Napoleon Coste

Napoléon Coste helped preserve and extend the Romantic classical guitar repertory after the instrument's early 19th-century boom had faded. The guitarist and composer from France wrote études, fantasies, transcriptions, and character pieces that remained important for later performers. His tag connects the classical guitar, Romantic style, and the long work of repertory survival.

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