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A self-taught guitarist

Born on february 9 1770, Fernando Carulli was a native of Naples. His father Michele was a prominent Literator, secretary to the delegate of the Neoplitan Jurisdiction.

As a boy he was taught music theory and cello by a priest, as was common at the time. His first instrument was the cello, later choosing to dedicate himself to the study and advancement of the guitar in his late teens.

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Carulli was self-taught owing to the lack of guitar tuition locally in Naples.

This gifted performer was so popular in Naples that he began touring Europe. Around 1801 he married a french women Marie-Josephine Boyer, and fathered a son with her.

For a while he lived in Milan where his compositions were to be found in local publications.

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The earliest indication of his presence outside of Italy, is the publication by Gombart of Augsburg (Bavaria/Germany). Other works were published in Paris and Vienna in 1806-7. After a high