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Just posted on my blog about a new discovery: a piece for (Milanese) mandolin and piano from München ca. 1850. It's dedicated to Johann Cramer, a mandolin player active in the royal chapel...

Though an old thread, I wanted to add in my information and check on the status.

Yes, it's a valuable and nice instrument. It's a nr.13, part of the "brevettato '900" series (so-called after the...

The first advert that uses the term "liutino moderno" by my knowledge is from the Public Advertiser (13 April 1769). It contains an advert for a concert organized for the benefit of Merchi (on 27...

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As you probably realised, the "liutino moderno" mentioned by Giacomo Merchi is not the same instrument as the one later invented and often called liuto cantabile.
Nomenclature in plucked...

I've just published a new blog article about the mandolin in the Netherlands (ca. 1750 - 1850). Based on primary source research on adverts in Dutch journals, I've been able to trace quite a lot of...

Hi JIm!

Thanks for the compliments, I appreciate people reaching out.
Sorry you had to have patience for me to respond - I don't attend this forum on a regular basis.

To answer your two...

Thanks for the compliments! I do spend a lot of time on my research and writing it all up.

I sometimes worry some readers might find things too long and detailed. But breaking things up in small...

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I've published a rather large blog post concerning a dark horse of mandolin history: the mandolin in Portugal (ca. 1770-1830).

Besides listing some sources already discovered by...

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I've posted a new blog article about my latest find. I discovered two manuscripts with music for mandolin and orchestra (violin 1, 2, viola, basso, flutes 1&2, horns 1&2) from Ernest...

Hi all, I was able to spot an unknown newer edition of Leone's first volume of mandolin sonatas. (First edition 1767, newer edition 1768-1774). You can read all about it on my blog post and download...

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Just wanted to share that I finally found enough time to publish editions of the mandolin concerto ("sinfonia") I discovered in 2012 (see initial blog post). (It's likely from around the 1750s...

Thanks for your question, an interesting point.

First, as a disclaimer, I need to state clearly that we don't know anything for sure. Even the treatises we have on embellishment or sections in...

Hi Martin

This certainly gives a good idea of how much fun the Palesi duets are.
Always great to hear people play music I dig up. Especially if I enjoy it myself. ;)
I tend to try to play all...

Hi Martin

Tempo is unclear, only the generic terms at the beginning of the pieces sometimes gives an indication. Sonata IV however doesn't have any indication of that order. I would likely go for...

Hi all,

Just wanted to share with you my latest blog posts about some discoveries of 18th century mandolin music at Yale University Music Library.

First of all, a general blog post about Yale...

Colizzi also published a collection of instrumental tunes based on popular tunes from French operas (Airs Choisis des Operas Français Accomodés Pour Deux Violons ou Deux Mandolines Par J.A.K....

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For those interested in new mandolin orchestra pieces and performances, the Belgian composer Bart Verstraeten (°1981) composed a new piece for mandolin orchestra.

The piece is inspired by...

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Once again my research into mandolin-related prints prior to 1850 turned up a little gem. I found a mandolin-piano sonata from Michele Bolaffi (Firenze, ca 1789-1798). It's actually quite a...

Some time ago I noticed a volume published by John Walsh in London from 1757 which mentions the "mandelin" as an alternative instrument (likely the volume was intended mainly for the English guittar,...

The editions are now available on my blog, on the updated post about the Walsh volume. As announced, I will also publish on a separate thread.

If you haven't yet read Paul Spark's article about Ladies Mandolin Bands in Great Britain, it's really interesting (Clara Ross, Mabel Downing and ladies’ guitar and mandolin bands in late Victorian...

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I've just published another blog post about one of my discoveries. It's a print from Vienna and dates to 1801, and is from the rather unknown composer François de Zucconi. Mandolin...

Good news. The British Library has granted me a license to publish and in my circumstances even waved the fee.

I'm finishing another edition of a mandolin related print first, but I will publish...

FYI - next article published. Next to Walsh's print Forty Select Duets (London, 1757) and the well-known one by Oswald, Eighteen Divertimentos (London, 1757) I also discovered a print by Santo Lapis...

Thanks for your suggestion about the grant! I think the Walsh volume deserves to be published, so I will apply. My usual modus operandi is to publish online and for free, and normally having both an...