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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.

Tuning

Composer Tuning
Gaspar Sanz (Spain)
Robert de Visée (France) [1]
Girolamo Montesardo (Italy)

Repertoire

Baroque guitar maker

Historic baroque guitar makers

The Voboam family, Paris, France.

Modern baroque guitar makers

Baroque guitarists

Historic performers

David Ryckaert III (Antwerp 1612-1661)

Modern performers

Xavier Díaz-Latorre

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 »

Bibliography

  • Antoni Pizà: Francesc Guerau i el seu temps (Palma de Mallorca: Govern de les Illes Balears, Conselleria d'Educació i Cultura, Direcció General de Cultura, Institut d'Estudis Baleàrics, 2000) ISBN 84-89868-50-6
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