Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Classical guitar" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
In 2015 Garcia was awarded the 1st prize of the Guitar Foundation of America 2015. [1]Garcia has performed for the French TV show la boîte à musique on France 2 (French Television), invited by the musician Jean-François Zygel and performed on France Musique in December 2015 in Gaëlle Le Gallic’s program.
Music prior to the classical era was often composed for performance on various combinations of instruments, and could be adapted by the performer to keyboard instruments, the lute, or the guitar. Since the beginning of the 20th century, however, a significant amount of music has been written for the guitar by non-guitarist composers.
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.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... The following is a non-comprehensive list of composers who have composed original music for the classical guitar ...
The classical guitar, also known as Spanish guitar, [1] is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon , it is a precursor of the modern steel-string acoustic and electric guitars , both of which use metal strings .
The modern seven-string classical guitar is usually tuned the same as the modern standard six-string instrument, with the addition of a low 'B' string: B1 - E2 - A2 - D3 - G3 - B3 - E4; As with any guitar, many tuning variations are possible, and not uncommon.
International classical guitar competitions are public events designed to identify and award outstanding classical guitar soloists, ensembles, and composers. They allow artists to promote themselves and gain exposure. Some competitions also have newly composed "set" pieces which serve to increase the classical guitar repertoire.