Today the guitar holds the enviable position among musical instruments. It has strengthened its traditional appeal for amateur music-makers and, in addition has achieved an unprecedented stature on the concert platform at the hands of such masters as Andres Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams...
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A compact, accessible guide to; guitar history, with an emphasis on the past 150 years; schools of guitar design and construction throughout the world; thumbnail refresher course on the great luthiers and marketing trends of the past century; topical issues, influences of Segovia and others; why ...
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This beautiful book was printed for the exhibition ‘The Spanish Guitar’, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York from October 1, 1991 to January 5, 1992, and then at the Museo Municipal in Madrid from February 20 to April 12, 1992 as part of the Quincentenniel of Discovery of America. ...
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Explore this fabulous collection and the fascinating world of fine classical guitars since the 1850’s. That is when guitar maker Antonio Torres of Seville began to build the best guitars yet heard and ushered in the modern era of Spanish guitar building. With stunning colour photography and pains...
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Graham Wade, one of the foremost international writers on the guitar, explores the history of the instrument from the 16th century to the present day. This compact assessment of five centuries of fretted instruments covers the vihuela in Spain, the history of four-course and five-course guitars, ...
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In more than1500 entries in this first Dictionary about Spanish guitar makers readers will find five centuries of musical instrument making in Spain. Several dynasties of instrument makers can be found as well as the places and streets where they lived and worked and the social conditions of the ...
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Andres Segovia was the first guitarist to effectively transcend the limitations perceived by a sceptical public about the classical guitar. Until his time, guitar was relegated to very minor importance compared to the lofty heights maintained by piano and violin virtuosos. This release is a homag...
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From the birth of the six-string to the death of Tárrega. This, James Westbrook’s second guitar book, explores the history of the 19th Century guitar through nine special instruments from The Guitar Museum. Many mysteries are discussed such as: Was the 1802 Juan Pagés six-course guitar made for F...
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The guitar is probably one of the world's most widely-played musical instruments, as well as the most frequently produced.
Over the centuries it has adapted to composers' needs and musicians' tastes, to new styles of performing music, to progress in the field of strings, glues and varnishes, ke...
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