Phillipe Raphael Jean Baptiste Verini (1781 — 25. Januar 1845)
Italian author from the early 19th century, about whom little information is available. His origins are unknown; he studied guitar and singing. During the Napoleonic era, he was a prisoner of war and was taken to Spain for a short time.
In the early years of the 19th century, he settled in London, where he resided permanently until at least 1846, the presumed year of his death. His concert activities as a guitar virtuoso have been documented since 1836. He was also a teacher and published a method dedicated to Fernando Sor, whom he most likely met during his stay in the English capital. Verini left behind various compositions for guitar and voice with guitar accompaniment, which were published by English publishers in the first half of the 19th century.
He wrote the first method for Spanish guitar. Rudiments for the Spanish Guitar:
