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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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Méthode complète pour la
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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
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Fantasie ... composée sur un motif du 'Ballet d'Armide'
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383:Andante et polonaise (Souvenirs du Jura)
164:Divertissement sur 'Lucia di Lammermoor'
159:("16 Waltz Favorites by Johann Strauss")
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554:Nine-string guitar, 1827 by René Lacôte
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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207:Le Tournoi fantaisie chevaleresque
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633:(Zwolle: Cumuli Foundation, 2015)
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438:("The Guitarist's Golden Book").
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562:by Bruno Marlat (see page 6,
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378:("Funeral March and Rondo")
306:("The Hunt of the Sylphes")
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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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507:("Waltz of the Roses")
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538:The Lacôte Heptacorde
351:("25 Typical Études")
304:La Chasse des sylphes
299:("Symphonic Fantasy")
297:Fantaisie symphonique
271:Les Soirées d'Auteuil
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457:("Night Meditation")
385:("Memories of Jura")
290:Le Passage des Alpes
202:("Second Polonaise")
175:Scherzo et pastorale
150:Fantaisie de concert
493:Valse en ré majeur
168:Lucia di Lammermoor
152:("Fantasy Concert")
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532:Cité de la Musique
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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364:("Autumn Leaves")
356:Andante et menuet
253:("The Zuyderzee")
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602:Free scores
571:Sheet music
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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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