Arling Shaeffer
Arling Shaeffer (1859 - after 1938) was an American composer and arranger.[1] He was also a musician known for his mastery of fretted instruments such as the guitar, mandolin and ukulele.[1][2] He wrote a mandolin method book, Elite Mandolin Instructor, published by Lyon and Healy in 1891, and a guitar method book, the Elite Guitar Instructor, published in 1895.[3][4] He was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in 1859.[2]
Works
Books
- Arling Shaeffer's Barn dance : world's greatest collection of quadrilles, jigs, reels, and hornpipes with all calls (1933)[5]
- The Washburn mandolin method (1898)[5]
- Elite mandolin instructor (1891)[5]
- Elite guitar instructor (1896)[5]
- The ideal harp instructor (1894)[5]
- Elite collection for guitar : a volume of charming instrumental solos[5]
- The Elite method for the ukulele : new system (1919)[5]
References
- 1 2 Brian Torosian, editor, Opern-Revue, Volume 2, Digital Guitar Archive, 2007, page 12.
- 1 2 Douglas Back (2011), Great American Marches, Polkas and Grand Concert Waltzes for Acoustic Guitar, ISBN 9781610650502
- ↑ Amazon.com, ELITE MANDOLIN INSTRUCTOR by Arling Shaeffer.
- ↑ Meantone.com, Arling Shaeffer, Elite Guitar Instructor.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 OCLC Research, Search Results, "Shaeffer, Arling".
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