Among the world's most famous instruments, there is a noble temperament and a well-known "instrument prince" - classical guitar. It ranks alongside the piano and violin as the world's three major instruments. The classical guitar was originally called the classical six-stringed violin, so named after the classical period. It, together with the harp and the lute, is a member of the Western plucked instrument family and belongs to the classical stringed instrument category.

The past and present lives of the "Prince of Musical Instruments"

　　Classical guitars have a pure and thick sound quality, delicate and rich and varied timbre. In addition to classical music, it can also play jazz, flamenco and other different styles of music. The fingerboard of a classical guitar is 12 characters, using nylon strings. Because of its strict requirements and profound technique, it is also the oldest and most artistic representative of the guitar family.

　　The origins of classical guitar can be traced back to the Eighth and Ninth Centuries with Arabic and Latin guitars. In the 13th century, king Alfonso X of Castile began to have the earliest classical guitar music buds; in the 15th century, the rise of the rut, the decline of the Arabic guitar, and the evolution of the Latin guitar into the form of a vivilla.

　　In the 16th century, the performance of the vivilla began to change from dicing to playing directly with the fingers, and it became widely popular among the royal nobility and the people, especially in Spain. The lute also laid the foundation of classical music at this time. During the Renaissance in the 16th century, classical guitars absorbed a large number of elements, whether it was style, chords or melodies. The emergence of a large number of composers and performers has promoted the development of musical repertoire, playing methods and production processes. Especially in the Spanish music system, classical guitar has become the most high-profile category.

　　During the Baroque period of the 17th century, two important musicians emerged who contributed greatly to the development of the rut, the "father of music" Bach and Wise. During the classical period of the 18th century, there were many guitar players in Italy, among which the more famous ones were Caruli, Kalkasi and Giuliani. The Italian composer and performer Niccolò Paganini's "turning out" has greatly enriched the composition of guitar pieces, and more than 100 guitar pieces he has composed can be called the best in the classical guitar repertoire. Despite his period, the classical guitar was in near decline due to the prevalence of Romantic music.

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　　In the mid-19th century, Spanish luthiers improved the hardware of classical guitars and established the standards that are still in use today. In 1946, the nylon string developed by american scientist Bert Augustine greatly improved the timbre and volume of classical guitars, and has since replaced the history of sheep intestine strings. After the 20th century, many music masters were keen to transform the traditional structure of classical guitars to make the playing style and technology more diverse.

　　Throughout the development of classical guitar, this "musical instrument prince" presents different faces at different stages, and many musicians and composers are fascinated by it, and it is precisely because of their unremitting efforts that classical guitar can develop and continue for a long time.

Fernando Sor

　　Saul was the pioneer of the early classical guitar, and he lived in what was known as the "first golden age" of classical guitar. He is the most prolific classical guitar composer and advocate in the past 200 years, and his adaptations and compositions of "Magic Flute Theme Variations", "The Great Solo", "Moonlight" and so on have ushered in a new era for guitar art.