Most of regondis concertina music was written for the english system, however, at which he was a virtuoso, though his guitar music is probably better known. The english concertina and finger 4 the concertina. On this recording jacobs plays a two manual single note accordion with a button keyboard. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. I am struggling to read music and learn the fingering on a 20 button anglo concertina, and want to find some kind of music book that will teach me to play sea shanties. Most of regondis music was written for the concertina, though his guitar music. Regondi giulio introduction et caprice sheet music free.
Alsepti was one of the inventors and a major proponent of bowing valves. Classical guitar lessons auckland with john wakelin mmus. Dec 01, 2009 two tunes from the northwest of england. His earliest recollections dated from lyons, where he lived with a man whom he regarded as his father, a teacher of languages, who had been professor at the gymnasium in milan in 1822. Giulio regondi, john holmquist guitar works i amazon. His mother may have died at his birth and giulio was raised in lyons by his father who was a guitarist. Giulio regondi lithograph by josef kriehuber, 1841. Invented in england in 1829, it was the first instrument of what would become the concertina family. Regondi was born of a german mother and an italian father in geneva, switzerland. Giulio regondi wrote fascinating music for the concertina, the reedy bellows instrument that is associated with sea chanteys and sailors. Giulio regondi in ireland university college dublin. Similar to various accordions and harmonicas, the concertina is a freereed musical instrument with buttons and bellows on both ends. Regondi, giulio 18221872, guitarist and concertinaplayer, was, according to his own account, born at geneva in 1822. Related soccom rufilesokljinstructionmontajoklj pdf.
Hearing him playing these admittedly intricate pieces one has to join in the ovations. This quality is due to a law of acoustics governing the vibration of free reeds by means of which fortes and pianos are obtained by varying the pressure of the wind, as is also the case with the double reed or the single or beating reed, while the pressure of the reed with the lips. His works for solo guitar comprise a set of etudes and five. The fingers operate springloaded buttons which, when depressed, allow air to act upon a single reed. It is the best ive found by a considerable margin the frank butler tutor is considered a classic but i find the other suits my needs best. He died of cancer in london in 1872 and is buried in st marys catholic cemetery, kensal, london.
Until the late 1850searly 1860sand though published in 1859, the serenade was probably composed in the. Giulio regondi free sheet music to download in pdf, mp3. Overall he is very careful with dynamics and there is an ebb and flow in the playing that keeps the music constantly alive. Giulio regondi bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Depending on the type of concertina you have, you will either alternate which hands play the notes or work down the rows of keys to play your scale. Regondi was born of a german mother and an italian father in geneva or perhaps genoa or lyons, switzerland. To get us started, figure 1 shows the layout of the english concertinas button boards, and should prove helpful to players of other systems. The english concertina is a member of the concertina family of freereed musical instruments.
Sheetmusic with the cd free as ebook pdf on request. A northern lass is a slow tune that once had the words of a song to it. The increasing popularity of a variety of german freereed instruments. A northern lass and a northern frisk two concertinas. He was also one of the few 19thcentury guitarists to excel on another instrument the concertina, which was a new invention at the time. Find giulio regondi composition information on allmusic. Regondi had left behind guitar and concertina scores.
Regondis achievements were lost to posterity for decades until his compositions were rediscovered, edited. The handbook for english concertina, by roger watson, is elementary, and takes you from the very introductory elements of first finding the notes positionally, and guides you through the scales one by one. Giulio regondi 1823 6 may 1872 was a swissborn classical guitarist, concertinist and. Regondi guitar pdf pdf scanned by unknown pferreyram. Most of regondi s music was written for the concertina, though his guitar music is probably. The timbre of the concertina is penetrating but soft, and capable of the most delicate gradations of tone. The list below includes all pages in the category for concertina. Most of regondis music was written for the concertina, though his guitar music is probably. Signor alsepti and regondis golden exercise concertina.
David lustman, julie starobin great regondi amazon. A textual problem in wheatstones publication of giulio regondis serenade for english concertina and piano by allan w. Pica 5 dtp ver 11 for pdf pub international concertina association. Regondi, giulio dnb00 wikisource, the free online library. The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Concertina, freereed musical instrument patented by sir charles wheatstone in london in 1829. Most of regondis concertina music was written for the english system. The first english concertina was developed by sir charles wheatstone in 1829 while its german counterpart was invented five years later by carl. Most of regondis music was written for the concertina, though his guitar music is probably better known. Synopsis of the concertina keyboard after giulio regondi, new method for the concertina dublin. Giulio regondi 1823 6 may 1872 was a swissborn classical guitarist, concertinist and composer active in france and mainly the united kingdom. Regondi continued triumphantly to give concerts throughout europe, becoming also a virtuoso of the concertina.
Concertinas introduction to concertinas and accordions. Anglo concertinas introduction to concertinas and accordions. Giulio regondi 1823 6 may 1872 was a swissborn classical guitarist, concertinist and composer active in france and mainly the united kingdom regondi was born of a german mother and an italian father in geneva, switzerland. The names of giulio regondi the virtuoso who promoted charles wheatstones concertina and other eminent composers and concertina soloists such as richard blagrove, appear. Many classics can be found here, including the regondi etudes. Hexagonal hand bellows are fastened between two sets of boards that carry the reeds in fraised sockets, as well as the pallet valves and finger buttons, by which air is.
