Ferdinando Carulli

As someone who has fumbled through a few guitar lessons, I find Carulli quietly astonishing. His 1810 Méthode complète is still shaping student fingers more than two centuries later, which is a kind of immortality most composers never get. What I admire most is that he took the guitar seriously when it was treated as a lesser instrument, and he poured his energy into teaching as much as performing. The concertos and chamber works are lovely, but the real legacy is foundational: he built the floor that generations of later virtuosos stand on. That patient, unglamorous work is exactly the sort I find most worthy of respect.

Name (English)

Ferdinando Carulli

Name (Japanese)

フェルディナンド・カルッリ

Reading

ふぇるでぃなんど・かるっり

Born

February 9, 1770 – February 17, 1841

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

Origin

Naples, Campania, Italy

Occupation

composer / guitarist / musicologist / classical guitarist / performing artist

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA

Tags

• Campania
• composer
• guitarist
• musicologist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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