Baroque guitar

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The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer
The guitar player (c. 1672), by Johannes Vermeer

The Baroque guitar is a guitar from the baroque era (c1600-1750), an ancestor of the modern classical guitar. The term is also used for modern instruments made in the same style.

The instrument was smaller than a modern guitar, of lighter construction, and had gut strings. The frets were also usually made of gut, and tied to the neck. A typical instrument had five courses , of which either four or five were double-strung making a total of nine or ten strings.

The conversion of all courses to single strings and the addition of a bass E-string occurred during the era of the early romantic guitar.

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[edit] Tuning

Composer Tuning
Gaspar Sanz (Spain) Image:Accord sanz.png
Robert de Visée (France) [1] Image:Accord de visee.png
Girolamo Montesardo (Italy) [2] Image:Accord montesardo.png


[edit] Repertoire

[edit] Baroque guitar maker

[edit] Historic baroque guitar makers

The Voboam family, Paris, France.

  • Nicholas Alexandre Voboam II
  • René Voboam
  • Domenico Sellas

[edit] Modern baroque guitar makers

  • Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris
  • Daniel Larson
  • John J van Gool

[edit] Baroque guitarists

[edit] Historic performers

David Ryckaert III (Antwerp 1612-1661)

[edit] Modern performers

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dans son Livre de guitare dédié au roy Robert de Visée indique « ...il ne faut pas oublier une octave à la quatrième corde, elle y est très nécessaire »
  2. ^ L'accord de Montesardo par Lex Eisenhardt

[edit] Bibliography

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