Guitarro (instrument)

The Guitarro (Catalan: guitarró) is a small, baroque,^[1] five-stringed guitar^[2] from Aragon, slightly larger than the requinto or cavaquinho. The instrument is also found in other regions of Spain, such as Andalusia, La Mancha, and Murcia.

Description

Common tuning is B F# D A E, but this sometimes varies. While all five strings are usually single, the three middle strings can also be doubly strung to produce a stronger sound.

Never intended as a solo instrument, the guitarro typically provides plucked accompaniment to Aragonese jotas and rondas.

This instrument was brought to America and there are instruments derived from it throughout America.

References

^ Libin, Laurence, ed. (2014). The Grove dictionary of musical instruments (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-974339-1. Guitarro. Term for a small guitar of Spain. Derived from Baroque models, it has five (sometimes four) single or double courses...
^ Sahney, Vivek (2019-11-04). Dictionary of Music & Staff Notation. Notion Press. p. (Unpaginated). ISBN 978-1-64587-848-3. Guitarro: A small Spanish five string guitar. Guitarro manchego, aragones and levantino are different regional varioations of the small instrument.

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[1] Libin, Laurence, ed. (2014). The Grove dictionary of musical instruments (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-974339-1. Guitarro. Term for a small guitar of Spain. Derived from Baroque models, it has five (sometimes four) single or double courses...

[2] Sahney, Vivek (2019-11-04). Dictionary of Music & Staff Notation. Notion Press. p. (Unpaginated). ISBN 978-1-64587-848-3. Guitarro: A small Spanish five string guitar. Guitarro manchego, aragones and levantino are different regional varioations of the small instrument.

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