As the desire to make music always rings louder than its adversities, especially on such a long trip, the 10-string instrument soon became a 6-string one. The long trip from Spain to Cuba was tough on the instrument strings, and no easy strings replacements were available. The Tres Cubano has no straightforward origin story, but it's believed to be inspired by a 10-string Spanish guitar called Bandola. " Tres" means three in Spanish, which relates to the instrument's 3 pairs of double strings, each tuned to the same pitch. You might not have heard about the Tres Cubano before, but it's likely you know its sound. Soon, the technique initially frowned upon by the purists was recognized as an innovation and became a new tradition for generations to follow. fingernails for plucking the strings, Segovia decided to use both, creating a wider range of timbres to his already unique style. While most guitars debated using fingertips vs. Segovia also developed what seemed like an outrageous new picking method for the time. A key figure in elevating the guitar’s status, he was well regarded for his guitar transcriptions of existing classical works (including several by Bach) and his collaboration with prominent composers. Segovia is considered one of the greatest guitarists in music history.
While de Lucia was growing a global flamenco audience, Andres Segovia, another Spanish guitar virtuoso was leaving his mark on the classical guitar world. De Lucia was the first Flamenco guitar player to achieve international recognition, opening the doors for many other talented musicians. At 14, he had already recorded his first album, which was the beginning of a prolific career. Ĭoming from a family of musicians, de Lucia started playing early. A virtuoso flamenco guitar player, Paco de Lucia (born Francisco Sanchez Gomez) introduced Jazz influences to the flamenco style, feeding the Latin Jazz fusion of 1970. Often Spanish guitarists worked alongside luthiers to enhance their guitar’s sound quality and effects, and de Lucia was no different. If playing the guitar is your superpower, wouldn't you be interested in constantly improving your instrument? For Paco de Lucia, the answer is definitely yes. Paco de Lucia and Andres Segovia - the guitar virtuosos Nowadays, the term “Spanish guitar” can be interchangeable with "classical guitar" and is not necessarily connected only to guitars made in Spain. If 10 strings divided into 5 courses sounds good, imagine adding one more course to it? Now you have a 12-stringed guitar later replaced by the six-stringed setup we now know. Every public gathering or national dance featured a musician strumming songs on a guitar decorated with elaborate designs and patterns. Spanish guitars were an instrument of the people. The next century brought a new sound with a fifth course of strings included by Spanish luthiers (guitar makers), and from that moment, they became known as Spanish guitars. Its most popular form had four courses of strings in pairs tuned to Gg CC EE AA, which was inspired by Arabic instruments like the Lute and the Viol. The Spanish GuitarĪround the 15th century, Europeans were already excited about the guitar. What was Spain’s primary contribution to Latin music? Bringing the idea of stringed instruments across the ocean with early versions of the Spanish guitar later developed into a whole new range of instruments and sounds. Although the origins of some of the Latinx musical influences are the results of Spanish colonization, the month also acknowledges and celebrates shared identities translated into new cultural expressions. Latinx heritage month celebrates the impact of Hispanic culture worldwide.
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