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The guitar as we know it today, with six simple strings and a fretted neck is a relatively new instrument.
A string instrument plucked, Needless to say that it is related to the lute, the vihuela, lute and baroque guitar. But it was not until the second half of the 18th century that the guitar six simple strings, tuned EADGBE, as they are today, appeared on the scene.
The baroque guitar was actually very different to the guitar today. It was a small instrument treble, with four courses (meaning double strings), and later five courses. In character with the Baroque period these guitars were generally small richly decorated. Instead open a hole for sound that had an ornate allowed more ambitious music being composed and performed on it.
During the second half of the 18th century, we can observe the gradual transition to guitar today. In Spain, a course of six instrument has become increasingly popular and in 1761 was the famous Italian guitarist Giacomo Merci was defending their way of stringing the guitar with the strings simple: "... only strings are easier to put in line and clean spoon. Moreover, they make pure sounds strong and gentle closing of the harp, especially if a little thicker strings used "(from" Traite des Accords de la musique sur le runs guitarre ')
It seems that the first guitars built specifically for six strings were made in Italy (excluding Spain) in the late 18th century by manufacturers instruments such as the Neapolitan Gagliano, Fabricatore, Valenzano, Trotto and Vinaccia, to name a few. These were quickly copied faithfully in other parts of Europe.
In the first decades of the 19th century the guitar had lost most of what he had in common with the lute and was very much like the basic tool of today: instead of bolts wooden-headed machine came into use for tuning, fixed metal frets sometimes ivory or ebony fret through the intestine, the hole was opened instead of the ornate sound pink, the neck has become narrower and proportions designed to allow the 12th fret to be at the junction of the body and neck.
The turn century, Fernando Sor, famous guitar virtuoso and composer has made the guitar extremely popular. He performed throughout Europe, in Spain, France, England and Russia. He did was the only guitarist famous in his time: Mauro Giuliani, Matteo Carcassi, Fernando Carulli, Aguado Dionysius, all performed, taught, composed and published a large amount repertoire of the guitar. You can certainly call these musicians performed the patron saints of the modern classical guitar.
Of course, no history of guitar is complete without mention Andres Segovia, may be the greatest guitarist of all time. His genius has inspired many composers to write for this beautiful instrument and Segovia transcribed to large amounts of compositions for guitar.
He certainly established the classical guitar once and for all as a concert instrument internationally respected on the world stage of music.
CJ Lucerne
About the Author:
CJ Lucerne is a music teacher and lover of early music. She performs regularly with the Kepler Ensemble and produces play along CD's. For more tips and free music for classical guitarists go her website: classicalguitarpages.com
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com - Who Invented The Guitar?
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