Note: The MIDI samples in the following sections of 19th Century American guitar music are "Standard MIDI files". The sound of MIDI files will differ depending upon your sound card and music software. The MIDI samples are only meant to give you a general idea of the sound of this 19th Century American music. In many cases such as the songs with voice, there are multiple verses, but we have only used one complete verse and chorus for the MIDI files.

Guitar Instruction & Method Books Solo Guitar 19th Century Irish American Songs With Guitar Accompaniment Songs With Guitar Accompaniment Music For Two Guitars Music For Guitar & other instruments such as piano, flute, violin, mandolin Music For Banjo, (can also be played on guitar) African-American Guitarist & Composer Justin Holland Music for guitar(s) chorus and solo voice New additions

 

For those who of you who would like to learn to read guitar music notation, or for any who might want to increase their skill, we offer the following publication: This is an interesting method for learning the guitar and includes transcriptions of many popular airs, hornpipes. waltzes, polkas and other music of the time. This is a 32 page publication.

Companion For The Guitar - 1855
by Robert Kelley

From the Preface:
"The object of this work is to offer the principles of the art of playing the Guitar in the least possible space."
"Instead of dry excercies, which I think detrimental to the study of all beginners, I have, after the preliminary excercises, included pleasing Airs of every description of style, with the various characters of expression, glides, harmonics etc., as they occur in illustration. In this manner I have taught my own pupils, and by a gradual and almost imperceptible progression, from the beginning to the end, have generally, within a short time, found my efforts rewarded with complete success. My aim has been to make it instructive and companionable"
"Many have been deterred from learning this beautiful instrument, from the erroneious idea that it is difficult. This work is intended in undeceive those who may entertain such an opinion."

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Solo Guitar

The Guitar Music Of "Mrs. Knoop"

We know very little about the amazing "Mrs. Knoop" except that she was a very talented and active guitarist, composer and arranger in the mid 19th Century.

L'Alhambra Waltz
Mrs. Knoop -1847
L'Alhambra Waltz MIDI (excerpt)

The Flowers Of Andalusia
Mrs. Knoop - 1850

Rosignol Polka
Mrs. Knoop - 1850

Carnival Of Venice
Mrs. Knoop -1847

The Adieu
Mrs. Knoop - 1866

The Guitar Music Of J. C. Smith

J. C. Smith was a talented guitarist and composer who composed and published many works for guitar in Youngstown, Ohio in the last part of the 19th Century. Many of his publications have elaborate and skillfully done artwork, apparently created by J. C. Smith, and many of these engravings are included with the following sheet music.

 

The American Guitarist - Sweet Home Variations (9 variations)
J. C. Smith - 1885

American Fantasia (Fantasia with variations)
J. C. Smith - 1884

Au Revoir Polka
J. C. Smith - 1884

Dance Of The Fairies
J. C. Smith - 1883

Greenville Variations
J. C. Smith - 1884

Lightning Polka
J. C. Smith - 1883

Sappho's Reverie
J. C. Smith - 1884

Pavanne Of The Midnight Stars (duet and trio for guitars)
J. C. Smith - 1884

Diana's Fantasia (for two guitars)
J. C. Smith - 1884

Misc. Solo Guitar

Prairie Flower Fandango
Harry Lynde - 1882
Prairie Flower Fandango MIDI

The Old Fifer (old American patriotic tune)
Arranged for solo guutar by Charles Converse - 1856
The Old Fifer MIDI

The St. Louis Serenading Waltz
Charles Balmer - 1851
The St. Louis Serenading Waltz MIDI

Harmonic Polka
by C. C. Converse - 1856
Harmonic Polka MIDI

Four Seasons - Four guitar compostions for each season
Autumn Waltz
Winter Evening Galop
Spring Day Polka
Summer Morn Waltz
by C. C. Converse - 1856
Autumn Waltz MIDI

Sounds From The Ringing Rocks
W. L. Hayden - 1886 -

Shaker's Dance - Spirit Of New Lebanon
A Shattinger

Aurora Waltzes
W. O. Bateman - 1881

Beethoven's Dream
W. O. Bateman - 1881

Moonlight On The Lake Waltzes
Louis Lemberg - 1877

Glide Waltz
Antonio Lopes (late 19th century)

Magnet Polka
Alfred Way (late 19th century)

