Welcome
to the site dedicated not only to the lute and guitar music but also
to all what is connected with the stringed musical instruments played
by plucking and their development from the Renaissance epoch. On the
whole the lute theme is touched upon as undeservedly forgotten instrument,
which was not only the forefather of the classical guitar but also
of all other stringed musical instruments played by plucking. On this
site you will learn history of the lute, will get acquainted to family
of lute instruments, will get access to library of notes and tabulatures
and learn, how played, play, and to play on the lute. The site is
supplied with an extensive collection of links. Here you can receive
any additional information on the given subject.
Art of the modern classical guitar is a continuation of development
of the lute therefore on the site the subject of modern music in performance
on the classical guitar (jazz, rock, pop) is mentioned. If
you are interested in the information, presented on the site, please,
write or leave you message on forum. We'll be thankful
and glad meeting you.
CD
review.
(Family lute instruments).
In this review there are about 100 CD discs. In the "Record library" site can hear the sound of some of these tracks CD.
Classical
guitar in rock and pop music. The unique offer for
players on classical guitar. If you study or play classical guitar
and you have lack of interesting modern repertoire or you are publisher
and look for interesting material, you are at the right place.
Press MORE
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not meet nowhere except at lute.ru.
Series
of notes for guitar. "With own hands". You
can look published in Russia notes from the series "With own
hands" 1996-1999. Now you can download electronic versions of
books of this series. MORE >>>
Welcome
to ‘The Scottish Guitar’.
The book has 74 pages, and there are 40 mp3 files.
It is the sum of many years researching
and performing Scottish lute, cittern and guitar music.
The key thing is the performances.
There is a continuity of style and technique
going back nearly 1,000 years, which I have brought to the modern
nylon and steel-strung guitar.
As I say in the Introduction, this is more
Scottish than 'Celtic'. MORE
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Russian
seven-stringed guitar.
It is the most mysterious musical instrument concerning the history.
It is a lot of disputes, but anybody plainly cannot explain two hundred
year's history of a seven-stringed guitar. Who was the founder of
this instrument?, sources of occurrence?, etc.
We hope, that this page will explain much and will promote revival
of this remarkable musical instrument.
This page contains set of notes and textbooks for free uploading.
Page in Russian with an opportunity of translation into English language
(Google translate) MORE
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Early music in Russia.
Page about modern Russian musicians and the ensembles playing early music on early instruments. MORE
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Lute & Early Guitar Society Japan French Lute Society
Società Italiana del Liuto The Dutch Lute Society
Lute is the most wide-spread favourite
musical instrument
in many West European
countries of
Renaissance.
The oldest compositions were intended
for the 6-string lute. To the end of the 16-th century the 7-th
string was added and then the strings number was increased.
Any
instrument
having oval or other body and neck
along which the strings are stretched can be believed
to the lute family. Archaeological museum in Cairo keeps a small
lute with
a long neck
found in a burial
(1500 before our era)