Famous Musicians Who Played and Wrote for the Guitar

Those who have not hitherto considered the guitar as a serious
instrument are here reminded that among the many world-renowed
musicians who loved the guitar and played it, were the following: Paganini,
who was a virtuoso on the guitar and always carried it with him in his travels,
and accompanied his only violin pupil, Sivori, on the guitar; Bach, who wrote for
the Lute; Berlioz, the founder of the modern orchestra, who played nothing but
the guitar and flute, and taught the guitar in Paris for many years; Niels Gade, the
greatest of the Danish composers; Joachim, the great violinist; Garcia, the world's greatest
singing teacher; Gounod, Schubert and Weber.
Schumann scored one of his Syphonies for the guitar, but later gave it to the pizzicato
violins beacuse he could not get sufficient guitar players to produce the necessary volume.
The above list contains but a few of the greatest musicians who recognized the guitar in
such a way as to leave no doubt as to its worth, beauty, and capabilities as a solo instrument
and as an accompaniment to the voice and other instruments.