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14-Dec-2012

Discovered: Historic Accordion Method Book from 1839 - Italy

Corrado RojacAt the Music Fund 'G. Greggiati 'Ostiglia (Mantova), they found an accordion method book, hundreds of exercises, and repertoire dating back to 1839. This book has been studied by Corrado Rojac (picture right), professor of accordion at the Conservatory 'G. Tartini' of Trieste, and Ilaria Nardi, his student and an accordion teacher.

The method, written in 1839 by a priest (Joseph Greggiati) working in Mantua, combined his passion for music, for the instrument and its repertoire. From the book details, Corrado Rojac was able to reproduce a replica of the model of accordion (picture right), which has been built by hand by Adriano Clementi of Pigini Accordions Factory, Italy.

The study included the revision and rewriting of the music contained in the method for the modern instrument, published in November by the Ars Spoletium. The book is titled: 1839 The accordion and the harmonica method bellows of Joseph Greggiati (picture right).

It is planned to introduce this historic project to many well known schools of accordion:
The Music Fund 'G. Greggiati' Ostiglia (Mantova), Conservatory 'G. Tartini' of Trieste, The Academy 'Gnessin' in Moscow (Russia), High Music School Trossingen (Germany), the University of Music in Graz (Austria), the Academy Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia), the Italian conservatories 'G. Rossini' of Pesaro and 'L. Cherubini' in Florence, the Conservatory of Prague (Czech Republic), Academy of Music in Ljubljana (Slovenia), the Faculty of Education at the University of Pula (Croatia), Academy of Music in Vilnius (Lithuania) and Conservatory of Mons (Belgium).
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