Portuguese Guitar

See also:

• Arts: Music: Instruments: Stringed: Guitar: Variants  (55)
• Arts: Music: Styles: R: Regional and Ethnic: Fado  (25)

About The Portuguese Guitar - - The origins and development of the instruments; explains the difference between the Lisbon and Coimbra models, construction, and its role in Fado style.

Baptis, Luis - - Guitarist, trained classically, now demonstrating the diversity of 14 Portuguese variants of the instrument; includes a biography, discography, and a description of his instruments (including construction and tuning).

da Silva, Pedro Henriques - - Composer and guitarist, playing classical and Portuguese guitar. Includes a biography, and information about his compositions, recordings and performances (with audio samples).

Fado - Guitar - - The origins, construction, tuning and playing techniques for the guitarra.

How To Fake A Normal Guitar Into A Portuguese guitar - - Suggests techniques for achieving the sound of the guitarra on a "normal" steel-string acoustic guitar.

P - Project - - Duo based in Plymouth, UK, play Portuguese guitar; information about their instruments, with biographies and discography.

Playing the Lisbon Portuguese Guitarra - - An introduction to playing techniques; includes information on construction, tuning, tablature, techniques and exercises.

Portuguese Guitar History - - A historical survey of possible origins for the guitarra; the author argues that its roots lie in the Renaissance cittern and 18th century English guitar; also explores ths instrument's use in Fado.