RONCALLI, Ludovico
Italy 1654- Italy 1713
Count Ludovico, was an Italian nobleman who published a collection of suites for five-course baroque guitar, Capricci armonici sopra la chitarra spagnola ("Harmonic caprices for the Spanish guitar"), in 1692. Nothing is known about him except what can be gleaned from this publication (Strizich 2001). This was transcribed to modern notation and arranged for the six-string guitar by Oscar Chilesotti in 1881.[citation needed] The work, consisting of nine complete suites, each comprising several short movements, is a great favorite of guitar enthusiasts, and individual movements frequently appear in guitar... [+]Search
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