CLASSICAL by GARAGELAND
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During the Middle Ages, guitars with three, four, and five strings were already in use. The Guitarra Latina had curved sides and is thought to have come to Spain from elsewhere in Europe. The so-called Guitarra Morisca, brought to Spain by the Moors, had an oval soundbox and many sound holes on its soundboard.
By the 15th century, a four course double-string guitar called the vihuela de mano, halfway between the lute and the guitar, appeared in Spain and spread to Italy; and by the 16th century, a fifth double-string had been added. During this time, composers wrote mostly in tablature notation.
In the 17th century, influences from the vihuela and the renaissance five string guitar were combined in the baroque guitar. The baroque guitar quickly superseded the vihuela in popularity and Italy became the center of the guitar world. Leadership in guitar developments switched to Spain from the late 18th century, when the six string guitar quickly became popular at the expense of the five string guitars. During the 19th century the Spaniard, Antonio de Torres, gave the modern classical guitar its definitive form, with a broadened body, increased waist curve, thinned belly, improved internal bracing, single string courses replacing double courses, and a machined head replacing wooden tuning pegs.
The modern classical guitar replaced older form for the accompaniment of song and dance called flamenco, and a modified version, known as the flamenco guitar, was created.
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Comments (13)
Juliette.Gribnau
fantastic photo !!
Celart
Beautiful portrait. Loving playing strings. Bravo
durleybeachbum
Outstanding work. It speaks volumes.
jayfar
Excellent shot.
byteline
Beautiful Portrait. Very nice shot. Thanks for the many and interesting information. Who is that?
MrsLubner
Lovely with feeling
Fidelity2
It is very cool by you. 5+! Thanks.
photosynthesis
A fine portrait. I like the way the borders between the black in the subject & black background have been eliminated & they become one compositional element...
bebopdlx
Cool work.
sharky_
I haven't played the guitar in a long time, probably would cramp up on the fingers. Nice shot of this guitarist. Aloha
Richardphotos
a barber I used before he died played a 6 string fiddle which is not too common. outstanding portrait
whaleman
Very nice, but what about the player?
munich68
Deeply interesting infos and a wonderful sketch of character!!