The Golden Era of the Mandolin 25 Duos for Mandolin and Guitar 1900-1942 (MANDOLIN PART): Hidden Gems of the Italian Golden Era (1840-1960) (Paperback)

This second volume of 25 Dances for Mandolin and Guitar / Masters and Hidden Gems of the Italian Golden Era (1840-1960) is conceived as a practical companion to the first. It presents the mandolin parts only of the complete scores previously published making the material especially suitable for individual study rehearsal and concert performance while preserving direct correspondence with Volume I. The selection of composers remains unchanged ensuring full stylistic and historical continuity between the two volumes. The anthology as a whole offers a representative snapshot of the musical repertoire circulated through mandolin and guitar periodicals that flourished from the late nineteenth century to the mid-1930s. Spanning roughly from the final decades of the nineteenth century to the first forty years of the twentieth century-an era often described as the golden age of the mandolin-the collection highlights the close and idiomatic interplay between mandolin and guitar an ensemble that became emblematic of both domestic music-making and public performance. Each piece has been carefully restored and engraved for modern use while preserving historical authenticity in all respects including legatos fingerings performance effects dedications and other characteristic features of the period. The volume is ideally suited to performers teachers and scholars who wish to explore and revive forgotten gems of the mandolin-guitar repertoire.