Giulio regondi 1822 in either geneva or lyon in london was an italian classical guitarist, concertinist and composer. Jun 10, 2018 at any rate, if you arent familiar the music of giulio regondi here are some links so you can listen to some of his music then tell me what you think you dont have to listen to all of them if you dont want to, but id say youd have to listen to at least 3 or 4 of them to be able to say youve given his music a fair chance. Giulio regondi 1823 6 may 1872 is a swissborn classical guitarist, concertinist and composer active in france and mainly the united kingdom. The english concertina and finger 4 the concertina journal. A number of contemporary concertinas use accordion reeds with a traditional concertina action. This includes works originally scored for a solo concertina. They are fairly small, usually 6 to 7 inches across, and have buttons facing in a direction parallel to the travel direction of the bellows. Dec 05, 2009 for instance, when giulio regondi performed in ireland in 18341835, the dublin evening post announced his concert of 12 june 1834 as follows. Concertina virtuosi, the freereed journal, 3 2001, 7988.
The main part of this recording by the giulio regondi guild david starobin guitar, douglas rogers concertina, julie. A textual problem in wheatstones publication of giulio regondi s serenade for english concertina and piano by allan w. Vintage instruments typically have concertina reeds, as do some modern instruments. Young giulio performing at the royal adelphi theatre in london on 3 september 1831.
Accordian virtuose helmut c jacobs has been involved for years in the search for longforgotten english concertina music. A child prodigy, fernando sor dedicated his souvenir damitie op. Hi all, does anyone know where to find one or more of the following 4 compositions for concertina, writen by giulio regondi. This italian guitar prodigy was also a concertina and melophone player. Freie vereinigung zur forderung guter guitaremusik. Giulio regondi was an infant prodigy of the guitar who matured into an eminent artist and esteemed composer of poetic but challenging works. His tremolo playing, a technique that regondi employs frequently, is exemplary. The music of giulio regondi everything guitar musical. This quality is due to a law of acoustics governing the vibration of free reeds by means of which fortes and pianos are obtained by varying the pressure of the wind, as is also the case with the double reed or the single or beating reed, while the pressure of the reed. For instance, when giulio regondi performed in ireland in 18341835, the dublin evening post announced his concert of 12 june 1834 as follows.
Sep 08, 2011 regondi, giulio 18221872, guitarist and concertinaplayer, was, according to his own account, born at geneva in 1822. She produces one for the english and the anglo concertina s. Start with middle c on your concertina and work through the 8 notes, or octave, up to c1, or high c. Introducing the anglo concertina the concertina is a compact six or eight sided free reed instrument, held between the two hands with a set of bellows between. The role of the fourth finger on the english concertina is problematic owing to its doubleduty workload. Concertina solo page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, page 6, page 7 and page 8. Bourree in gm by js bach as a postscript file and in abc the latter being suitable for abcm2ps, written by jeanfrancois moine. He was raised in lyons but as a child performed the guitar in paris and london gaining high notoriety. His works for solo guitar comprise a set of etudes, variations on a theme by bellini and five. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. Specifically the pdf document tutor for chromatic anglo concertina by george jones in the anglo concertina section. Regondi went on to become a muchfeted guitarist and composer, touring with other renowned musicians including clara schumann, and writing virtuosic and beautifully lyrical works for the guitar. It is a fully chromatic instrument, having buttons in a rectangular arrangement of four staggered rows.
Regondi etudes pdf most of regondis music was written for the concertina, though his guitar music is probably better known. Giulio regondi wrote fascinating music for the concertina, the reedy bellows. His works for solo guitar comprise a set of etudes and. Regondi was especially close with the family from no later than 1839, when, probably at the binfields invitation, he appeared at the berkshire 11th triennial music festival at reading.
Jan 14, 2017 the timbre of the concertina is penetrating but soft, and capable of the most delicate gradations of tone. Master g regondi intends to give two musical entertainments on the guitar and on wheatstones patent concertina. The english concertina is a member of the concertina family of free reed musical instruments. On friday, 17 march 2006, the center for the study of freereed instruments at the graduate school of the city university of new york presented a concert entitled viva regondi, likely the first allregondi concert in modern times. Sort this list by work type, instrumentation, composer, and more. The concertina was invented in germany and england independently along the same timeline. Regondi was apparently also a virtuoso on the concertina there cannot be many who are virtuosi on the concertina and the guitar.
It is now digitized into pdf files and available to the public for free. Page 1 giulio regondi giulio regondi 18221872 morceau. By the 1850s the demand for the concertina was huge. Born in geneva or perhaps genoa or lyons in 1822 to an unnamed german mother who may have died at his birth, giulio was raised by an italian father some say stepfather or foster father who was himself. Anglo concertinas play a different note on the push and pull of the bellows. An excerpt from concertina virtuoso giulio regondis new method 1857. Originally for concertina and piano unfortunately i lost the original piano part, and half of the concertina part got marooned somewhere in spain. Although regondi composed dozens of works for concertina, his extant original guitar writings number just fifteen, all firmly within the romantic genre volume 1 is available on naxos 8.
Rosa binfield, to whom the piece was dedicated, was a member of the binfield family of reading, a number of whom played and taught the english concertina. Giulio regondi was a swissborn classical guitarist, concertinist and composer active in france and the united kingdom. Devoted to regondis music for both the english concertina and the guitar. Hello everyone, i was looking at regondis compositions for the english concertina notably at the music available on ivano paternos excellent website click here if the previous link doesnt work and on danny chapmans page and started to wonder. Regondi was considered as one of the best composers and arrangers for the ec. At any rate, if you arent familiar the music of giulio regondi here are some links so you can listen to some of his music then tell me what you think you dont have to listen to all of them if you dont want to, but id say youd have to listen to at least 3 or 4 of them to be able to say youve given his music a fair chance. Giulio regondi sheet music and music books at sheet music plus.
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