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The article reports on French guitarist Napoléon Coste's compositional technique in his Étude No. 22, emphasizing finger independence in the right hand through specific techniques. It mentions Coste's work, part of the 25 Études, op. 38, is characterized by a sophisticated, lyrical, and romantic style, contributing significantly to nineteenth-century guitar literature alongside composers like Francisco Tárrega, Ernest Shand, and Luigi Legnani.

The article discusses the compositions for guitar, including variation sets, studies, caprices, duets, trios, and a concerto by Luigi Legnani. Topics discussed are the work of Legnani including Paganini's "24 Caprices for violin of 1802–17", "the 36 Caprices for guitar, op. 20; introduction of contains several melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic and Caprice No. 13 is a romantic miniature that encapsulates key aspects of the compositional style of guitarists.