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Forgotten Guitars of History - The 19th Century: The Peak of Innovation - The First Guitar Part 2
Forgotten Guitars of History
The First Guitar - The Birth of the Six-String guitar Part 2
Presented and performed by: Polivios
Following the previous video - The First Guitar - we continue the development the six-string guitar through the period known as its golden age and the incredible innovations and developments that took place throughout the 19th century.
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Thank you to Jeffrey Wells and the Austin-Marie guitar collection for their outstanding work and allowing to me to use their material. It is an invaluable resource for the history of the guitar. Visit:
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The First Guitar - The Birth of the Six-String Guitar (The Romantic Guitar) - History of the Guitar
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The First Guitar - The Birth of the Six-string Guitar Presented by Polivios This video explores the earlier history of the six-string guitar from its origin in the late 18th century, featuring a performance on a guitar from the period. The common six-string guitar that we are familiar with today has a long history dating back many centuries. From the Renaissance to the Baroque guitar, and event...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasias 9, 11, 10 - Polivios - Renaissance lute
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Francesco da Milano, Il Divino. Fantasias 9, 11, 10 Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (The Divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, a...
Francisco Tárrega - El Columpio - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega El Columpio (The Swing) Every Tuesday I will feature a new gem from the great maestro Francisco Tárrega. Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost performer and guitar composer of his age. His music is fundamental and forms an essential repertoire for any classical guitarist, from simple studies to lengthy v...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 7 and 8 - Polivios - Renaissance lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. Fantasias 7 and 8 Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (The Divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, al...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 6 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. Fantasia 6 Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (The Divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, all compo...
Francisco Tárrega - Pavana - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega Pavana (Al estilo antiguo) Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost performer and guitar composer of his age. His music is fundamental and forms an essential repertoire for any classical guitarist, from simple studies to lengthy virtuoso concert pieces. His collaboration with the renowned guitar builder Ant...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 5 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. Fantasia 5 Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (the divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, all compo...
Francisco Tárrega - Rosita (Polka) - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega Rosita (Polka) Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost performer and guitar composer of his age. His music is fundamental and forms an essential repertoire for any classical guitarist, from simple studies to lengthy virtuoso concert pieces. His collaboration with the renowned guitar builder Antonio de Torr...
Francesco da Milano - De mon triste desplaisir - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. De mon triste desplaisir Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (the divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulati...
Francisco Tárrega - Pepita (Polka) - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega Pepita (Polka) Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost performer and guitar composer of his age. His music is fundamental and forms an essential repertoire for any classical guitarist, from simple studies to lengthy virtuoso concert pieces. His collaboration with the renowned guitar builder Antonio de Torr...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 4 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. Fantasia IV Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (the divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, all comp...
Francisco Tárrega - Mazurka En Sol - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega Mazurka en Sol Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost performer and guitar composer of his age. His music is fundamental and forms an essential repertoire for any classical guitarist, from simple studies to lengthy virtuoso concert pieces. His collaboration with the renowned guitar builder Antonio de Torr...
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 3 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Il Divino. Fantasia III Francesco da Milano (1497 -1543) known as Il Divino (the divine) is renowned as the first great instrumental virtuoso and composer in the history of Western music. He was heralded as the greatest lute composer of his age, and perhaps of the entire renaissance. 124 works of his survive comprising mostly Ricercars, Fantasias and Intabulations, all com...
Francisco Tárrega - Marieta (Mazurka) - Performed by Polivios
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TÀRREGA TUESDAYS! Week 3 Marieta (Mazurka) Every Tuesday I will feature a new gem from the great maestro Francisco Tárrega. Performed on a beautiful turn of the century Torres model guitar with Gut and silk wound strings as Tárrega himself and guitarists of the period would have used. Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909) is recognized as the father of the modern guitar and was hailed as the foremost...
Francesco da Milano - O Bone Jesu - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - O Bone Jesu - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
Francisco Tárrega - Sueno (Mazurka Conchita) - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega - Sueno (Mazurka Conchita) - Performed by Polivios
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 2 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 2 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
Luys Milán - Fantasia XXII - Performed by Polivios - Renaissance Vihuela
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Luys Milán - Fantasia XXII - Performed by Polivios - Renaissance Vihuela
Francisco Tárrega - Adelita - Performed by Polivios
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Francisco Tárrega - Adelita - Performed by Polivios
Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 1 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
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Francesco da Milano - Fantasia 1 - Polivios - Renaissance Lute
Barrios - La Catedral - Performed by Polivios
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Barrios - La Catedral - Performed by Polivios
Piccinini - Toccata and Corrente - Archlute - Polivios
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Piccinini - Toccata and Corrente - Archlute - Polivios
La Seraphine - Renaissance Guitar - Polivios
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La Seraphine - Renaissance Guitar - Polivios
Zani de Ferranti - Nocturne Op. 9 - On an Original 19th Century Guitar - Polivios
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Zani de Ferranti - Nocturne Op. 9 - On an Original 19th Century Guitar - Polivios
Aguado - La Fandango Varié Op. 16 - Performed on an Original 19th Century Romantic Guitar - Polivios
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Aguado - La Fandango Varié Op. 16 - Performed on an Original 19th Century Romantic Guitar - Polivios
Carulli - Grande Sonate op. 333 - ON HISTORICAL GUITAR - 1820 GUIOT
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Carulli - Grande Sonate op. 333 - ON HISTORICAL GUITAR - 1820 GUIOT
Albert de Rippe - Fantasia no. II for Renaissance Guitar - Polivios
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Albert de Rippe - Fantasia no. II for Renaissance Guitar - Polivios
Giuliani - Rossiniana no. 1 performed by Polivios
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Giuliani - Rossiniana no. 1 performed by Polivios
Renaissance Guitar - Guillaume Morlaye - Conte clare
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Renaissance Guitar - Guillaume Morlaye - Conte clare