Home To Our Mountains
W.O. Bateman - 1881

Le Fleur Du Mexique
1881 - W.L. Hayden

Sunbeam Waltz, Robin Red Breast Polka, Charlie's Galop
W. L. Hayden - 1874 -

Merry Sleigh Ride Waltz
A Pendergrass - 1871

Spanish Fandango
W .B. Carter - 1854

Cupid's Jig
Herchell Fenton - 1873

Budget Dance Music For The Guitar
The Bantam Polka, Shanghai Schottisch, The Barnyard Mazurka
R. Denton - 1853

Monogram Scottische
Will Foden - 1884

Festival Quick Step
R. J. Kruger - 1854

El Estrangero
W. J. Lemon

La Jota Aragonesa
J. De Anguera - 1885

The Garlands
1. The Rose
2. The Lily
3. The Violet
William G. Rupp - 1853

Rainbow Scottishe
Arranged for Guitar by F. Kruger - 1854

Six Melodies Nocturnes M. A. Zani de Ferranti (date unknown)

4 Favorite Airs Arranged for Guitar
1. "Carry Me Back"
2. "Ah Canst Thou Leave Me"
3. "Italian Air"
4. "German Landler"
Arranged by Edouard Pique - 1853

Barbiere's Quickstep
by Joseph Barbiere - 1855

Auburn Polka
by D. J. Meeker - 1854

Hocus Polka
by W. L. Hayden - 1871

Slightly On The Mash Schottische
A.G. Send - 1885

Haroun Alraschid Waltz
Milt Hall - 1875

Racoon Patrol
C.H. McD. Burton - 1884

The Pond
C.H. McD. Burton - 1884

Preludes for the Guitar
George W. Bends - 1884

Selections from "Arion" (a collection of compostions for the guitar)
Adolph Schmitz - 1832

Pensees Nocturnes (Valse Sentimentale)
Frederick Buckley - 1856

Introduction, Theme & Variations
J. B. Coupa - 1843

Popular Pieces For The Guitar
(This is a collection of 8 pieces for solo guitar)
C. H. Vail - 1885

Gems Of The Opera
Selections from The Bohemian Girl arranged for solo guitar
Jos. L. Gordon - 1845

Dream Life Polka
P. E. Peers - 1854

The Moonlight Waltz
Charles J. Castello - 1854

Virginia Waltz
Felix Sxhelling - 1854

Sounds From Home Waltzes
Composed by J. Gung'l, arranged for guitar by F. Weiland - 1851

La Reve - Romance Pour La Guitarre
Joseph Barbiere - 1854

Spanish Galopade
Charles Converse - 1854

Styrian (4) Waltzes
P. F. Fierlien - 1850

Virigina Waltz
Felix Shelling - 1854

La Violetta
Felix Shelling - 1854

Terpsichore (Two Waltzes & Two Laendlers)
Gustave Blessner - 1841

Russian Melody - (Introduction & Variations)
James Ballard - 1850

Sweet By & By (With Variations)
arranged by W. L. Hayden - 1880

Petites Bagatelles Agreabales
Phlip Ernst - 1846

Six Petits Morceaux Tres Fasciles
Philip Ernst - (1850s)

Nine Famous Hornpipes
arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1875
Hand Organ Hornpipe MIDI
Sailors Hornpipe MIDI
Lamplighters Hornpipe MIDI

Love Not Quick Step ; Imperial Waltz ; Lucy Neal
by G. E. Bini - 1845.

Warrior's Joy Quick Step
by Louis Selle - 1849.

Mollie's Gallop
Fr. J. Krüger - 1854.

Festival Quick Step
Fr. J. Krüger - 1854.

Waltz by Donizetti -- Spanish Hop
Waltz -- Melody by Donizetti -- Keemo Kimo Polka
Charles C. Converse - 1856.

Operatic & Popular Melodies
Arranged by Philip Ernst - 1852.

Rondo Militaire
Philip Ernst - 1842.

Prince Albert's March
by Philip Ernst - 1843

Life Is A Dream Waltzes
W. L. Hayden - 1876.

Musette de Nina
W. L. Hayden - 1876.

Merry Sleigh Ride Waltz
A. Pendergrass - 1871.

Moonlight On The Lake Waltzes
Louis Lemberg - 1877.

Strauss' Autograph Waltzes
arranged by Clinton E. Backus - 1875.

La Rose Waltz
Charles De Janon - 1854.

