TouchTheSound project

Albums, Albums TTS, Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Gabriele Lodi, Laura Savigni, Stauffer, TU Dublin

Hummel: Serenades, Vol.2

June 2, 2026

Duo Savigni & TouchTheSound EnsembleAlbum sponsored by TouchTheSoundBuy the Album: € 18 (plus shipping cost) This second album, dedicated to Johann Nepomuk Hummel's music for guitar and piano, focuses on the chamber music works including these two instruments, namely La...Continue reading

Conferences, Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Events, Exhibitions, Laura Savigni, Stauffer

MASTERCLASS 19th Century

May 4, 2026

Masterclass su Strumenti Storici Enrica e Laura Savigni, in collaborazione con TouchTheSound, terranno un weekend di Masterclass e Workshop a Modena sabato 16 maggio e domenica 17 maggio, dedicato a pianisti e chitarristi interessanti ad approfondire il repertorio del XIX...Continue reading

Albums, Residenze Erranti, Simon Ambridge

UnOriginal – Julian Bream’s Unpublished Guitar Transcriptions. Giulio Cecchi

March 11, 2026

Giulio Cecchi Label: Da Vinci ClassicsGuitar used thanks to TouchTheSound project: Simon Ambridge Julian Bream’s (1933–2020) guitar transcriptions belong to that historical juncture when, from the end of the nineteenth into the early twentieth century, the guitar ceased to be...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, History, Marco Ramelli

7. Blind Musicians in Spain, from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century (History)

February 15, 2026

Blind Musicians in Spain, from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire Extract taken from Ramelli, Marco. 2025. “A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, Extra, Marco Ramelli, Sensing Sound

6. Listening Through the Hands: Learning from a Visually Impaired Researcher (Extra)

February 3, 2026

Listening Through the Hands: Learning from a Visually Impaired Researcher Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire How to try a guitar? During a guitar exhibition at the Festival Corde d’Autunno 2024, I decided to create a poster to...Continue reading

Albums TTS, Blog, Book + CD, Enrica Savigni, Marco Ramelli

A Tempo Rubato: Book + CD

February 2, 2026

A Tempo RubatoVol.1 Romantic Music ESSAYS, POEMS, IMAGES & SOUNDS BOOK + CDMarco Ramelli, Enrica Savigni edited by Jonathan LeathwoodBuy the book: 20 € (plus shipping cost) Or Order by email Tempo rubato – the art of rhythmic flexibility –...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, Marco Ramelli, Organology

5. A conversation about the Tornavoz (Organology)

January 20, 2026

A conversation about the Tornavoz Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire On 19 November 2025, as part of the event Sound as Vibration: Perspectives on Perception at TU Dublin Conservatoire, I held a conversation with Jonathan Leathwood , addressing several aspects...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, Extra, Marco Ramelli

4. Lassel stà… l’è roba de barbun (“Leave them alone… that’s homeless stuff.”) (Extra)

January 16, 2026

Lassel stà… l’è roba de barbun (“Leave them alone… that’s homeless stuff.”) Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire When I first began to take an interest in the history of blind musicians in relation to the evolution of...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, Cognitive Science, Marco Ramelli

3. The Guitar as a Sensory Substitution Device (Cognitive Science)

January 16, 2026

Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire In the chapter Toward a Theory of Duende of article A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound. I propose a radically different conception of historical plucked musical instruments, suggesting that some plucked...Continue reading

Albums, Residenze Erranti, Samuele Provenzi

The Guitar Soldier – François de Fossa – Samuele Provenzi

January 11, 2026

Samuele Provenzi Label: StradivariusGuitar used thanks to TouchTheSound project This recording offers a renewed engagement with the music of François de Fossa, one of the most distinctive figures of the early nineteenth-century guitar. Soldier, traveller, and cultural mediator, de Fossa...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, History, Marco Ramelli

2. Segovia and Yepes: Last Links to the Blind Guitarists’ Legacy

January 9, 2026

Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire In the article A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound. I also explore how the culture of blind musicians, developed over centuries, influenced the emergence of the Spanish guitar. In particular, I...Continue reading

