Russian 7-String Guitar
The 7-string guitar was popular in Russia from around 1800 well into the twentieth century. Most of the music is for solo guitar. Arrangements of folk songs, as well as variations sets, comprise the bulk of the repertoire. The tuning was in open G: from low to high strings D-G-B-d-g-b-d'.
Beginning in January 2025, Dr. Oleg Timofeyev has become a consultant for the processing and cataloging of works relating to his specialty, the Russian 7-string guitar. Dr. Timofeyev has written a ground-breaking dissertation on the subject, The Golden Age of the Russian Guitar: Repertoire, Performance Practice, and Social Function of the Russian Seven-String Guitar Music, 1800–1850 (Duke University, 1999), as well as a recently published book: The Seven-String Guitar in Russia: Its Origins, Repertoire, and Performance Practice, 1800-1850 (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023). He has also performed and recorded extensively on the instrument. For more information, see: russian-guitar.com
Alʹbomʺ li︠u︡bimykhʺ russkikhʺ romansovʺ: perelozhennykhʺ semistrunnoĭ gitary
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Sobranīe sochinenīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. Tetradʹ 1i︠a︡
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Sobranīe sochinenīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. Tetradʹ 2i︠a︡
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Sobranīe sochinenīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. Tetradʹ 3i︠a︡
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Sobranīe sochinenīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. Tetradʹ 4i︠a︡
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Ėkzertsitsīi Prelyudīi i Proby dlli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. No. 1, Ėkzertsitsīi
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Ėkzertsitsīi Prelyudīi i Proby dlli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. No. 2, Prelyudīi i Proby
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Fantazīi︠a︡ ; Graziella: valse; Preziosa: valse; Proby 5-6; Gammy i bystrye passazhi; Adagio
Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)
Fantaisies ou potpourris sur les motifs favoris d'opéras modernes. No. 4, Dapres l'opera Fra Diavolo d'Auber
Alexeeff, Konstantin
Proslavlenīe boga prirodoi︠u︡: dukhovnai︠a︡ pi︠es︡nʹ [arr. by V. Kolosovymʺ]
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Vozli︠e︡ ri︠e︡chʹki; Stonetʺ sizyĭ golubochekʺ; Vdolʹ da po ri︠e︡chki︠e︡; Baryni︠a︡ pli︠as︡ovai︠a︡
Chekrygin, V. N.
Chetyre alʹboma izvi︠es︡tni︠e︡ĭshikhʺ i novi︠e︡ĭshikhʺ tant︠se︡vʺ. I alʹbomʺ
Faust, Carl, (1825-1892)
Si︠e︡vernai︠a︡ zvi︠ez︡da: pi︠es︡ni︠a︡ [arr. by G.V. Chernozhukovʺ]
Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich (1804-1857)
Hytaryst-virtuoz: alʹbom p'i︠es︡ dli︠a︡ 7-my strunniĭ hytary
Kipchenko, Zakhar Ivanovych (1879-1968)
Balalaĭka: sborninʺ fantazīĭ na russkīi︠a︡ temy [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 7]
Klinger, I. A. (Ivan Andreevich), (approximately 1815-1897)
Otdykhʺ: Alʹbomʺ pīesʺ i tant︠se︡vʺ, sredneĭ trudnosti [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 4]
Kravt︠s︡ova, Natalʹi︠a︡ (compiler)
O ty vengrīi︠a︡ rodnai︠a︡: Vengerskai︠a︡ zastolʹnai︠a︡ pi︠es︡ni︠a︡ = Ungarisches Trinklied
Kulikov, Ippolit Nikolaevich (1866-1896)
Natalka Poltavka: operetta izʺ malorossīĭskikhʺ pi︠es︡en" [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 9]
Lysenko, Mykola Vitaliĭovych (1842-1912)
Samouchitelʹ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. Chastʹ II: sʺ klyuchemʺ kʺ Italʹi︠an︡skoĭ notnoĭ sistemi︠e︡ i risunkami polozhenīi︠a︡ obi︠e︡ikhʺ rukʺ
Menʹshov, A. N.
