THE GUITAR, ITS EVOLUTION INTO JAZZ, AND INNOVATIONS GUITARISTS HAVE DEVELOPED WITHIN JAZZ
There are many theories and speculations on the origin of the guitar. The ancient Greek kithara and long necked lutes from Mesopotamia and Anatolia have similarities to the guitar. In the 15th century, the Renaissance four course guitar became well known. The modern vihuela and lute of today are very similar to instruments of that time (Grove). The guitar has evolved over the last five centuries to become the guitar of today. The 16th century guitar differed from the guitar of today as it had a rose shaped sound hole instead of having a round sound hole (Grove). These instruments had gut tied around their necks rather than the wire frets that are hammered into the fretboard of today's guitar. The first American reference to the classical guitar was in a Pennsylvania newspaper in 1774. In 1833, C.F. Martin, a native of Germany, began building guitars in New York. These had a heavier bracing system to enable the guitar to bear heavier strings made of steel rather than of gut. With these new steel strings the guitar could produce a louder sound. It is believed that the first use of a guitar as a jazz instrument was in the late 19th century (Grove). It was used by Negro singers as an accompaniment to the primitive form of jazz
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Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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