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound, History, Marco Ramelli

1. Blind musicians in ancient time (History 1)

January 9, 2026

Blog curated by Marco Ramelli, TU Dublin Conservatoire extract taken from Ramelli, Marco. 2025. "A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the Evolution of the Spanish Guitar." Soundboard Scholar 10, (1), 2. From earliest...Continue reading

Blog, Marco Ramelli

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound

January 9, 2026

A Lost Culture of Touch and SoundBlog curated by: Marco Ramelli I decided to create a blog to explore the various dimensions of the article A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the...Continue reading

Conferences, Events, Exhibitions, Gabriele Lodi, Umberto Cevoli

TouchTheSound Guitar Audition: La chitarra di Barrios vista da vicino, con Pietro Locatto

January 5, 2026

La chitarra di Barrios vista da vicino, con Pietro LocattoGuitarMind, Carpi Coordinamento: Gabriele Lodi Direzione Organizzativa: Bottega del Restauro e TouchTheSound ProjectGuitarMind, Via Matteotti 12, Carpi (MO) La Bottega del Restauro desidera invitarvi, Sabato 31 Gennaio dalle ore 10.30 alle...Continue reading

Albums, Michele Festa, Residenze Erranti, Santos Hernandez

Puor un Hommage (French guitar music of the early XX century) Michele Festa

December 1, 2025

Michele Festa Label: Contrastes recordsGuitar used thanks to TouchTheSound project: Santos Hernández This recording explores the unique relationship between Paris and the guitar from the early twentieth century to the late 1960s, a period shaped by the artistic vitality of...Continue reading

James Beneteau, Sheet music, Transcriptions

En Verlaine mineur by Ricardo Viñes – Transc. James Beneteau

November 23, 2025

En Verlaine mineur by Ricardo ViñesTranscription by James Beneteaudownload the transcription Ricardo Viñes is well known as a virtuoso pianist, and many great composers, including Debussy, Ravel, Satie, and Mompou, dedicated works to him. On the other hand, Viñes' activity...Continue reading

Articles, Marco Ramelli, Sensing Sound, TTS guitars, TU Dublin

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the Evolution of the Spanish Guitar

November 16, 2025

New article published for Soundboard ScholarA Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the Evolution of the Spanish GuitarMarco Ramelli Article published on Soundboard scholar: digitalcommons.du.edu In the story of music-making, blind musicians have...Continue reading

Conferences, Events, Exhibitions, Marco Ramelli, Sensing Sound, TTS guitars, TU Dublin

‘Sound as Vibration: Perspectives on Perception’

November 12, 2025

'Sound as Vibration: Perspectives on Perception'TU Dublin ConservatoireConcert Hall - TU Dublin (Ireland) This is the first in a series of conversations dedicated to sound as vibration, exploring perceptions of sound and their influences on the creation of music and...Continue reading

Collaborators Liuteria Narrata, Conferences, Events, Exhibitions, Robert Bouchet, Sensing Sound

Resoconto di TouchTheSound Guitar Audition: Robert Bouchet

November 9, 2025

TouchTheSound Guitar Audition: Robert BouchetGuitarMind, Carpi Coordinamento: Gabriele Lodi Direzione Organizzativa: Bottega del Restauro e TouchTheSound ProjectGuitarMind, Via Matteotti 12, Carpi (MO) Entrare nel contesto da cui é emersa la figura di Robert Bouchet, attraverso la prova e l’analisi di...Continue reading

Collaborators Liuteria Narrata, Exhibitions, Robert Bouchet, Sensing Sound

TouchTheSound Guitar Audition: Robert Bouchet

October 18, 2025

TouchTheSound Guitar Audition: Robert BouchetGuitarMind, Carpi Coordinamento: Gabriele Lodi Direzione Organizzativa: Bottega del Restauro e TouchTheSound ProjectGuitarMind, Via Matteotti 12, Carpi (MO) La Bottega del Restauro desidera invitarvi, Sabato 25 Ottobre dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 19.00, presso GuitarMind di...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Il colpo d’occhio finale

