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Since the Middle Ages we can find in Flanders traces of the guitar, mostly written
sources. Wandering musicians were often familiar with the instrument. We can see images of
guitars in a number of renaissance-paintings in Flanders. An edition by Phalesius
(Louvain, 1570) is the eldest known guitar book in Flanders.
In the baroque period we can see the guitar pictured by famous Flemish painters as
Jordaens, Teniers, Coques, Rombouts... The Italian guitarists Francesco Corbetta
and Giovanni Foscarini lived for a while in Brussels. There is
information about Flemish luthiers in Italy; some of them were building guitars as well.
Very little is known about Flemish guitarists in the 17th century.
François Le Cocq compiled a guitar book in 1729. The eldest guitars in
Flanders were built in 1790-1820 by Lamblin, Delannoy
and Bastien. A number of compilations were edited in Brussels and Ghent;
the guitar appears mostly as accompaignment.
During the 19th century a lot of international guitarists performed (mostly in Brussels):
Huerta, Szczepanowski, Makaroff, Coste, Bayer, Darr, Ciebra, Regondi. Zani de Ferranti,
a famous italian guitarist, lived for a long time in Brussels. The most important guitar
event in Flanders was a guitar concours in 1856, organised by Makaroff.
Numbrous guitarists and builders from all over Europe took part.
The guitar was not popular in Flanders after 1856. Since 1920 Frans De Groodt
started promoting the guitar, a new period of succes was begun.
Since World War II guitar popularity has increased enormously in Flanders, especially
since 1965. The classical guitar was taught in academies and music highschools. The most
important guitarists of the moment in Flanders are Raphaëlla Smits, Yves Storms, Roland
Broux, Godelieve Monden, Petra Vermote, Ida Polk-Droessaert, Albert Sundermann, Geert
Claessens. Since 1978 students can follow courses in guitar building as well.