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    Guitar Music Project: History of The Guitar

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    The guitar originated in Spain in the 15th century. During the Renaissance, it had four pairs of strings and was not seen as a serious instrument. In the Baroque period from 1600-1750, a fifth pair of strings was added. By the end of the Baroque, guitars had six single strings. Famous composers during the classical period from 1750-1820 helped grow the guitar's popularity. The first electric guitar was developed in 1931 and helped create rock music. Popular guitarists who expanded the instrument's use include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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    Guitar Music Project: History of The Guitar

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    The guitar originated in Spain in the 15th century. During the Renaissance, it had four pairs of strings and was not seen as a serious instrument. In the Baroque period from 1600-1750, a fifth pair of strings was added. By the end of the Baroque, guitars had six single strings. Famous composers during the classical period from 1750-1820 helped grow the guitar's popularity. The first electric guitar was developed in 1931 and helped create rock music. Popular guitarists who expanded the instrument's use include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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    The guitar originated in Spain in the 15th century. During the Renaissance, it had four pairs of strings and was not seen as a serious instrument. In the Baroque period from 1600-1750, a fifth pair of strings was added. By the end of the Baroque, guitars had six single strings. Famous composers during the classical period from 1750-1820 helped grow the guitar's popularity. The first electric guitar was developed in 1931 and helped create rock music. Popular guitarists who expanded the instrument's use include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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    Guitar Music Project: History of The Guitar

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    The guitar originated in Spain in the 15th century. During the Renaissance, it had four pairs of strings and was not seen as a serious instrument. In the Baroque period from 1600-1750, a fifth pair of strings was added. By the end of the Baroque, guitars had six single strings. Famous composers during the classical period from 1750-1820 helped grow the guitar's popularity. The first electric guitar was developed in 1931 and helped create rock music. Popular guitarists who expanded the instrument's use include Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.

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    Guitar Music Project

    History of the Guitar


    The guitar is believed to originate from Spain, and can be traced right back to
    the 15th century. The first guitars were very small, and had four pairs of strings
    or “courses”. Many people didn’t envisage the guitar as a serious instrument
    during the Renaissance (1450-1600), and it didn’t have
    much respect that the lute had.

    The first publication for guitar is said to be by a man called


    Baroque guitar Alonso Mudarra, and was entitled, "Tres Libros de Música
    en Cifras para Vihuela." As time passed, more and more
    music was being published, and the guitar began attracting
    many new players. During the Baroque period (1600
    -1750), a fifth course (pair of strings) was added, and this
    meant even more complex music could be added to the
    guitar’s repertoire.

    By the end of the Baroque period, a significant change was


    made to the guitar. The five courses were replaced by six
    single strings. Throughout the classical period (1750 – 1820) it was continuing
    to grow in popularity, and guitar concerts were becoming common and
    frequent events.

    Famous composers of that time include:

     Fernando Sor
     Mauro Guilliani
     Matteo Carcassi
     Fernando Carulli

    ….and many others.


    Electric Guitar

    The first electrically amplified guitar was


    developed by George Beauchamp and Adolph
    Rickenbacker in 1931. This guitar was named
    “Frying pan”
    the “Frying pan” due to its shape, and was first
    manufactured by Rickenbacker in the 1930s.

    Original Electric guitars used tungsten pickups.


    These essentially convert the vibration of the
    strings into an electrical current, which is then
    fed into the amplifier to make sound.
    Bass guitar

    This electric guitar was primarily used by jazz


    players, but it also played a massive part in
    the creation of rock ‘n’ roll. It is the core
    instrument in rock ‘n’ roll music, and is said to
    define the genre.

    In popular music, two electric guitars are used:


    one to set the beat and provide the chord
    sequence (rhythm guitar), and one to play the
    lead (lead guitar). Nevertheless, the acoustic guitar remains popular in country
    and western music. The bass guitar is the lowest pitched guitar, and has six
    single strings.

    Popular Guitarists
    Recognized guitarists include:

    Led Zeppelin - an English rock band, formed in 1968, consisting of Jimmy Page
    (guitar), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), John Paul Jones (bass guitar,
    keyboards, mandolin), and John Bonham (drums). Some see them as the
    founders of heavy metal/hard rock.
    The Beatles - an English rock band,
    formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one
    of the most popular acts in the history
    of popular music. From 1962 the
    group consisted of John Lennon
    (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul
    McCartney (bass guitar, vocals),
    George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals)
    and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals).

    Pink Floyd - an English rock band who


    between the late 1960s and the 1990s achieved worldwide success with
    psychedelic and progressive rock music.

    Hank Marvin - an English guitarist, best known as the lead guitarist for The
    Shadows. The group, which primarily performed
    instrumentals, was formed as a backing band for
    vocalist Cliff Richard.

    Eric Clapton - an English blues-rock guitarist and


    singer-songwriter. Throughout his career, Clapton
    has been viewed by critics and fans alike as one
    of the most important and influential guitarists of
    all time.

    Jimi Hendrix - an American guitarist and singer-


    songwriter. He is widely considered the greatest
    electric guitarist in the history of rock music, and one of the most influential
    musicians of his era across a range of genres.

    Mark Knopfler - best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for
    the British rock band Dire Straits.
    Diagram of the Electric Guitar

    Diagram of the Acoustic Guitar

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