August 1, 2025

Il colpo d’occhio finale - Liuteria Narrata n.6 31 Luglio 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Il colpo d’occhio finale La prima chitarra che i liutai...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Luigi Attademo, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Il vivo contatto con la Liuteria Spagnola. Intervista a Luigi Attademo

June 25, 2025

Il vivo contatto con la Liuteria Spagnola. Intervista a Luigi Attademo - Liuteria Narrata n.5 25 giugno 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Il vivo contatto...Continue reading

Albums, Leopoldo Saracino, Stauffer

Legnani: The Indomitable Guitar (Rediscovered Works)

June 9, 2025

Legnani: The Indomitable Guitar (Rediscovered Works)Leopoldo Saracino Luigi Legnani was one of the most long-lived guitarists of the nineteenth century (born in Ferrara on 7 November 1790, he passed away in Ravenna on 5 August 1877), yet he enjoyed a...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Sul Tornavoz – Liuteria Narrata n.4

June 6, 2025

Sul Tornavoz - Liuteria Narrata n.4 5 giugno 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Sul Tornavoz - Liuteria Narrata n.4 Una delle sfide che da sempre...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Continuità e discontinuità con la tradizione – Liuteria Narrata n.3

May 9, 2025

Continuità e discontinuità con la tradizione - Liuteria Narrata n.3 8 maggio 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Probabilmente suona come una banalità ricordare che il...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

A tu per tu con gli originali – Liuteria Narrata n.2

April 18, 2025

A tu per tu con gli originali - Liuteria Narrata n.2 10 aprile 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Quando si costruisce uno strumento ispirandosi a...Continue reading

Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Perché di un progetto- Liuteria Narrata n.1

March 28, 2025

Perché di un progetto- Liuteria Narrata n.1 26 marzo 2025 A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Liuteria Narrata: Un Dialogo tra Liutai e Interpreti Il progetto di...Continue reading

Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Laura Savigni, Sheet music, Transcriptions

Il Barbiere di Siviglia / piano and guitar – Duo Savigni

March 27, 2025

Ouverture de ‘Il Barbiere di Siviglia’ by Gioachino Rossini (1792 – 1868)Transcription by Duo Savigni We are happy to present the scores of our version of Rossini's Ouverture "Il Barbiere di Siviglia"! This edition is our free adaptation of this...Continue reading

Articles, Gabriele Lodi, Simplicio

Restoration of the guitar by Francisco Simplicio No. 66 (1926) Gabriele Lodi and Javier Somonza

March 26, 2025

Restoration of the guitar by Francisco Simplicio No. 66 (1926) Gabriele Lodi and Javier Somoza have just published an article in Roseta – Revista de la Sociedad Española de la Guitarra, nos. 19–20 (2024), about the restoration of Francisco Simplicio’s...Continue reading

James Beneteau, Sheet music, Transcriptions

Twilight Pieces by William Baines – Transc. James Beneteau

March 26, 2025

Twilight Pieces by William Baines (1899 – 1922)Transcription by James Beneteaudownload the transcription In the three short movements that comprise Twilight Pieces (1921), one can hear what a skillful and imaginative composer William Baines was, and at such a young...Continue reading

Exhibitions, Laura Savigni, Sensing Sound

12-13/04/25 Musica Pittorica – Galleria delle Arti Modena

March 24, 2025

12-13/04/25 Musica PittoricaCarlo Alberto Vandelli, pittore Laura Savigni, fortepianista.Evento dal vivo Galleria delle Arti, Modena Il 12 e il 13 Aprile ci sarà a Modena la presentazione del progetto Musica Pittorica, un progetto ideato da Carlo Alberto Vandelli, pittore e...Continue reading

Articles, Centro Asteria, Corde d'Autunno, Francesca Naibo, Giulia Mazza, Residenze Erranti, Sensing Sound, Video

Giulia Mazza: “sentire non sentendo” Festival Corde d’Autunno 2024 – Residenze Erranti

