The Guitar and Its Music

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ISBN: 9780198167136 | 019816713X
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/24/2002

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Following James Tyler's earlier introduction to the history, repertory, and playing techniques of the four- and five-course guitar, The Early Guitar (OUP, 1980), this new book, written in collaboration with Paul Sparks and incorportating the latest ideas and research, is an authoritative guide to the history and repertory of the guitar from the Renaissance to the dawn of the Classical era.

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

xviii

List of Musical Examples

xix

List of Abbreviations

PART I: THE GUITAR IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

James Tyler

Spain: La Guitarra de quatro ordenes

(7)

France: The Creation of the Repertory

(12)

England: `... yused of gentilmen, and of the best sort ...'

(6)

Italy: La Chitarra da sette corde

(7)

Italy: The Role of the Guitar in the Rise of Monody

(14)

PART II: THE SPANISH GUITAR (c. 1600--c. 1750)

James Tyler

Italy: The Creation of the Repertory

(49)

France: The Royal Guitarists

100

(21)

England, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia

121

(18)

Germany and the Austrian Empire

139

(9)

Spain, Portugal, and the New World

148

(45)

Appendices to Part II

I. A Brief Guide to Reading and Interpreting Baroque Guitar Tablatures

165

(19)

II. Sources of Specific Information on the Tuning and Stringing of the Five-Course Guitar

184

(3)

III. The Mandora

187

(6)

PART III: THE ORIGINS OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR

Paul Sparks

1750--69: The Emergence of the Six-Course Guitar

193

(16)

Spain, Portugal, and South America

193

(5)

France

198

(8)

Britain

206

(3)

1770--89: The First Six-String Guitars

209

(20)

A Short History of String-Making

209

(3)

Spain, South America, and Portugal

212

(5)

Italy

217

(3)

France

220

(7)

England, Germany, and Austria

227

(2)

1790 to the Early 1800s: The Triumph of the Six-String Guitar

229

(25)

Spain and Portugal

229

(10)

Britain

239

(2)

Italy

241

(2)

France

243

(6)

Germany, Austria, and Russia

249

(5)

The Guitar 1750--c. 1800: Practical Information

254

(43)

The Instrument

254

(4)

Strings

258

(1)

Playing Positions

259

(4)

Specialist Techniques and Ornamentation

263

(8)

Appendices to Part III

IV. Guitar Music Published in Paris, 1750--c. 1800

271

(4)

V. Selected List of Songs with Guitar Accompaniment Published in Paris, 1750--c. 1800

275

(7)

VI. Guitar Methods, 1750--c. 1800

282

(2)

VII. Non-Parisian Guitar Music, 1750--c. 1800

284

(3)

VIII. A Selection of Pieces for Guitar, c. 1750--c. 1800

287

(10)

Bibliography

297

(14)

Index

311

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