Alberti, Francesco (Francois) c1750-18?? Italy, Faenza - ?, ?
guitarist, guitar teacher, 1782-1786 guitarist and professor of guitar in Paris, he seems to have returned to Italy shortly after 1786 although Fetis gives publications of 1792 in Paris

Title Parts


[] Trois duos pour guitare et violon. Paris 1792. op1
[Fetis]

[] Recueil d'airs choisis et air de Malbrough varie pour guitare. Paris 1792. op2
[Fetis]

[] Trois duos pour guitare et violon. Paris. op4 [] 1 - in F
[] 2 - in D
[] 3 - in A
[] Ici tout rend hommage. Couplets nouveaux sur La Redoute chinoise. Air de Colinette a la cour, col accompagnamento di guitarre
pub Paris 1782

[] Nouvelle methode de guitare dans laquelle on y trouve differentes variations, une sonate, 12 menuets et 6 ariettes
pub M. Camand, Paris 3jun1786
advertized in Gazette de France, 4aug1786

[] Methode pour la guitare, contenant des sonates, ariettes, variations, etc.
pub Lacombe, Paris 1796
[Fetis]
[rem: this is probably a reprint of "Nouvelle methode" or the year 1796 given by Fetis is incorrect]

[] In the catalog of music of Giuseppe Benzon, Venice 1818, is a book manuscript with the title Principj con lezioni per la chitarra, grammatica prima
Fetis thinks that the author is Francesco Alberti, which might suggest that he had returned to Italy by 1818

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