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TheCambridgeCompaniontotheGuitar FromitsoriginsinthecultureoflatemedievalEuropetoenormous globalpopularityinthetwentieth,theguitaranditsdevelopment comprisemultiplehistories,eachcharacterizedbydistinctstyles, playingtechniques,repertories,andsocio-culturalroles.These historiessimultaneouslyspanpopularandclassicalstyles, contemporaryandhistoricalpractices,writtenandunwritten traditions,andWesternandnon-Westerncultures.Thisisthefirst booktoencompassthebreadthanddepthofguitarperformance, featuringtwelveessayscoveringdifferenttraditions,styles,and instruments,writtenbysomeofthemostinfluentialplayers, teachers,andguitarhistoriansintheworld.Thecoverageofthe bookallowstheplayertounderstandboththeanalogiesandthe differencesbetweenguitartraditions;allstyles–frombaroque, classical,country,blues,androcktoflamenco,African,and Celtic–willsharethesameplatform,alongwithinstrument making.Asmusicaltrainingisincreasinglybroadenedthis comprehensivebookwillbecomeanindispensableresource. victor anand coelhoisProfessorofMusicattheUniversityof Calgary.HispublicationsincludePerformanceonLute,Guitar,and Vihuela(Cambridge,1997),TheManuscriptSourcesof17th-Century ItalianLuteMusic,andMusicandScienceintheAgeofGalileo.Asa lutenisthehasperformedthroughoutNorthAmericaandEurope andasaguitaristhasjustreleasedaCD,ComeoninmyKitchen, withhisbluesband. 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It furthers the University’s mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521801928 © Cambridge University Press 2003 Th is publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2003 A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data Th e Cambridge companion to the guitar / edited by Victor Anand Coelho. p. cm. – (Cambridge companions to music) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. isbn 0 521 80192 3 (hardback) – isbn 0 521 00040 8 (paperback) 1. Guitar. 2. Guitar – Performance. I. Coelho, Victor. II. Series. ml1015.g9 c23 2002 787.87 – dc21 2002025691 isbn 978-0-521-80192-8 Hardback isbn 978-0-521-00040-6 Paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. ForCarina Contents Listofillustrations [pageviii] Notesoncontributors [ix] Prefaceandacknowledgments [xi] Noteonpitch [xiii] PartI (cid:1) Newguitarhistoriesandworldtraditions 1 Pickingthroughcultures:aguitarist’smusichistory VictorAnandCoelho [3] 2 Flamencoguitar:history,style,status PeterManuel [13] 3 TheCelticguitar:crossingculturalboundariesinthetwentieth century ChristopherJ.Smith [33] 4 Africanreinventionsoftheguitar BanningEyre [44] PartII (cid:1) Jazz,roots,androck 5 Theguitarinjazz GraemeM.Boone [67] 6 Acenturyofbluesguitar JasObrecht [87] 7 Theturntonoise:rockguitarfromthe1950sto the1970s SteveWaksman [109] 8 Contestingvirtuosity:rockguitarsince1976 SteveWaksman [122] 9 Theguitarincountrymusic GordonRoss [133] PartIII (cid:1) Baroqueandclassicalguitartoday 10 Radicalinnovations,socialrevolution,andthe baroqueguitar CraigH.Russell [153] 11 Perspectivesontheclassicalguitarinthetwentieth century DavidTanenbaum [182] 12 AntonioStradivariandbaroqueguitarmaking StewartPollens [207] Glossary [229] Notes [232] Selectbibliography [249] Generalindex [252] Indexofsongandalbumtitles [262] [vii] Illustrations 1 French10-francnoteissuedc.1964ofcomposerHectorBerliozwithguitar [4] 2 KeithRichards,1999,OklahomaCity(photocourtesyofGuidoKarp) [6] 3 MapofAndalusia,showinghistoricalcentersofflamenco [14] 4 DiegodelGastor(photobySteveKahn) [19] 5 PacodeLuc´ıa(photobyPacoSanchez) [20] 6 UnidentifiedGypsies(photobySteveKahn) [21] 7 Ngoni [46] 8 RighthandofDjelimadyTounkara [48] 9 KooNimoofGhana [49] 10 Kora [52] 11 AliFarkaToure´ofMaliatWOMADUSA2000 [54] 12 JohnnyCleggofSouthAfrica,CentralPark,NewYork,1998 [60] 13 JoshuaDube´ofZimbabwe [62] 14 Martin000M,Auditorium-sized(photocourtesyoftheMartinGuitar Company) [135] 15 MartinDM,Dreadnought-sized(photocourtesyoftheMartinGuitar Company) [136] 16 FenderTelecaster(photocourtesyofFender) [143] 17 FenderStratocaster(photocourtesyofFender) [144] 18 “Catalogue”fromFeuilletandPe´cour,Recu¨eildedanses(1709),BibliotecaNacional, Madrid [166] 19a AguirreManuscript,fol.19r [176] 19b AguirreManuscript,fol.20r [177] 19c AguirreManuscript,fol.21r [177] 19d AguirreManuscript,fol.22v [178] 19e AguirreManuscript,fol.27r [178] 19f AguirreManuscript,fol.29r [179] 20a Co´diceSalv´ıdarNo.4,fol.45r,“Zarambeques,”238 [180] 20b Co´diceSalv´ıdarNo.4,fol.43r,“Cumbe´es,”238 [180] 21a–d The“Hill”Stradivariguitar,1688(AshmoleanMuseum,Oxford) [208] 22 Stradivaripeg-headtemplates(Cremona,MuseoStradivariano,MS376–381) [217] 23 Stradivaripaperpatternforguitar(Cremona,MuseoStradivariano,MS374) [219] 24 Stradivariwoodguitarform(Paris,Muse´edelaMusique,MME901d) [220] 25 Stradivarineckpatternshowingarrangementofstrings(Cremona,Museo Stradivariano,MS375) [225] [viii]

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Featuring thirteen essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, this study is written by influential players, teachers and guitar historians. Its coverage allows the guitarist to learn the analogies and differences between traditions and styles. The genres range from baroque, class
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