Online Journal of Music Sciences (Jun 2024)
17TH - 19TH CENTURY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE GUITAR AND ITS EFFECTS ON PLAYING TECHNIQUES
Abstract
This study aims to reveal how the guitar went through a physical development process between the 17th and 19th centuries and how these development processes affected the guitar playing technique. In this study, comparative analysis and descriptive research method were used. In this study, Baroque Guitar, Romantic Guitar and Torres Guitar were physically analyzed and the playing techniques developed for these instruments were explained. Factual data were obtained through document analysis method. The study model of the research topic was created based on the data obtained from written sources such as articles, theses, theses and books published on related subjects. Baroque, classical and romantic periods were experienced in the 17th and 19th centuries in the history of music. Each period has its own artistic values. The need to express musical differences within the scope of these values has led to the development of instruments. The development and differences in the physical structure of the guitar enabled the development of innovations in grip, sitting and playing technique. Until the 19th century, many ideas about the guitar's grip, sitting and playing techniques have emerged. When the historical process of the guitar is analyzed, the constant change of its physical structure is a process in which new possibilities are sought and not yet completed. The change of physical structure and playing technique change according to these processes. As a result of the study, it was seen that the holding positions, right and left hand playing techniques of the Baroque guitar, Romantic guitar and Torres guitar went through a development process in the context of the musical possibilities of the period and the physical differences of the instruments; this process had an effect on the modern classical guitar technique and physical structure we use today.
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