Savijoki, "So that the soul would dance in you" - The guitar in Finland before the twentieth century

The present book is a study of the guitar's history in Finland prior to the twentieth century, a subject that has not been researched before. Each chapter of the book centres around a specific theme, starting with early plucked instruments in Finland and the beginnings of Finnish guitar culture. The chapters that follow introduce the country's first amateur guitarists - prominent figures in music, literature and the fine arts among them - and discuss the public performance culture of the...