Five Favorite Airs
J. de Anguera - 1843

In The Redwoods
Jose Sancho - 1894

Sunny Banks (Waltz)
A Schattinger - 1865

Silver Star Waltz
Charles Harris - (date unknown)

Mountain Sylph Waltz
Will J. Bostwick - 1868

Annie Polka
G. W. Bemis (date unknown)

Red Plume Polka
Will J. Bostwkick - 1868

Le Secret (Intermezzo pitzicatto)
Gautier - arranged by C. de Janon (1863?)

Grand Landler
Beethoven - arranged by W. J.. Bostwick - 1868

Octoroon Schottische
George W. Brown (date unknown)

Monastery Bells
W.L. Hayden (date unknown)

Greek March
E. Classen - 1846

St. Paul Waltz
Arranged by Charles Harris - (date unknown)

Petunia Waltz
Beethoven - Arranged by W.J. Bostwick - 1868

Chirstmas Bell March
Arranged by W.L. Hayden (date unknown)

Fulton Schottische
W. J. Bostwick - 1868

Spanish Fandango
Louis Brachet

Fantasie Americaine
Arr. Luis T. Romero -1890

Souvenir D' Amerique
Luis T. Romero - 1890

The Celebrated Shoo Fly Galop
W. L. Hayden - 1877

Moonlight Reverie
C. J. Dorn - 1897

Moorish Dance
C. J. Dorn - 1897

Rustling Leaves
C. J. Dorn - 1897

On The River
C. J. Dorn - 1897

March Electro
C. J. Dorn - 1897

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Music For Two Guitars

Operatic Serenades
Henry Chadwick - 1854

Glide Waltz
Antonio Lopes - 1882
Glide Waltz MIDI

In The Starlight
Arranged by Will Foden - 1885

Serenade Quickstep
Charlie C. Converse - 1855

Narcisse Waltz
T.B. Bishop - 1882

Zoemoo Waltz
F.T. Strawinski - 1847

Pavanne Of The Midnight Stars
J. C. Smith - 1884

Diana's Fantasia (for two guitars)
J. C. Smith - 1884

Greenville Variations
J. C. Smith - 1884

L'Exile Fantasie
P.F. Fierlein - 1885

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Music For Guitar &
other instruments such as piano, flute, violin, mandolin(s) 

The Frolic At The Husking
For guitar and flute or violin
W.L. Hayden - 1873

Silvery Starlight Waltz & Rondo
For Guitar and Piano
by W.L. Hayden - 1878

La Danse Pastorale - Picnic Quadrilles
For Flute & Guitar
Philip Ernst - 1873

Pas des Fleurs (The Flower Dance)
For Guitar & Piano
by Francis Weiland - 1851

Dance Eccossais
For Piano, Guitar, and 2 Mandolins
by Fred Bakar - (date unknown)

Gems Of The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz
For guitar and flute or violin
W.L. Hayden - 1874

Emory Waltz
For two mandolins and guitar
H.P. Sutorius - 1891

Bizzosa (Mischief Maker) Polka
For two mandolins and guitar
E. Becucci (date unknown)

La Canterina
For mandolin and guitar
arranged by Wessenberg - 1895

Garden City Mazurka
For mandolin and guitar
F.H. Dennis (date unknown)

Olama - Intermezzo
For two mandolins and guitar
J. Corinne - 1903

Japanesa
For two mandolins and guitar
Yama Sen - 1903

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Irish American Songs With Guitar Accompaniment

Woods of Green Erin
Composed by Geo. Linley
Arranged for Guitar by Francis Weiland - 1853
Woods of Green Erin MIDI

Come Back To Erin
Words & Music by Claribel
Arranged for Guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1873

Kate Conner
By George Barker, arranged for guitar by William Dresler - 1852

The Fairy Boy
by S. Lover, Esq., arranged for guitar by F. Howland - 1840

Katy Darling
Arranged for guitar by W.O.B. - 1853

Killarney
by M.W. Balfe, arranged for guitar by J.T.R. - 1882

Ever Be Happy
by M. W. Balfe, arranged for guitar by E. Blessner - 1879

The Kerry Dance
Arranged for guitar by W.L. Hayden - 1880

Rose Of Tralee
Arranged for Guitar by G. F. Francis - 1850

Erin Is My Home
Arranged for the Guitar by Francis Weiland - 1840

Forgive But Don't Forget (or I'm Going Jessie)
Arranged for the Guitar by W.M. Dressler - 1852

