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Historical Method Books for the Ocarina
Historical Method Books for the Ocarina
Historical Method Books for the Ocarina
03-29-2026, 11:33 PM
| Author | Title | English Title | Year | Source | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amato, Vincenzo | Nuovo Metodo per Ocarina | New Method for Ocarina | Giorgio Pacchioni | Fingering chart includes some overblown notes | |
| Andersen, Arnold Olaf & Viotti, A? | Neue Schule für die Okarina | New Method for the Ocarina | 1892 | Polish National Library | Still in print |
| Handleiding met 14 Melodien voor de Ocarina | Handbook and 14 Melodies for the Ocarina | Netherlands Music Institute | |||
| Instructions for the new perfected Ocarina with tuning slide | 1879 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | ||
| Method of Playing the Ocarina | 1940 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered. Could be the Gretsch book? | ||
| Petite Methode et Collection choisies d’airs populaires pour l’ocarina | A Brief Method and a Choice Collection of Popular Tunes for the Ocarina | 1879 | Netherlands Music Institute | ||
| Antico, Ettore & Lucchini, Giampiero | Metodo teorico pratic…amente facile per lo studio e la conoscenza dell’ocarina | Simple, Theoretical and Practical Method for the Study and Understanding of the Ocarina | © | Fabio Menaglio or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Bava, Franco | Metodo completo teorico pratico per ocarina e flautino a due ottave | Complete Theoretical and Practical Method for the Ocarina or Flautino with 2 Octaves | ©1958 | Giorgio Pacchioni or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Carnovich, Egidio | Metodo rapido e completo per Ocarina | Quick and Complete Method for the Ocarina | © | Still in print | |
| Cary, Alphonse | Complete Method for Ocarina | 1889 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Anleitung zur Erlernung des neuen italienischen Musik-Instrumentes Ocarina | Instructions for Learning the New Italian Musical Instrument 'Ocarina' | 1878 | Vienna City Library or VM Collectables | VM Collectables scan has watermark |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Ocarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | Vienna CIty Library | Unclear if this is the same as the work above. Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Methode speciale : pour l’etude du … ocarina ; op. 1 | Special Method for the Study of the Ocarina, Op. 1 | Vienna City Library | Unclear if this is the same as the work above. Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Hertel, Julius | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1893 | Berlin State Library | Scan yet to be ordered |
| Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd. | Instructions for Mezzetti's Improved Italian Ocarina | 1880, rev. 1894 | British Library 1880 Version | 1894 Version | Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Kruse, Wilhelm | Neueste verbesserte Ocarina-Schule | Newest and Best Ocarina Method | 1892 | Hofmeister Catalogue December 1892 | Lost? |
| Kruziński, Wincenty | Łatwa szkoła na okarinę | Easy Method for Ocarina | 1882, rev. 1902 | Polish National Library 1892 Version | 1902 Version | |
| Mezzetti, Alberto Napoleone | The Mezzetti Ocarina Tutor | ~1880 | Facsimile edition still in print | ||
| Morini, Carlo | Spielanleitung f. die Okarina | Instructions for Playing the Ocarina | 1948 | Berlin State Library | Scan yet to be ordered |
| van Norden, Frans | Ocarina en flutina methode | Ocarina and Flutina Method | Netherlands Music Institute | Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Norini, Giuseppe | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1900 | Hofmeister Catalogue March 1900 | Lost? |
| Ranuzzi, Sperindio | Nuovo Metodo per Ocarina | New Method for Ocarina | ©1958 | Giorgio Pacchioni or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Rodríguez, José María | Nuevo método elemental para tocar la ocarina | New Method for Learning the Ocarina | 1878 | Spanish National Library | |
| Rossi, Carlo | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1892 | Hofmeister Catalogue September 1892 | Lost? |
| Shoemaker, Clarence | Gretsch Ocarina Book | 1940 | Old copies widely available | ||
| Silvestri, ? | Breve metodo per ocarina con 18 suonatine | Brief Method for Ocarina with 18 Sonatinas | Giorgio Pacchioni | ||
| Starke, Hermann | Ausführliche Schule m. verbesserter Grifftabelle u. vielen Uebungs- u. Vortragsstücken | Comprehensive Method with Improved Fingering Chart and Many Practice and Performance Pieces | 1893 | Hofmeister Catalogue September 1893 | Lost? |
| Turner, John Alvey | Instruction Book for the Ocarina | 1898 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Turner, John Alvey | Universal Ocarina Tutor | 1898 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Vicinelli, Cesare | Método para ocarina | Method for Ocarina | 1878 | Spanish National Library | Presumably originally in Italian but only Spanish version found |
| Wächter, W? | Leicht fassliche, theoret.-prakt. Ocarina-Schule | Clear, Theoretical, Practical Ocarina Method | 1878 | Hofmeister Catalogue February 1878 | Lost? |
| Wyatt, Walter | Tonic Sol-Fa Instructor for Mezzetti’s Ocarina | Jack Campin | |||
| Zach, Thomas | Schule f. die verbesserte Okarina | Method for the Improved Ocarina | 1877 | Hofmeister Catalogue April 1877 | Lost? |
Edited 03-31-2026, 12:14 AM by Hautboy1700.
