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ist, author of many musical publications. His musical education took place at the Conservatory of Rome and Naples, under the guidance of Mario Gangi, and was subsequently a teaching colleague for many years at Santa Cecilia.

Publications

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Main works * Integral edition in three volumes of

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's Studies for guitar. * Integral edition in three volumes of

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's works. * Revision of the four ''Lute Suites'' by

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. * Revision of the four

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He published with the following firms: Bèrben (Ancona),

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(Milan), Music Inc. (

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), Nicolai (Rome), Domani Musica (Rome), Erom (Rome).

Essays

* ''Profilo storico della chitarra'', (with Alberto Caprani), Bèrben, Ancona, 1966 * ''Dizionario Chitarristico Italiano'' (with Mario Gangi), Bèrben, Ancona, 1968 * ''Liuteria Classica Italiana, chitarre del XIX e XX secolo'' (with Giovanni Antonioni), Camerata Musicale Barese, 1985 * ''Chitarra - Storia e Immagini'' (with Michele Greci), Fratelli Palombi Editori, Roma, 2000 * ''Il libretto per musica e Metastasio'', Erom, Rome, 2005 * ''Aspetti della Chitarra nell'Ottocento'', Erom, Rome, 2006 * He has written together with Mario Gangi the article ''Guitar'' in the Musical Encyclopedia edited by

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* He has written many essays on guitar-specific newspapers (even small treatises on History of art) * He has cowritten with Gian Paolo Chiti a little multimedia opera, ''Matrona quaedam''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Carfagna, Carlo Italian classical guitarists Italian male guitarists 1940 births Living people