The Guitar and Its Music (Oxford Early Music)

Contents......Page 14
List of Illustrations......Page 16
List of Tables......Page 19
List of Musical Examples......Page 20
List of Abbreviations......Page 21
PART I: THE GUITAR IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY......Page 28
1. Spain: La Guitarra de quatro órdenes......Page 32
2. France: The Creation of the Repertory......Page 39
3. England:'… yused of gentilmen, and of the best sort…'......Page 51
4. Italy: La Chitarra da sette corde......Page 57
5. Italy: The Role of the Guitar in the Rise of Monody......Page 64
PART II: THE SPANISH GUITAR (c.1600– c.1750)......Page 74
6. Italy: The Creation of the Repertory......Page 78
7. France: The Royal Guitarists......Page 127
8. England, the Low Countries, and Scandinavia......Page 148
9. Germany and the Austrian Empire......Page 166
10. Spain, Portugal, and the New World......Page 175
I. A Brief Guide to Reading and Interpreting Baroque Guitar Tablatures......Page 192
II. Sources of Specific Information on the Tuning and Stringing of the Five-Course Guitar......Page 211
III. The Mandora......Page 214
PART III: THE ORIGINS OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR......Page 218
Spain, Portugal, and South America......Page 220
France......Page 225
Britain......Page 233
A Short History of String-Making......Page 236
Spain, South America, and Portugal......Page 239
Italy......Page 244
France......Page 247
England, Germany, and Austria......Page 254
Spain and Portugal......Page 256
Britain......Page 266
Italy......Page 268
France......Page 270
Germany, Austria, and Russia......Page 276
The Instrument......Page 281
Strings......Page 285
Playing Positions......Page 286
Specialist Techniques and Ornamentation......Page 290
IV. Guitar Music Published in Paris, 1750–c.1800......Page 298
V. Selected List of Songs with Guitar Accompaniment Published in Paris, 1750–c.1800......Page 302
VI. Guitar Methods, 1750–c.1800......Page 309
VII. Non-Parisian Guitar Music, 1750–c.1800......Page 311
VIII. A Selection of Pieces for Guitar, c.1750–c.1800......Page 314
Bibliography......Page 324
B......Page 338
C......Page 339
E......Page 340
G......Page 341
I......Page 343
L......Page 344
M......Page 345
P......Page 346
S......Page 347
Z......Page 349