Katy Darling
Arranged for the Guitar by W.O.B. - 1853

Kitty Neil
Composed by J.G. Maeder
Arranged for the Guitar by H.Y. Chadwick - 1858

Patrick's Day Parade
Arranged for Guitar by Napolean W. Gould - 1875

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Songs With Guitar Accompaniment

The Vocal Beauties of Il Trovatore by Verdi
Napolean W. Gould - 1855

Don't Judge A Man By The Coat That He Wears
Words by W.H. Ashton - Music by Chaz Schultz
Arranged for Guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1873
Don't Judge A Man By The Coat That He Wears MIDI

Tu Sandunga (What Enchantment - A Spanish Song)
by Signor Blanco - arranged for guitar by Henry Chadwick - 1846
Tu Sandunga MIDI (What Enchantment - A Spanish Song)

The Absent Minded Man
Music by S.S. Stewart Words by Harry Wayne - 1880
The Absent Minded Man MIDI

My Cot Beside The Sea
Arranged for the Guitar by Chas C. Converse - 1856
My Cot By The Sea MIDI

Stars Of The Summer Night
Words by Longfellow
Arranged for Guitar by A Schmitz - 1847
Stars Of The Summer Night Serenade MIDI

Prairie Flower
by W.V. Wallace
Arranged for Guitar by C.C. Converse

Beautiful Isle
Composed by James G. Drake
(Written for Dauphin Island Mobile Point, Fort Boyer, Alabama)
Arranged for Guitar by Louis Tripp - 1851

When Lone Thy Sad Heart Dreameth
Words by "a lady of the west" - music by R.E. Robinson - 1851

Come Ye Forth To Our Revels By Moonlight
Mrs. Octavia Walton Le Vert - 1849

Guardian Angel
Composed by Blockley
Arranged for Guitar by Francis Weiland - 1851

Annie Lawry (A Favorite Scotch Ballad)
Arranged for Guitar by E.B. Blessner - 1850

The Bird and the Snare
Words by D. B. Leland
Arranged for the Guitar by Max Zorer - 1850

The Bright Sunny South
Arranged for the Guitar by A Scherzer - 1848

Bobbin' Around
Arranged for Guitar by Converse - 1857

Oh! Strike The Lute Lady
Composed and Arranged for Guitar by F. Kinlock - 1842

Here's A Health To Thee, Tom Moore
(composer unknown) - 1849

The Origin Of The Harp
Words by Thomas Moore
Arranged for Guitar by L. Meigned - 1846

Eggs For Breakfast In The Morning
Arranged for Guitar or Banjo -by Prof. Edmond Clark (date unknown)

Is It A Dream (The Sonambulists Song)
Sung by Jenny Lind - Composed by Ch. Jefferys
Arranged for Guitar in 1858

The Cows Are In The Corn
Arranged for Guitar by W.L. Hayden - 1879

Cradle Song
by W. V. Wallace arranged by Charles Converse - 1855

Wildflowers
by W. V. Wallace arranged by Charles Converse - 1854

There Is Darkness On The Mountain
by W. V. Wallace arranged by Charles Converse - 1854

Softly Ye Night Winds
by W. V. Wallace arranged by Charles Converse - 1854

My Prairie Flower by W. V. Wallace arranged by Charles Converse - 1854

The May Breezes
by Max Zorer - 1849

Bring Me My Harp
by W. V. Wallace arranged by James Flint (year unknown)

My Native Hills
by C. J. Hubers Sanders - 1846

Husking Corn
by Powell - 1884

A Something I'd Seen At The Zoo (for banjo or guitar)
by S. S. Stewart - 1882

El Beso (The Kiss) A Spanish Song
Voice, guitar, piano
Arranged by Gustave Blessner - 1842

The Night Blooming Jessamine
Song for voice, piano & guitar
Dandridge C. You - 1842

I know A Girl With Teeth Of Pearl
Song for voice, piano & guitar
Word by John G. Saxe, music by "Armand" - 1876

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Music For Banjo (also playable on guitar)

The Famous Lost Chord Jig (for banjo and piano)
Composed by Bolsover Gibbs, arranged by Thos. J. Armstrong - 1885
The Famous Lost Chord Jig MIDI

Husking Corn (song for voice and banjo)
Composed by "Powell" - 1884
Husking Corn MIDI

