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Matteo Carcassi

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Italian musician (1796–1853)

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Works
17

Top works

  • Matteo Carcassi
  • Big Book of Classical Guitar Duets by Carcassi, Carulli, Giuliani and Sor
  • Méthode Complète Pour Guitare
  • 20 Progressive Arpeggio Studies for Classical Guitar in Standard Notation and Tablature
  • M. Carcassi's Method for the Guitar

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
IT
Active from
1792
Active to
1853-01-16

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Born in 1792, Matteo Carcassi was an Italian guitarist & composer. Spending most of his live in Paris (where he died on 16th January 1853) he traveled widely across Europe where he gained a reputation as a virtuoso. He visited London in 1822, returning the following year with renewed success and again in 1828. He also toured extensively in Germany in 1824 & 1827. Matteo Carcassi composed many pieces for the guitar, including a popular "method" (Op. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Matteo+Carc

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Matteo Carcassi
date of death
1853-00-00
date of birth
1796-04-08
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name in native language
Matteo Carcassi
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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Matteo Carcassi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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