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Mason Douglas Williams (born August 24, 1938) is an American classical guitarist, composer, singer, writer, comedian, and poet, best known for his 1968 instrumental "Classical Gas" and for his work as a comedy writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, and Saturday Night Live.
The following is a non-comprehensive list of composers who have composed original music for the classical guitar, or music which has been arranged for it. This list is sortable by name, nationality and years of birth or death.
This is a list of classical guitarists. Baroque (17th and 18th centuries) Name Born Country Antoine Carré ...
Luther 'Guitar Junior' Johnson Jorma Kaukonen Albert King B. B. King Freddie King Sonny Landreth J. B. Lenoir Mance Lipscomb Lonnie Mack Taj Mahal John Mayer Mississippi Fred McDowell Brownie McGhee Blind Willie McTell Little Milton Memphis Minnie Gary Moore Keb' Mo' Big Bill Morganfield Matt "Guitar" Murphy Jimmy Page Pappo Charlie Patton ...
"Classical Gas" is sometimes erroneously thought to have been performed, or even composed, by Eric Clapton, because Clapton was the musical director of, and played much of the guitar music for, the feature film The Story of Us, in which Williams' own recording of it from his album Handmade appeared.
The romantic guitar, in use from approximately 1790 to 1830, was the guitar of the Classical and Romantic period of music, showing remarkable consistency in the instrument's construction during these decades. By this time guitars used six, sometimes more, single strings instead of courses.
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Baroque pop (sometimes called baroque rock) is a fusion genre that combines rock music with particular elements of classical music. [1] [4] [5] It emerged in the mid-1960s as artists pursued a majestic, orchestral sound [4] and is identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles (contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns) and dramatic or melancholic gestures. [3]