The Sue Polka
by A. Baur - 1879
The Sue Polka MIDI

Happy Thoughts Polka
S. S. Stewart -
Happy Thoughts Polka MIDI

Windcatcher's Clog Hornpipe
Harry Standwood -
Windcatcher's Clog Hornpipe MIDI

An Irish Reel
Gus Sharplie - 1883
An Irish Reel MIDI

Huckleberry Party Jig
Ed. H. Hulse - 1882
Huckleberry Party Jig MIDI

Away With Melancholy
S.S. Stewart - 1879
Away With Melancholy! MIDI

Je Merry Birds
Arranged by A. Baur - 1882

Song and Dance Air
Ed. H. Hulse - 1882

8 Banjo Compositions
Grand Central March
Full Moon Polka
L. E. B. Schottische
Prize Schottishe
Pretty Polly Mazourka
Triplet Mazourka
Harry Bell Schottische
by D. Mansfield - (year unknown)

The Egyptian Fandango
By Horace Weston - 1882

Asteroid Polka
by Gus Sharplie - 1883

Spanish Fandango
by John Magez - 1877

Our Moonlight Hop
Gus Sharplie - 1883

Sacred Solo with Variations
by S. S. Stewart - 1881

Carlin Reel
by W. P. Chambers - 1885

Daisy Clog
by A. Bauer - 1879

Big Kettle Jig
by J. H. Parker - 1883

Noonan's Reel
by Ed. H. Hulse - 1882

Novelty Jig
by Russ B. Walker - 1885

Philadelphia Reel
by S. S. Stewart - 1883

Pyrotechnic Jig
by Russ B. Walker - 1885

Sharlpie's Minor Jig
by Gus Sharplie - 1883

Three Reels ("Old Timers")
by G. L. Lansing - 1883

Weston's Great Minor Jig
by Horace Weston - 1883

The Firemen's Dream
A.V. Holmes - 1892

Listen To The Mockingbird
Arranged by S.S. Stewart - 1884

(for two banjos or guitars)

The American Banjo Waltz
S. S. Stewart - 1883
The American Banjo Waltz MIDI

Fairy Queen Waltz
by Gus Sharplie - 1883

Darby Day Schottish
by Gus Sharplie - 1884

S. S. Stewart's Favorite Clog Hornpipe
by S. S. Stewart- 1881

Elderberry Hornpipe
by Horace Weston - 1883

The Keystone Clog Dance
by Gus Sharplie - 1883

The Rippling River Waltz
by S. S. Stewart - 1881

Polka Rondo
Charles E. Latshaw - (date unknown)

Medley March
Thomas J. Armstrong - 1884

 

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The Guitar Music Of Justin Holland

Justin Holland (1819 - 1877) was an African-American classical musician, guitarist, composer and arranger. It's safe to say that Justin Holland was the one of the most important American guitarists of his generation.He was perhaps, the first Black man to make an important contribution to the classic guitar.

Justin Holland was born to free black parents in Norfolk County, Virginia on 26 July 1819, the oldest or second oldest of farmerExum Holland's three sons and five daughters.The family lived near other free blacks in a neighborhood which also included whites of moderate means who owned a few slave families, and whites without slaves. Tobacco had first been the principle crop in Norfolk County, however over-production, depressed profits,and tobacco's depletion of the soil had forced agricultural diversification; so the Hollands and their neighbors most likely grew corn, cotton, Irish potatoes, grass,or fruits and vegetables as cash crops on small farms.

Justin Holland left Virginia for Massachusetts after his parents' deaths in 1833.Justin went to Boston and met Senor Mariano Perez and began the study of the guitar. Another of his music teachers was Simon Knable, a member of Ned Kendall's Brass Band who taught Holland the theory and the art of arranging.

At this time Holland also undertook the study of flute with a Scotsman named Pollock. In 1841 he entered Oberlin College in Ohio for another two years of musical study. After some travel including a trip to Mexico he returned to Ohio, married and settled in Cleveland.

Holland's Method, published in 1876, stands as one of the finest methods for the guitar instruction published in America in the 19th century.

