this instrument. It is speculated that the original "invention" and patent was aimed at amateur guitarists: in the patent configuration only the 5 lower strings are fretted. On the other hand, there also exist other configurations, where 6 or 7 strings are fretted, and it is speculated that these Décacordes were played professionally. Compositions See List of compositions by Ferdinando Carulli References External links Publications Catalogo tematico delle opere di Ferdinando Carulli (Mario Torta, Ed. LIM) Ferdinando Carulli (1770–1841) : profilo biografico-critico e catalogo tematico delle opere con numero (con cenni sulla formazione della chitarra esacorde ed elementi di metodologia bibliografica); Doctoral thesis by Mario Torta; (Università degli studi di Roma, La Sapienza; 1989) Sheet music Rischel & Birket-Smith's Collection of guitar music 1 Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Denmark Boije Collection The Music Library of Sweden Free Scores for Guitar by Ferdinando Carulli fingered by Eythor Thorlaksson Free scores Mutopia Project Images of Carulli Images (Gallica) 1770 births 1841 deaths 18th-century classical composers 18th-century Italian male musicians 19th-century classical composers 19th-century Italian male musicians Composers for the classical guitar Italian classical guitarists Italian male classical composers Italian Romantic composers Italian male guitarists Musicians from Naples 18th-century Italian composers