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Repertorio del Mandolinista – Donizetti – La Favorita (free sheet music for mandolin)

I have uploaded a new booklet with sheet music to my homepage www.mandoisland.de (free download). This is a booklet with title Repertorio del Mandolinista which does contain opera melodies, marches, mazurkas, polkas and a tarantella. It was published in 1899 by Carisch & Jänischen as vol. 18 of this series with popular melodies for the […]

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Espoirs Perdus – Speranze Perdute – The Famous Mandolin Tune by Alessandro Morelli

Last week I have got a bunch of old sheet music from France, including a book Mandoline-Album with six tunes composed by Alessandro Morelli. I played the tunes and I liked it immediately. When I tried to find out more about Alessandro Morelli I did not find much information about himself, but I found that

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Italian Old-Time Trio – Traditional Italian Mandolin Music

The Italian Old-Time Trio plays traditional Italian mandolin music with mandolin, guitar and double bass. It is one of the few ensembles that still plays the traditional Italian mandolin in Italy, the homeland of the mandolin. Last year the trio had been invited to the 8th Korea Mandolin Festival. Several videos of their performance in

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TARANTELLA SICILIANA – Mandolin, Guitar and more

I am just searching for traditional Italian music with mandolin. I have just discovered this video with a musical commedy aboutthe Tarantella Siciliana which was performed in Buonos Aires. It begins with a guitar solo, then the mandolin player arrives late and describes without words why he comes late. He plays a difficult Italian solo

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Rita Chiarelli – Canadas No. 1 Blues Singer

During the last days I have listened to a concert with blues singer Rita Chiarelli that was available as concert on demand at the CBC (link no more valid) Rita Chiarelli at the Empress Theatre Rita Chiarelli uses her amazing 3-octave voice to belt, to croon and to tell stories. She’s won multiple Maple Blues

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Ugo Orlandi – Mandolin / Great videos from the 5th Korea Mandolin Festival

Ugo Orlandi has been the most famous classical mandolin player in Italy for the last 20 years. He has recorded many CDs and has played with many of the important chamber orchestras. Many years ago I have attended a workshop with Ugo Orlandi. I have just discovered three new videos with Ugo Orlandi from a

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O mio babbino caro – Giacomo Puccini – Beautiful Melody

Some days ago a recording of O mio babbino caro played by Carlo Aonzo could be downloaded from Acoustic Oasis – a piece that I liked immediately very much. O mio babbino caro is an aria from Puccinis opera Gianni Schicci. It is a lovely melody, especially when it is played by mandolin and guitar

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Renato Carosone – Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano – Piccolissima Serenata – With Raf Montrasio on Mandolin

Renato Carosone was a famous Italian singer. The first song that I heard was Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano – a typical boogie woogie song of the 50s. In this song Raf Montrasio played a fantastic American style mandolin solo on a typical Italian bowlback mandolin. Renato Carosone (3 January 1920 – 20 May 2001) was

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Mandolin and Harp – M. Cleofe Miotti (mandolin) and Lucia Bova (harp) – Conservatory Bari, Italy

Lucia Bova is a harp player from Italy. She has published many videos of her performances in her youtube channel, including many pieces for harp and mandolin. I was surprised to hear those pieces, and especially to learn, that one of the pieces has been composed by a teacher for composition at this conservatory, Andrea

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Beppe Gambetta – Flatpicking Guitar

Beppe Gambetta is one of the guitar players from Europe who does regularly play at the important events in the USA. He plays together with all the important musicians like Dan Crary or David Grisman. In his hometown Genova in Italy Beppe Gambetta has organized an Acoustic Night for the last 9 years – Acoustic

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