Classical guitar There are significant works by composers such as Hans Werner Henze of Germany, Gilbert Biberian of England and Roland Chadwick of Australia. The classical guitar also became widely used in popular music and rock & roll in the 1960s after guitarist Mason Williams popularized the instrument in his instrumental hit Classical Gas. Guitarist Christopher Parkening is quoted in the book "Classical Gas: The Music of Mason Williams" as saying that it is the most requested guitar piece besides Malagueña and perhaps the best known instrumental guitar piece today. In the field of New Flamenco, the works and performances of Spanish
Classical guitar magazines features articles and music scores (25 pages in each issue) that have been well received by readers since 1967. The flamenco series is especially popular. Gendai guitar includes Japanese domestic news, overseas topics, new CD and publication reviews, reports on masterclasses, a concert schedule, and monthly concert reviews. -Guitar dream Published since 2006 by HOMA dream Inc. -Sześć Strun Świata Published since 2014 polish quarterly magazine dedicated to classical guitar. -Guitar Magazine Russian and partially English e-magazine mostly dedicated to classical guitar. Once a month there are free live concert broadcasts (English translation provided). -Blog of guitarist Reza Ganjavi. -Blog