The history of the guitar

 

“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Each string has a different colour, a different voice.” (A. Segovia)

 

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The history of the guitar and its music

Read more about the history of this wonderful instrument!

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Andres Segovia

 

He was without question the most important classical guitarist of the 20th century.

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Niccolo Paganini

 

“The violin is my mistress, but the guitar is my master.”

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The classical guitar

 

The shape of today’s guitar goes back to the Spaniard Antonio de Torres.

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Theorbo

 

Panpipe-like instruments were the predominant type in the early Middle Ages.

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Baroque guitar

 

The piccolo is the highest classical woodwind instrument.

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H. W. Longfellow

 

“Music is the common language of humanity.”

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