11/18/2023 0 Comments Medieval guitar![]() The shape had something of a ‘waist’ to it and the strings were designed to be strummed, rather than plucked. ‘Guitars’ were split into two varieties – the lute, a rounded medieval instrument that produced little volume, and the vihuela, whose design looked much closer to the one we know today. The most significant development towards designing the modern-day guitar came in the 16th century. The word ‘guitar’ is likely derived from the Spanish name ‘Guitarra Latina’, which was used to refer to chordophones, the instruments most commonly associated with the guitar. ![]() Whilst some have argued that the modern guitar is a descendent of the medieval lute or even the Greek kithara, some historians have disputed this fact and suggested that the instrument came from a different source. Historians have suggested the first instruments to bear a striking resemblance to the modern-day guitar appeared in 12th century Spain. Even its origins are difficult to trace thanks to a lack of records and research. There is no defining moment when the guitar as we know it was invented. ![]() But how far back does the guitar really date? Origins of the guitar You might have owned your guitar for a few years, maybe even a decade or more. Read on to find out more about this popular instrument. Found in almost every genre from classical to rock, its origins date back all the way to ancient times. Modern reconstruction of the instrument, based on the Céfalù Cathedral picture.The guitar is one of the most recognisable and versatile instruments used in Western music.Book, The British Museum Citole: New Perspectives has useful info about this instrument pages 93-103.Page in Spanish cataloging instruments including Guitarra Morisca.Page in Spanish about the Mandora or Moorish Guitar.The Classical Guitar: Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800 (5th ed.). "The Medieval Gittern and Citole: A Case of Mistaken Identity". Early instrument expert Francis William Galpin mentioned the instrument in his book, Old English Instruments of Music (pages 21-22), calling it the "Guitare Moresca" or "Chittara Saraacenica", with its "long neck, oval shaped body and round back." He also felt it related to the Colascione. The guitarra morisca is an obscure instrument, known mainly from pictures. By the 14th century, the guitarra morisca was simply referred to as a guitar. The guitarra morisca is a direct ancestor of the modern guitar. ![]() It has roots in the four-string Arabic oud, brought to Iberia by the Moors in the 8th century. It is a hybrid instrument between the guitarra latina and medieval lute, usually played by fingers or plectrum. In the 14th century it is known by the term "guitarra morisca", coined by Arcipreste de Hita in Libro de buen amor. Īppeared in the early 9th century, it is an instrument mentioned in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, and by Johannes de Grocheio (towards 1300) who called it quitarra sarracénica. The use of the adjective morisca tacked to guitarra may have been to differentiate it from the commonly seen Latin European variety, when the morisca was seen on a limited basis during the 14th century. 1330 poem, Libro de buen amor by Juan Ruiz, arcipestre de Hita, which described the "Moorish gittern" as "corpulent". Part of that characterization comes from a c. It is a lute that has a bulging belly and a sickle-shaped headstock. The Guitarra morisca or Mandora medieval is a plucked string instrument. 12th Century image from Cefalù Cathedral of a lute-type instrument that has been called a "Guitarra morisca" by a modern builder of ancient instruments. ![]()
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