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Despite declining demand in Paris for guitarists during the years after he arrived, Coste achieved financial stability as a professional musician and composer. Unable to find a publisher, he had to self-publish his works. Napoléon Coste was influenced by the Early
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Coste injured his left shoulder in 1863, though was able to continue public performances until 1881, two years before his death. After Sor's death, Coste edited and republished Sor's original method for guitar as
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Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) with one of his Lacôte "floating 7th string" guitars, an 18th-century arch-cittern, a French 19th century cittern, and a custom extra-large guitar.
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75:"Complete Method for Guitar by Ferdinand Sor, Refingered and Expanded with numerous Examples and Lessons by N. Coste"
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Méthode complète pour la
Guitare par Ferdinand Sor, rédigée et augmentée de nombreux exemples et leçons par N. Coste
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Napoléon Coste: Composer and
Guitarist in the Musical Life of 19th-Century Paris
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Napoléon Coste: Composer and
Guitarist in the Musical Life of 19th-Century Paris
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Variations et Finale... sur un motif favori de la
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Six Pièces originales (Rêverie, Rondeau, 2 Menuets, Scherzo, Étude)
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Divertissement
Pastoral pour Hautbois ou Violon et Piano ou Guitare
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Rischel & Birket-Smith's
Collection of guitar music
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Fantasie ... composée sur un motif du 'Ballet d'Armide'
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596:International Music Score Library Project
550:by Bernhard Kresse (www.harpguitars.net)
383:Andante et polonaise (Souvenirs du Jura)
164:Divertissement sur 'Lucia di Lammermoor'
159:("16 Waltz Favorites by Johann Strauss")
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214:Fantaisie sur deux motifs de la 'Norma'
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16:French classical guitarist and composer
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157:16 Valses favorites de Johann Strauss
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319:("The Departure, Dramatic Fantasy")
209:("The Fantasy Chivalry Tournament")
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788:19th-century French male musicians
207:Le Tournoi fantaisie chevaleresque
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748:Brief biography of Napoléon Coste
633:(Zwolle: Cumuli Foundation, 2015)
111:Works published with opus numbers
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438:("The Guitarist's Golden Book").
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343:Cavatine pour hautbois et piano
317:Le Départ, fantaisie dramatique
626:(London: Tecla Editions, 2008)
284:Romance pour hautbois et piano
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436:Le Livre d'or du guitariste
378:("Funeral March and Rondo")
306:("The Hunt of the Sylphes")
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431:("The Guitarist's Break").
406:("The Lyson River Spring")
234:("The Banks of the Rhine")
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423:Adagio et divertissements
376:Marche funèbre et rondeau
292:("The Trail in the Alps")
194:Caprice sur … La Cachucha
429:Récréation du Guitariste
145:("Memories of Flanders")
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351:("25 Typical Études")
304:La Chasse des sylphes
299:("Symphonic Fantasy")
297:Fantaisie symphonique
271:Les Soirées d'Auteuil
227:("The Ornans Valley")
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457:("Night Meditation")
385:("Memories of Jura")
290:Le Passage des Alpes
202:("Second Polonaise")
175:Scherzo et pastorale
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493:Valse en ré majeur
168:Lucia di Lammermoor
152:("Fantasy Concert")
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499:Valse en la majeur
461:Andante et allegro
455:Méditation de nuit
404:La Source du Lyson
399:("Favorite Waltz")
362:Feuilles d'automne
349:25 Études de genre
225:La Vallée d'Ornans
200:Deuxième Polonaise
188:Rondeau de concert
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356:Andante et menuet
253:("The Zuyderzee")
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602:Free scores
571:Sheet music
542:Gregg Miner
522:Instruments
479:("Lullaby")
258:Les Cloches
762:Categories
645:References
390:Divagation
278:Grand solo
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488:Pastorale
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