Originally from Michigan, Doc Rossi has performed across North America and Europe and has recorded with various groups, playing Early Music, Hawaiian Slack-key guitar and Irish, Mexican and American traditional music. One of only a handful of players who specialize in the 18th-century cittern, his publications include The Compleat Cittern, a tutor for 18th-century cittern (with transcriptions for guitar and other six-course instruments), the English translation of Andrea Damiani's Method for Renaissance Lute, and The Original Guitar Styles of Jerry Donahue. Also a scholar, Doc has prepared a modern edition of Thomas Robinson's New Citharen Lessons (1609), and published numerous articles dealing with guitar and cittern history, and with Shakespeare, Brecht, and the Beat Generation. In addition to being a soloist Doc also performs and records with The Bacheler Consort, Robert Amyot and Taro Takeuchi.

1. Sonata I Sostenuto (Pasqualino de Marzi)
2. Sonata I Aria (Pasqualino de Marzi)
3. Sonata I Minuet (Pasqualino de Marzi)
4. The Musical Priest (trad arr Rossi)
5. Sonata II Moderato (Pasqualino de Marzi)
6. Sonata II Largo (Pasqualino de Marzi)
7. Sonata II Allegro (Pasqualino de Marzi)
8. Sonata II Minuet (Pasqualino de Marzi)
9. The Rights of Man (trad arr Rossi)
10. Sonata III Moderato (Pasqualino de Marzi)
11. Sonata III Largo (Pasqualino de Marzi)
12. Sonata III Grazioso (Pasqualino de Marzi)
13. The Fairy Hornpipe - Whisky You're the Devil (trad arr Rossi)
14. Sonata IV Siciliana (Pasqualino de Marzi)
15. Sonata IV Grazioso (Pasqualino de Marzi)
16. Sonata IV Minuet (Pasqualino de Marzi)
17. The Orange Rogue (trad arr Rossi)
18. Sonata V Largo (Pasqualino de Marzi)
19. Sonata V Allegro (Pasqualino de Marzi)
20. Sonata V Minuet (Pasqualino de Marzi)
21. Rodney's Glory (trad arr Rossi)
22. Sonata VI Largo (Pasqualino de Marzi)
23. Sonata VI Allegro (Pasqualino de Marzi)
24. Sonata VI Minuet (Pasqualino de Marzi)
25. Miss Hamilton (Cornelius Lyons 1706 arr Rossi)

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 12/14/2003
Doc Rossi lives in Annecy France

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Folk, Irish, Instrumental, Cittern, Composer: Pasqualino de Marzi, Classical Guitar, Lute

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