History of the Classical (Spanish) Guitar

1265 - First mentione of guitar in historical records.

1546 - First music for the guitar is published.

1600-1650 - The guitar's popularity begins to rival the lute's.

1770-1800 - A sixth string is added and the courses replaced by single strings.

1800-1850 - The guitar becomes popular throughout Europe. Sor and contemporaries begin teaching, writing and performing on the guitar.

1850-1892 - Manual Torres makes improvements on body structure of the instrument.

1916 - The first performance by guitar in a concert hall (Segovia).

1946 - Nylon strings replace gut strings on most instruments.


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