History of the classical guitar 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 morisca and guitarra latina. Instruments called "guitars" were first mentioned in literature in the 13th century, though many
Early classical guitar recordings recordings have been reissued on CD. Julio Sagreras also made radio recordings, though it is not known if the tracks are still available, or if they have been released on CD. There are probably still more early guitar recordings of high value and historic importance that can be discovered (e.g. there seems to be a surprising lack of early recordings by Central and Eastern European guitarists, etc.), possibly in archives of record companies (or discontinued record companies) or in early radio recordings or private collections. Early classical guitar recordings This article is about early classical guitar recordings. One of the