli)• Free scores by Ferdinando Carulli at the International Music Score Library Project• Free scores (http:/ / www. mutopiaproject. org/ cgibin/ make-table. cgi?Composer=CarulliF) Mutopia ProjectImages of Carulli• Images (http:/ / gallica. bnf. fr/ ark:/ 12148/ btv1b77203858. r=carulli. langEN) (Gallica)

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