The Baroque guitar is a guitar from the baroque era (c1600-1750), an ancestor of the modern classical guitar. The term is also used for modern instruments made in the same style.
The instrument was smaller than a modern guitar, of lighter construction, and had gut strings. The frets were also usually made of gut, and tied to the neck. A typical instrument had five courses, of which either four or five were double-strung making a total of nine or ten strings.
The conversion of all courses to single strings and the addition of a bass E-string occurred during the era of the early romantic guitar.
Tuning
Repertoire
Baroque guitar maker
Historic baroque guitar makers
The Voboam family, Paris, France.
- Nicholas Alexandre Voboam II
- René Voboam
- Domenico Sellas
Modern baroque guitar makers
- Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris
- Daniel Larson
- John J van Gool
Baroque guitarists
Historic performers
David Ryckaert III (Antwerp 1612-1661)
Modern performers
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References
- ^ Dans son Livre de guitare dédié au roy Robert de Visée indique « ...il ne faut pas oublier une octave à la quatrième corde, elle y est très nécessaire »
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