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'. 

Air Russe: Golova bolishʹ varié

Aksenov, Semyon (1784-1853)

Air Tirolien, varie

Aksenov, Semyon (1784-1853)

Air varié pour le violin

Aksenov, Semyon (1784-1853)

Selected works

Aksenov, Semyon (1784-1853)

Deux rêveries: composées pour la guitare a sept cordes

Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)

8 melodīĭ F. Shuberta: dli︠a︡ semistrunnoĭ gitary

Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)

Uprazhnenīi︠a︡ dlli︠a︡ semi strunnoĭ gitary

Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)

Ėti︠u︡dy dlli︠a︡ semi strunnoĭ gitary

Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)

5 ėti︠u︡dy

Aleksandrov, Nikolaǐ Ivanovich (1818-1885)

Dva ėti︠u︡da [arr. by Morkov]

Carcassi, Matteo (1792-1853)

Balalaĭka: sborninʺ fantazīĭ na russkīi︠a︡ temy [Sputnikʺ gitarista ; no. 7]

Klinger, I. A. (Ivan Andreevich), (approximately 1815-1897)

Shkola dlya semnstrumnoi gitary

Lebedev, Vasily (1867-1907)

Fantaisie sur Zampa

Li︠a︡khova, Ī.

Polʹka veselʹe

Li︠a︡khova, Ī.

Fantaisie èlègante, "Nazari︠e︡ ty eë ne budi"

Milyukov, Nikolai (fl. 1860-1900)

Fantaisie sur l'opera, Linda di Chamounix de Donizeti

Milyukov, Nikolai (fl. 1860-1900)

Chetyre temy: Betkhovena, Onslova i Gaĭdena

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Chetyre russkīi︠a︡ pi︠es︡ni

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Duetino izʺ opery Gvelʹfy i Gibeliny (guitar and piano)

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Kavatina izʺ opery Ruslanʺ i Li︠u︡dmilla [M. I. Glinka]

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Osi︠e︡dlai︠u︡ koni︠a︡: romansʺ

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Popuri izʺ Narodnykhʺ russkikhʺ pi︠es︡enʺ (2 guitars)

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Romansʺ izʺ opery Otello [Rossini]

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Torzhestvennyĭ marshʺ: izʺ opery Osada Genta [Meyerbeer]

Morkov, Vladimir Ivanovich (1801-1864)

Kavatina izʺ opery Lombardt︠s︡y: (La mia letizia)

Palevichu, Aleksandru Grigorʹyevichu

Ėti︠u︡dʺ no. 2

Rusanov, V. A. (Valerian Alekseevich) (1866-1918)

Ėti︠u︡dʺ no. 3

Rusanov, V. A. (Valerian Alekseevich) (1866-1918)

Nocturno

Rusanov, V. A. (Valerian Alekseevich) (1866-1918)

Ballada izʺ opery "Linda di Shamuni" [Donizetti]

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Dva ėti︠u︡dʺ № 2 i 3

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Ėti︠u︡dʺ dli︠a︡ 7mn strunnoĭ gitary

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Fantazīi︠a︡

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Fantazii︠a︡ na rom. "Byvalo" M. Vielʹgorskago

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Romansʺ bezʺ slovʺ: dli︠a︡ 7mn strunnoĭ gitary

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Ėti︠u︡dʺ i dva valʹsa

Zimmerman, Fiodor Mikhailovich

Valʹsʺ

Sarenko, Vasiliĭ Stepanovich (1814-1881)

Sobranie sochineniĭ

Vysot︠s︡kiĭ Collection