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Gardana, Enea

( ???? - ???? )

Enea Gardana was a guitarist and composer who lived in the first half of the 19th century. About his life wehave little information. Read More
Giuliani, Mauro

Giuliani, Mauro

( 1781 - 1829 )

Italian guitarist and composer. In Vienna from 1806, he became famous as the greatest living guitarist, teaching, performing and composing a rich repertory for the guitar. Read More
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Giuliani-Guglielmi, Emilia

( 1813 - ???? )

The second-born daughter of Mauro Giuliani, Emilia Giuliani was born in Vienna in 1813. She was a musical Read More
Gluck, Christoph Willibald von

Gluck, Christoph Willibald von

( 1714 - 1787 )

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, German composer who in the 1760s ‘reformed’ the Italian opera seria by placing the emphasis on the text rather than the music. Read More
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Gragnani, Filippo

( 1767 - 1812 )

Contemporary Paganini and Giuliani, virtuoso guitarist, in turn, Filippo Gragnani (1767-1812) contributed to the development of six-string guitar both by writing new parts improvisations by the pub Read More
Granados, Enrique

Granados, Enrique

( 1867 - 1916 )

Spanish composer. He studied in Barcelona with Pedrell and in Paris (1887-9), then returned to Barcelona to work as a teacher, pianist and composer. Read More
Gruber, Franz

Gruber, Franz

( 1787 - 1863 )

Franz Gruber was an Austrian primary school teacher and church organist in the village of Arnsdorf. At the same time he was organist and choirmaster at St. Read More