Guitar from the Renaissance to the Present Day

CONTENIDO

List of music examples
Preface

1. The development of the instrument (I): The vihuela and early guitars
-The vihuela and the viola da mano
-Four-course guitar to five-course guitar
-Freeting
-Makers and instruments

2. The sixteenth century: the vihuela and four-course guitar
-The vihuelistas, their music and technique
-The four-course guitar in Italy and Spain
-The four-course guitar in France

3. The Baroque: era of the five-course guitar
-Juan Carlos Amat and the spanish guitar
-The spanish guitar in Italy
-The spanish guitar in France and England: Francesco Corbetta
-The spanish guitar in the Netherlands and Germany
-The spanish guitar in Spain
-Enlighteenth-century decline

4. The development of the instrument (II): The six-string guitar and the appearance of the modern instrument
-The addition of the sixth string and constructional improvements
-Unusual guitars
-The modern instrument. Torres and after

5. Classical and Romantic: The nineteenth century
-The early nineteenth century guitar in Europe
-The early nineteenth century guitar in England
-Tutors and technique
-Tarrega. A fresh start

6. The twentieth century: A new lease of life
-The achievement of Andrés Segovia
-The guitar in England
-Present and future

Notes and references
List of plates
Bibliography
Index