Still I Love Thee
by C.T. Lockwood
arranged for guitar, solo voice and chorus by Justin Holland - 1874
Still I Love Thee MIDI

La Prima Donna Waltz
arranged for solo guitar by Justin Holland - 1854

Webster's Funeral March
Guitar solo
(from Beethoven) - 1871

Gertrude's Dream Waltz
Guitar solo
1871

Delta Kappa Epsilon March
arranged for solo guitar by Justin Holland - 1881

See Saw Waltz
Guitar solo
Rosabel (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885

Peek-a-boo Waltz
Solo Guitar
Rosabel (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885

When My Rover Comes Again; Waltz song
For voice, 4-part chorus and guitar
Collin Coe - 1885

Dream Faces
For voice and guitar
Wm. M. Hutchison (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885.

Only To See Thee Darling
For voice and guitar
Campana (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885.

Peek-a-boo
For voice and guitar
Rosabel (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885.

Bo-peep
For voice and guitar
Rosabel - (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885 .

The Ship That Never Returned
Voice, 4-part chorus and guitar
Henry C. Work (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885.

Sweet Roses
For voice and guitar
Rosabel (arranged by Justin Holland) - 1885

Jusin Holland's Arrangements
For Solo Guitar From Operas

La Fille Du Regiment - Donizetti

Fra Diavolo - Auber

Rigoletto - Verdi

Zampa - Herold

La Traviata - Verdi

Il Trovatore - Verdi

Romeo & Juliet - Gounod

William Tell - Rossini

Lucia De Lammermoor - Donizetti

Oberon - Weber

Sonnambula - Bellini

Martha - Flotow

Lucrezia Borgia - Donizetti

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Music for solo voice, chorus & guitar(s)

Homeless Tonight
C.A. White - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - (date unknown)

God Bless Our Home
James E. Stewart - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1874

The Orphan Emmigrant (for two guitars , solo voice and chorus)
Words by Phillip Stoner - music by Edmund Clark & George Swadkins - 1871

I'll Remember You In My Prayers
Will S. Hays - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1874

Then And There
Will S. Hays - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1974

By Old Oak Orchard's Rippling Stream
J. H. Whittmore -arranged for guitar by Charles Harris - 1872

Angels Wait Beside The Door
Words by Annie Curtis Music by C. F. Shattuck - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1874

Till The Clouds Go By
J. M. North - 1876

Shells We Gathered Years Ago
Words by George Cooper - Music by Harry Birch - arranged by W.L.Hayden - (date unknown)

Songs Of Love
A. Wallerstein - arranged by Francis Weiland - 1854

The Old Pine Tree
Charles White - arranged by H. Chadwick - 1854

My Poor Heart Is Sad With Its Dreaming
T. Brigham Bishop - arranged for guitar by W. L. Hayden - 1874

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New Additions Lust Zun Tanz Schottische - Solo guitar - Arranged by Edmund Clark - 1882 Andante by Beethoven - Solo Guitar - Arranged by M. A. de Ferranti - 1846 Bavarian Schottische - Solo Guitar - Charles Balmer - 1851 The Bridge - Voice & Guitar - Arranged by W.L. Hayden - 1882 Spring, Gentle Spring - Voice & Guitar - Arranged by Sep. Winner - 1874 Songs Of Love - Voice & Guitar - Arranged by Francis Weiland - 1855 Capital Grand March - Solo Guitar - Theo W. Dobbins - 1880 The Casket (Airs & Waltzes for solo guitar) - Robt. Denton - 1854 Devil's Call - Solo guitar- Sep. Winner - 1875 Flower Of The Flock March - Solo guitar - Arranged by W.L. Hayden - 1882 Echoes of the Pyrenees Book 1 - Solo guitar - Charles Converse - 1854 Echoes of the Pyrenees Book 2 - Solo guitar - Charles Converse - 1854 The Forgotten Polka - Solo guitar - W. O. Bateman - 1881 Glissando Waltz - Solo Guitar - W. L. Hayden - 1878 Golden Plume Waltz - Solo Guitar - Charles Converse - 1856 Method For Spanish Guitar (24 pages) - Francis Weiland - 1855(?) Pizzicato Polka - Solo guitar - W.L. Hayden - 1872 The Marseilles Hymn - Solo guitar - Arranged by A.A. Blumer - 1854 Maritana Grand March - Solo Guitar - Charles Converse - 1855 13 Pieces For Banjo - Solo Banjo - By Gad Robinson - 1882 Guitar Without A Master - (26 page instruction book) - by "A German Student" - 1873 The Banjoists Budget - Solo Banjo (27 pages) - By A. Bauer - 1883

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