March 22, 2025

“Sentire non sentendo”Giulia Mazza in conversazione con Francesca Naibo 23 Novembre 2024 - Centro Asteria Milano Giulia Mazza, violoncellista italiana non udente, è stata la protagonista di un incontro particolare al Festival Corde d'Autunno moderato da Francesca Naibo, in cui...Continue reading

Articles, Centro Asteria, Corde d'Autunno, Jonathan Leathwood, Residenze Erranti, Video

Jonathan Leathwood presentation Guitar (Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides) for Residenze Erranti project

March 21, 2025

Jonathan Leathwood presentation Guitar (Yehudi Menuhin Music Guides) for Residenze Erranti project Jonathan Leathwood presented a chapter from the book Guitar, co-authored with Richard Wright, to the Residenze Erranti artists on 13 October 2024. His lecture offered an in-depth exploration...Continue reading

Artists

Jonathan Leathwood

March 21, 2025

Curriculum JONATHAN LEATHWOOD is one of the few guitarists to perform on six-string and ten-string guitars, mixing modern and traditional works in his innovative programs. His last London concert led Classical Guitar to call him “a genius”; the Musical Times...Continue reading

Gabriele Lodi, Giacomo Susani, Marco Ramelli, New music Commissions, Sheet music

Giacomo Susani – Frammenti (After M.Llobet)

March 19, 2025

Frammenti by Giacomo Susani “Last year my friend Marco Ramelli asked me to write a piece for him. He had recently come across a peculiar document, displaying a few germinal ideas and a general plan for a violin and piano...Continue reading

Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Laura Savigni, New music Commissions, Sheet music, Stauffer

Claudio Maccari – 26 Marzo 2020 – Guitar & Fortepiano

March 19, 2025

New work by Claudio Maccari For this project and anniversary, we collaborated with the TouchTheSound Project and Siccas Guitars to bring an idea to life. TouchTheSound commissioned composer Claudio Maccari, one of the leading experts in 19th-century guitar, to write...Continue reading

Articles, Leonardo De Marchi, Liuteria Narrata, Marco Golfieri, Simplicio, Umberto Cevoli

Introduzione – Liuteria Narrata

March 11, 2025

Introduzione Liuteria Narrata A cura di: Umberto Cevoli - Marco Golfieri - Leonardo De Marchi Scarica la versione pdf ITADownload English version Liuteria Narrata: Un Dialogo tra Liutai e Interpreti Negli ultimi anni si è portata grande attenzione alle forme...Continue reading

Artists, Collaborators Liuteria Narrata, Liuteria Narrata

Marco Golfieri

February 27, 2025

Curriculum Liutaio per passione, autodidatta. Nella vita di tutti i giorni si occupa di logistica e analisi all’interno di un’Azienda leader nel settore del packaging alimentare. Da sempre appassionato di musica, sin da piccolo si innamora del legno e di...Continue reading

Artists, Collaborators Liuteria Narrata, Liuteria Narrata

Leonardo De Marchi

February 27, 2025

Curriculum Leonardo De Marchi è chitarrista classico. Si è diplomato con lode nei conservatori di Venezia, Novara, Pavia e ha ottenuto la laurea triennale con lode in Germanistica e Slavistica presso l'università Ca' Foscari di Venezia. La sua attività artistica...Continue reading

Albums TTS, Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Gabriele Lodi, Laura Savigni, Stauffer

HUMMEL ‘Pot-Pourri’ – Duo Savigni

February 20, 2025

HUMMEL Vol. 1 ‘Pot-Pourri’Works for guitar and piano vol. 1 This album is dedicated to music for guitar and piano duo written by the renowned Austrian pianist-composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837). This singular formation of the guitar and piano was...Continue reading

Blog

Liuteria Narrata

February 7, 2025

Liuteria NarrataBlog a cura di: Leonardo De Marchi, Umberto Cevoli e Marco Golfieri Negli ultimi anni si è portata grande attenzione alle forme di creatività condivisa e di cooperazione in campo musicale. Sono sempre più frequenti le interazioni creative che...Continue reading

