Romantic guitar

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The Romantic guitar is the guitar of the Romantic period of classical music (c.1815-1910). It is the immediate precursor of the modern classical guitar, and was the first significant period of classical guitar repertoire. By this time guitars were standardised as six-string instruments (compared to, for example, the Baroque guitar with nine or ten strings paired to make five courses).

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[edit] History

The earliest extant six string guitar was built in 1779 by Gaetano Vinaccia (1759 - after 1831) [1] [2] in Naples, Italy. The Vinaccia family of luthiers is known for developing the mandolin. This guitar has been examined and does not show tell-tale signs of modifications from a double-course guitar. [3] Authenticity of guitars before the 1790's is often in question. This also corresponds to when Moretti's 6-string method appeared, in 1792.

[edit] Notable Composers

Composer-guitarists.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ The Classical Mandolin by Paul Sparks (1995)
  2. ^ Early Romantic Guitar
  3. ^ Stalking the Oldest Six String Guitar
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