Around 1750 five course Baroque guitars were going out of style, and six course guitars were sneaking in. The six course guitars became mostly six string guitars around 1800.
Chris -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of WALSH STUART Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 2:19 PM To: Vihuelalist Subject: [VIHUELA] Guitar tutor (Spanish) 1750? The National Library of Spain has (online and downloadable) an MS, described as a Metodo para guitarra [1750], but in more detail, second half of the 18th century. http://bdh.bne.es/bnesearch/detalle/bdh0000053835 (to download it, click on icon in left hand panel when the pdf opens) Perhaps this is very well known already? Anyway, 1750 seems very unlikely... 1790s, perhaps? It starts with many pages in hand writing (in Spanish, of course and I don't know Spanish), then pages of music theory, scales etc and then pieces of music from pdf page 49. Perhaps the music is for a six-course, rather than a six-string, instrument. Strangely, for a tutor, no indications of fingering are given. There are lots of short, attractive pieces, often in the keys of A and D but there are a few longer pieces. Stuart --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