Centro Asteria, Corde d'Autunno, Duo Martini-Dominguez, Residenze Erranti, Stauffer, Video

Duo Martini-Dominguez – Festival Corde d’Autunno – Stauffer guitar

January 29, 2025

Louis Spohr - Schifferlied der Wasserfee op.72Performing during the XV Festival Corde d’Autunno 22 November 2024 Duo Martini-Dominguez, part of the Residenze Erranti programme 2024/2025, performing during the XV Festival Corde d’Autunno, opening Duo Maccari-Pugliese concert. Enjoy their performance of...Continue reading

Artists, Residenze Erranti

Duo Martini-Dominguez

October 29, 2024

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Gabriele Lodi, Marco Ramelli, TTS guitars, TU Dublin, TU Dublin's students, Video

TU Dublin Conservatoire – TouchTheSound guitars – Learning from the Instrument

August 19, 2024

TouchTheSound Guitars for Young Artists TouchTheSound Guitars for Young Artists, Learning from the Instrument, is a collaboration between TouchTheSound and TU Dublin Conservatoire. Historically inspired guitars, designed by Gabriele Lodi and Marco Ramelli, are loaned to students free of charge....Continue reading

Albums TTS, Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Gabriele Lodi, Laura Savigni, Stauffer, TU Dublin, Video

UNRUHE – Duo Savigni

July 16, 2024

UNRUHENew Transcriptions for Guitar and Piano (J.K.Mertz/Duo Savigni) Unruhe is a collection of five new transcriptions performed on historical instruments and recorded in the Castle of our town, Formigine (MO, Italy). These compositions by Johann Kaspar Mertz (1806-1856), were written...Continue reading

Arias, Conferences, Events, Gabriele Lodi, Umberto Cevoli

13/7/2024 – Chitarre di Aria(s) – La Bottega del Restauro

June 25, 2024

Chitarre di Aria(s) - giornata di approfondimento sulla figura di Vicente AriasGuitarMind, Via Giacomo Matteotti 12, Carpi (MO) Talvolta è proprio nei cosiddetti momenti di transizione, tra un'epoca artistica e l'altra e nella confusione di stili, che nascono i più...Continue reading

Duo Savigni, Enrica Savigni, Laura Savigni, Stauffer

Quintetto TouchTheSound – Auditorium Spira Mirabilis (Formigine – MO)

April 26, 2024

Concerto del Quintetto TouchTheSound, Domenica 28 Aprile ore 18:00 a Formigine (MO) presso l’Auditorium Spira Mirabilis in un programma dedicato ai Quintetti di Hummel e la musica del primo Ottocento eseguita su strumenti storici. Verrà presentato il progetto discografico che...Continue reading

Artists

Francesca Naibo

March 22, 2024

Albums TTS, Gabriele Lodi, James Beneteau, Marco Ramelli, Mompou

Marco Ramelli – Mompou: Misteriós, Transcriptions for Guitar, Vol.1

February 25, 2024

Mompou: Misteriós, Transcriptions for Guitar, Vol.1Marco RamelliDownload the booklet The music is written for the inexpressible, I wish it seemed that it comes out of the shadows to return back into it. Federico Mompou This album is dedicated to the...Continue reading

Corde d'Autunno, Giovanni Tammaro, Pavel Steidl, Simplicio, Video

Pavel Steidl play Romanze by Johann Kaspar Mertz on a Simplicio guitar Festival Corde d’autunno

February 25, 2024

Pavel Steidl play Romanze by Johann Kaspar Mertz on a Simplicio guitar Pavel Steidl play Romanze by Johann Kaspar Mertz on a Simplicio guitar Festival Corde d’autunno “Il suono di Francisco Simplicio” 23 Nov 2018 Recording Giovanni Tammaro Festival Corde...Continue reading

A Tempo Rubato: Book + CD

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound

A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the Evolution of the Spanish Guitar

'Sound as Vibration: Perspectives on Perception'

Introduzione - Liuteria Narrata

Learning from the instrument