The Cambridge companion to the guitar / edited by Victor Anand Coelho.

Other author Coelho, Victor, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Descriptionxiii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Guitar.
Guitar--Performance.

SeriesCambridge companions to music
Cambridge companions to music. ^A371619
Contents Pt. I. New guitar histories and world traditions. Picking through cultures: a guitarist's music history / Victor Anand Coelho -- Flamenco guitar: history, style, status / Peter Manuel -- The Celtic guitar: crossing cultural boundaries in the twentieth century / Christopher J. Smith -- African reinventions of the guitar / Banning Eyre -- Pt. II. Jazz, roots, and rock. The guitar in jazz / Graeme M. Boone -- A century of blues guitar / Jas Obrecht -- The turn to noise: rock guitar from the 1950s to the 1970s / Steve Waksman -- Contesting virtuosity: rock guitar since 1976 / Steve Waksman -- The guitar in country music / Gordon Ross -- Pt. III. Baroque and classical guitar today. Radical innovations, social revolution, and the baroque guitar / Craig H. Russell -- Perspectives on the classical guitar in the twentieth century / David Tanenbaum -- Antonio Stradivari and baroque guitar making / Stewart Pollens.
Abstract From its origins in the culture of late medieval Europe to enormous global popularity in the twentieth, the guitar and its development comprise multiple histories, each characterized by distinct styles, playing techniques, repertories, and socio-cultural roles. These histories simultaneously span popular and classical styles, contemporary and historical practices, written and unwritten traditions, and Western and non-Western cultures. This is the first book to encompass the breadth and depth of guitar performance, featuring twelve essays covering different traditions, styles, and instruments, written by some of the most influential players, teachers, and guitar historians in the world. The coverage of the book allows the player to understand both the analogies and the differences between guitar traditions; all styles--from baroque, classical, country, blues, and rock to flamenco, African, and Celtic--will share the same platform, along with instrument making. As musical training is increasingly broadened this comprehensive book will become an indispensable resource.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-251) and indexes.
LCCN 2002025691
ISBN0521801923
ISBN0521000408 (pbk.)

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML1015.G9 C23 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold