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Edgar Bara

1801 – 1962

French musician and composer

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About Edgar Bara

Lived 1801 – 1962. Edgar Bara was a French mandolinist and composer.

Advertisement for music publisher J. Rowies (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) for mandolin sheet music. Included mention of Bara, alongside Salvador Leonardi, Eduardo Mezzacapo, Enrico Marucelli, Silvio Ranieri and Carlo Munier. Taken from the book The guitar and mandolin, Biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments by Philip J. Bone, published by Schott and Company, London, 1914.

Edgar Bara (1876–1962) was a mandolinist, author and composer. He wrote the method book Méthode de Mandoline et Banjoline, published 1903 in the United States, one of the few from that era which is still in print today, in France. He was also a conductor of a mandolin orchestra in Paris, the Cercle Mandoliniste in 1907.

Works Lucia di Lammermoor Une Nuit à Bone Sérénade algérienne (pour violon et piano) Op. 103 Une Fête à Séville, boléro Les Hallebardiers passent! Retraite pour piano et mandoline Op. 48 La Veuve joyeuse, célèbre valse de Franz Lehar. Arrangée pour violon (ou mandoline) ou piano La Traviata, opéra de Verdi. Fantaisie La Norma, opéra de V. Bellini. Fantaisie pour mandoline et piano Op. 52 La Esméralda, piano Indiscrétion, piano

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Born
1801
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Mandolinist, composer
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Edgar Bara?

French musician and composer

When was Edgar Bara born?

Edgar Bara was born in 1801.

When did Edgar Bara die?

Edgar Bara died on 17 July 1962.

What was Edgar Bara's occupation?

Edgar Bara was a mandolinist and composer.

What nationality was Edgar Bara?

Edgar Bara was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edgar Bara

· Wikidata: Q16000169

· DBpedia: Edgar Bara

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