History of the classical guitar (now much thinner) sound board to support more vibrational modes. This leads to greater volume and longer sustain. History of the classical guitar The evolution of classical guitars began with the influences of the vihuela and gittern in the sixteenth century and ended with the modern classical guitar in the mid nineteenth century. While the precise lineage of the instrument is still unclear, historians believe that the guitar is the descendant of the Greek kithara, gittern, lyre, European and Middle Eastern lutes, and the Spanish vihuela. The poem "The Book of Good Love" [circa 1330] describes two early instruments, guitarra
Classical guitar magazines Classical guitar magazines This article lists classical guitar related media works (magazines, blogs and online radio stations). -Soundboard Membership in the Guitar Foundation of America includes a subscription to "Soundboard", a quarterly classical guitar magazine featuring a wide variety of technical and musical columns, new music, and reviews that is published in the United States. -Classical Guitar Magazine Formerly published in the UK, but since 2015 published in the USA, "Classical Guitar Magazine" regularly includes features, interviews, international news, coverage of worldwide guitar events, music, book, concert and recording reviews, articles on guitar history, musical analysis and technique, a flamenco