The guitar originated in Asia Minor and Syria.

The oldest musical instrument similar to a modern guitar found by archaeologists is the "Hittite guitar" on the ruins of the ancient Hittite city gates that lived in Asia Minor and northern Syria before 1400 BC.

The 8-shaped inward curved body determines the unique sound and characteristics of the guitar as an instrument. This has also become the most prominent feature of the guitar and other plucked instruments.

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Development history

At the beginning of the 19th century, the most famous guitar masters active in Paris, Vienna and London, the centers of guitar music at that time, were Saul, Aguado, Giuliani, Karoli and Calcassi.

Besides being guitar masters, Saul and Giuliani are also outstanding musicians. With their outstanding talents, they created the first batch of large-scale repertoire for six-string classical guitar, including concertos. It laid the foundation for the future development of the guitar.

In particular, Sol inherited the classical music tradition of Haydn and Mozart in his creation. In addition to writing opera and dance drama music, he also created a large number of outstanding works for guitar, including systematic etudes and tutorials. Music critics call him "the Beethoven of guitar music".

Famous guitar musicians in the late nineteenth century include Coster, Mertz, Carnot, Regandi, etc. Many of their excellent guitar works have become classics of nineteenth-century guitar music.

The rapid development of the guitar in the 20th century and its unprecedented glory can be largely attributed to Tarrega, the "father of the modern guitar". In-depth research and innovation in various aspects such as repertoire.

Terrega and his teacher Alcas have been working hard to cooperate with guitar maker Torres, and finally produced a modern classical guitar with an enlarged body, increased volume, and significantly improved instrument performance.

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