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Index History of the classical guitar

The evolution of classical guitars began with the influences of the gittern and vihuela in the 16th century and ended with the modern classical guitar in the mid-19th century.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Antonio de Torres Jurado, Classical guitar, Gittern, Guitarra latina, Guitarra morisca, Iran, Juan Bermudo, Kithara, Lyre, Middle Eastern music, Renaissance, The Book of Good Love, Vihuela.

  2. Acoustic guitars
  3. Classical guitar
  4. History of musical instruments

Antonio de Torres Jurado

Antonio de Torres Jurado (13 June 1817 – 19 November 1892) was a Spanish guitarist and luthier, and "the most important Spanish guitar maker of the 19th century." It is with his designs that the first recognizably modern classical guitars are to be seen.

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Classical guitar

The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. History of the classical guitar and classical guitar are Acoustic guitars.

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Gittern

The gittern was a relatively small gut-strung, round-backed instrument that first appeared in literature and pictorial representation during the 13th century in Western Europe (Iberian Peninsula, Italy, France, England).

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Guitarra latina

The guitarra latina is a plucked string instrument of the Medieval period in Europe.

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Guitarra morisca

The Guitarra morisca or Mandora medieval is a plucked string instrument.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Juan Bermudo

Juan Bermudo (1510 in Écija, Province of Seville – 1565) was a Spanish Friar Minor who is best known as a composer, music theorist and mathematician.

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Kithara

The kithara, or Latinized cithara (κιθάρα |translit.

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Lyre

The lyre is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute family of instruments.

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Middle Eastern music

The various nations of the region include the Arabic-speaking countries of the Middle East, the Iranian traditions of Persia, the Jewish music of Israel and the diaspora, Armenian music.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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The Book of Good Love

The Book of Good Love (El libro de buen amor), considered to be one of the masterpieces of Spanish poetry, is a pseudo-biographical account of romantic adventures by Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest of Hita, the earliest version of which dates from 1330; the author completed it with revisions and expansions in 1343.

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Vihuela

The vihuela is a 15th-century fretted plucked Spanish string instrument, shaped like a guitar (figure-of-eight form offering strength and portability) but tuned like a lute.

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See also

Acoustic guitars

Classical guitar

History of musical instruments

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_classical_guitar

Also known as Renaissance guitar.