Edit Reason: Adding more entries
Hautboy1700
03-29-2026, 11:33 PM #1So far, I have found reference to the following historical method books for ocarina. Please use the Ocarina History Discussion category for discussions about these works or ones I have not found yet. I have mainly spent my time searching through continental European archives so I am certain there are many English and American sources I have missed.
| Author | Title | English Title | Year | Source | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amato, Vincenzo | Nuovo Metodo per Ocarina | New Method for Ocarina | Giorgio Pacchioni | Fingering chart includes some overblown notes | |
| Andersen, Arnold Olaf & Viotti, A? | Neue Schule für die Okarina | New Method for the Ocarina | 1892 | Polish National Library | Still in print |
| Handleiding met 14 Melodien voor de Ocarina | Handbook and 14 Melodies for the Ocarina | Netherlands Music Institute | |||
| Instructions for the new perfected Ocarina with tuning slide | 1879 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | ||
| Method of Playing the Ocarina | 1940 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered. Could be the Gretsch book? | ||
| Petite Methode et Collection choisies d’airs populaires pour l’ocarina | A Brief Method and a Choice Collection of Popular Tunes for the Ocarina | 1879 | Netherlands Music Institute | ||
| Antico, Ettore & Lucchini, Giampiero | Metodo teorico pratic…amente facile per lo studio e la conoscenza dell’ocarina | Simple, Theoretical and Practical Method for the Study and Understanding of the Ocarina | © | Fabio Menaglio or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Bava, Franco | Metodo completo teorico pratico per ocarina e flautino a due ottave | Complete Theoretical and Practical Method for the Ocarina or Flautino with 2 Octaves | ©1958 | Giorgio Pacchioni or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Carnovich, Egidio | Metodo rapido e completo per Ocarina | Quick and Complete Method for the Ocarina | © | Still in print | |
| Cary, Alphonse | Complete Method for Ocarina | 1889 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Anleitung zur Erlernung des neuen italienischen Musik-Instrumentes Ocarina | Instructions for Learning the New Italian Musical Instrument 'Ocarina' | 1878 | Vienna City Library or VM Collectables | VM Collectables scan has watermark |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Ocarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | Vienna CIty Library | Unclear if this is the same as the work above. Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Fahrbach Sr, Philipp | Methode speciale : pour l’etude du … ocarina ; op. 1 | Special Method for the Study of the Ocarina, Op. 1 | Vienna City Library | Unclear if this is the same as the work above. Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Hertel, Julius | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1893 | Berlin State Library | Scan yet to be ordered |
| Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd. | Instructions for Mezzetti's Improved Italian Ocarina | 1880, rev. 1894 | British Library 1880 Version | 1894 Version | Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Kruse, Wilhelm | Neueste verbesserte Ocarina-Schule | Newest and Best Ocarina Method | 1892 | Hofmeister Catalogue December 1892 | Lost? |
| Kruziński, Wincenty | Łatwa szkoła na okarinę | Easy Method for Ocarina | 1882, rev. 1902 | Polish National Library 1892 Version | 1902 Version | |
| Mezzetti, Alberto Napoleone | The Mezzetti Ocarina Tutor | ~1880 | Facsimile edition still in print | ||
| Morini, Carlo | Spielanleitung f. die Okarina | Instructions for Playing the Ocarina | 1948 | Berlin State Library | Scan yet to be ordered |
| van Norden, Frans | Ocarina en flutina methode | Ocarina and Flutina Method | Netherlands Music Institute | Scan yet to be ordered | |
| Norini, Giuseppe | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1900 | Hofmeister Catalogue March 1900 | Lost? |
| Ranuzzi, Sperindio | Nuovo Metodo per Ocarina | New Method for Ocarina | ©1958 | Giorgio Pacchioni or Emiliano Bernagozzi | |
| Rodríguez, José María | Nuevo método elemental para tocar la ocarina | New Method for Learning the Ocarina | 1878 | Spanish National Library | |
| Rossi, Carlo | Okarina-Schule | Ocarina Method | 1892 | Hofmeister Catalogue September 1892 | Lost? |
| Shoemaker, Clarence | Gretsch Ocarina Book | 1940 | Old copies widely available | ||
| Silvestri, ? | Breve metodo per ocarina con 18 suonatine | Brief Method for Ocarina with 18 Sonatinas | Giorgio Pacchioni | ||
| Starke, Hermann | Ausführliche Schule m. verbesserter Grifftabelle u. vielen Uebungs- u. Vortragsstücken | Comprehensive Method with Improved Fingering Chart and Many Practice and Performance Pieces | 1893 | Hofmeister Catalogue September 1893 | Lost? |
| Turner, John Alvey | Instruction Book for the Ocarina | 1898 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Turner, John Alvey | Universal Ocarina Tutor | 1898 | British Library | Scans yet to be ordered | |
| Vicinelli, Cesare | Método para ocarina | Method for Ocarina | 1878 | Spanish National Library | Presumably originally in Italian but only Spanish version found |
| Wächter, W? | Leicht fassliche, theoret.-prakt. Ocarina-Schule | Clear, Theoretical, Practical Ocarina Method | 1878 | Hofmeister Catalogue February 1878 | Lost? |
| Wyatt, Walter | Tonic Sol-Fa Instructor for Mezzetti’s Ocarina | Jack Campin | |||
| Zach, Thomas | Schule f. die verbesserte Okarina | Method for the Improved Ocarina | 1877 | Hofmeister Catalogue April 1877 | Lost? |