Arīi︠a︡ izʺ opery Dochʹ vshorago polka; Voennai︠a︡ pi︠es︡nʹ izʺ Dochʹ vshorago polka
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Arīi︠a︡ izʺ opery Travīata: (Addio del passato): pi︠et︡ai︠a︡ gzheī︠u︡ bozio peredi︠e︡lana V. Morkovymʺ [Verdi]
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Bol'shaya fantazīi︠a︡ izʺ opery "Luchīi︠a︡ di Lammermoorʺ [Donizetti] (2 guitars)
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Kamarinskai︠a︡: sostavlennai︠a︡ dli︠a︡ dvukhʺ gitarʺ (2 guitars)
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
No. 1: Arīi︠a︡ izʺ opery Nevi︠es︡sha lunashikʺ: (La sonnambula); No. 2: Barkarola izʺ opery Li︠u︡bovnyi napishokeʺ: (Elisir d'amore); No. 3 Romansʺ izʺ opery Linda de Shamuni
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Pi︠es︡nʹ t︠s︡yganki izʺ opery Trubadurʺ: (Stride la vampa); Romansʺ izʺ opery Trubadurʺ: (Deserto sulla terra) [Verdi]
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Preli︠u︡dīi vo vsi︠e︡khʺ dvadt︠sa︡ti chetyrekhʺ mazhornykhʺ i minornykhʺ tonakhʺ sostavlennyi︠a︡ dli︠as︡emistrunnoĭ gitary
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Russkai︠a︡ pi︠es︡ni︠a︡ (Kakʺ za ri︠e︡chin'koĭ slobodushka stoitʺ): peredi︠e︡lanai︠a︡ dli︠a︡ gitary
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Tert︠se︡tʺ khorʺ i Pi︠es︡ni︠a︡ izʺ opery "Rusalka" [Dargomyzhski]
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
24 russkīi︠a︡ i malorossiĭskīi︠a︡ narodnyi︠a︡ pi︠es︡ni: peredelannyi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ semiistrunnoĭ gitary
Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)
Alʹbomʺ dli︠a︡ gitaristovʺ, na 6ti ili 9ti strunnoĭ gitari︠e︡. Tetradʹ I
Polupayenko, Mikhail Vassilyevich (1848-1902)
Alʹbomʺ dli︠a︡ gitaristovʺ, na 6ti ili 9ti strunnoĭ gitari︠e︡. Tetradʹ II
Polupayenko, Mikhail Vassilyevich (1848-1902)
Fantaisie brillante sur des thèmes de l'opera "Norma" de Bellini
Polupayenko, Mikhail Vassilyevich (1848-1902)
Veselai︠a︡ kompanīi︠a︡: popuri dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary
Polupayenko, Mikhail Vassilyevich (1848-1902)
Gitara i gitaristy: istoricheskīe ocherki/Gitara vʺ Rossīi
Rusanov, Valerian Alekseevich (1866-1918)
Fantaisie sur la romance favorite "Byvalo, byvalo" du Comte M. Wielhorsky
Sarenko, Vasily (1814-1881)
Kavatina izʺ opery Maria di Rohan: (Son leggero, e ver, d'amore,...) [Donizetti]
Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)
Na beregu mori︠a︡: fantazīi︠a︡: (pièce d' imitation): dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary
Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)
Romansʺ izʺ opery Rigoletto: (canzone "La donna e mobile") [Verdi]
Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)
Veselyĭ krestʹi︠an︡inʺ bozvrashchayushchīĭsi︠a︡ sʺ raboty; Soldatskīĭ marshʺ; Melodie; Stückchen [arr. by V.A. Rusanov]
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Popurri izʺ operʺ "Satanella," "Velizarīĭ" i "Stranīera": dli︠a︡ 7-mi strunnoĭ gitary
Sokolov, Il’ya (1777-1848)
Alʹbomʺ 50 malorossīĭkikhʺ pi︠es︡enʺ: po notnoĭ i t︠s︡yfrovoĭ sistemamʺ dli︠a︡ 7mi-strunnoĭ gitary
Solovʹev, Aleksandr (1856-1911)
20 varīat︠s︡īĭ na malorossīĭskui︠u︡ pi︠es︡ni︠u︡ "Oĭ, na dvori metelit︠s︡i︠a︡"
Solovʹev, Aleksandr (1856-1911)
Otzvuki: Alʹbomʺ tant︠se︡vʺ i marsheĭ raznykhʺ kompozitorvʺ: dli︠a︡ strunnoĭ gitary [Sputnikʺ gitarista; no. 1]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Rodnye zvuki: izbrannyi︠a︡ russkii︠a︡ i malorossīĭskīi︠a︡ pi︠es︡ni sʺ variat︠s︡ii︠a︡mi Sikhry i Vysotskago [Sputnikʺ gitarista; no. 2]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Vʺ saloĕ: sbornikʺ salonnykhʺ pʹesʹ, dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary [Sputnikʺ gitarista; no. 3]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Domashnīĭ kont︠se︡rtʺ: 2ĭ sbornikʺ salonnykhʺ pʹesi︠a︡ dli︠a︡ 7mi strunnoĭ gitary [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 6]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Pi︠es︡ni naroda: novyi︠a︡ varīat︠s︡īi na temy russkikhʺ narodnykhʺ pi︠es︡enʺ, dli︠a︡ 7mi strunnoĭ gitary [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 8]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Vʺ opei︠e︡: sbornikʺ opernykhʺ melodīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. 1-i︠a︡ tetrad', no. 1-10 [Sputnikʺ gitarista; no. 10a]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Vʺ opei︠e︡: sbornikʺ opernykhʺ melodīĭ dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary. 2-i︠a︡ tetrad', no. 11-20 [Sputnikʺ gitarista; no. 10b]
Syrt︠so︡vʺ, S. A.
Blizko goroda Slavi︠an︡ska: pi︠es︡ni︠a︡ izʺ opery "Askolʹdova mogila"
Verstovskiĭ, Alekseĭ (1799-1862)
Air russe: T︠S︡vi︠e︡li, t︠s︡vi︠e︡li, tsvi︠et︡iki: pour la guitarre a sept cordes
Vysot︠s︡kiĭ, Mikhail Timofeevich (c1791-c1837)
Fantaisie pour la guitarre a sept cordes (tiree des etudes de Cramer)
Vysot︠s︡kiĭ, Mikhail Timofeevich (c1791-c1837)
Marshʺ dli︠a︡ semi-strunnoĭ gitary: Nabegstvo neprii︠at︡eli︠a︡ izmoskvy
Vysot︠s︡kiĭ, Mikhail Timofeevich (c1791-c1837)
Prelyudīi i Fantazīi dli︠a︡ gitary: sostavlennyi︠a︡ naiboli︠ee︡ izʺ akordovʺ
Vysot︠s︡kiĭ, Mikhail Timofeevich (c1791-c1837)