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @FourOfClubs
    @FourOfClubs 11 хвилин тому

    This gentleman speaks like a villain, and I wish to be one of his henchmen.

  • @lucasruano4565
    @lucasruano4565 2 дні тому

    Beautiful!!

  • @millennial_bug
    @millennial_bug 9 днів тому

    I own a Viennese style guitar kind of stauffer like. I bought it in a flea market hand has some flaws. It was stringed with metal strings is it right or an error by the precious owner?

  • @pedrozampatti7172
    @pedrozampatti7172 10 днів тому

    What's the name of the studio he's playing at 01:30 and by whom? Anybody knows?

  • @androsborsato
    @androsborsato 11 днів тому

    What accent is this?

  • @georgesarris2285
    @georgesarris2285 16 днів тому

    Hi tuning of this instrument?

  • @bulbulce
    @bulbulce 18 днів тому

    💫👍

  • @ymaza7538
    @ymaza7538 26 днів тому

    op114 ! may be

  • @marcodegiorgiomusic
    @marcodegiorgiomusic Місяць тому

    Amazing... Have a nice evening!

  • @terrymckenna3502
    @terrymckenna3502 Місяць тому

    This is a great piece and nicely played on a five course baroque guitar. Just sayin'.

    • @PoliviosMusic
      @PoliviosMusic Місяць тому

      Thank you. Actually the only two intact surviving renaissance guitars are 5-courses, from Belchior Dias. This guitar is a reconstruction of it, known ad the Belchior Dias model. Moreover a Baroque guitar is about twice the size.

    • @terrymckenna3502
      @terrymckenna3502 Місяць тому

      Thanks for that info about the 5 course you're using. I wondered why the pitch seemed high for a 5 course ... There are so many great pieces for renaissance guitar. Thanks for sharing!

  • @jmcastromattos
    @jmcastromattos Місяць тому

    Congratulations from Brazil! Excellent video! Congratulations!

  • @chaselee86
    @chaselee86 Місяць тому

    I didn't know there was adjustable neck before the truss rod. This is amazing!

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof Місяць тому

    In 1996, while on a driving tour of Europe, I finished up in London. Visiting the Victoria and Albert Museum I made a beeline to the guitar exhibits, being obsessed with Flamenco at the time. I saw "A lovely very small guitar by José Pages of Cádiz, 1798, with that antique wide waisted shape." My wife had to drag me away. So many experiments in design, so many beautiful instruments. This video has brought it all back to me. If you ever get to London....

  • @bifeldman
    @bifeldman Місяць тому

    A lovely piece.

  • @samuil_maxim
    @samuil_maxim Місяць тому

    Excellent video,...What is the composition 0:50 ..? It sounds very attractive and pleasing...And p.s. Where did you find all those guitars, are they museum pieces or custom builds..??? :)

  • @soultylive
    @soultylive Місяць тому

    Such a great document for our love instrument! Highly impressed by the quality & the playing 😉!

  • @Wobbz9413
    @Wobbz9413 Місяць тому

    Acording to the merkin rednecks, merka invented the guitar... lol. Yeah and trump has a brain. 😂😂😂

  • @bobbymcloughlin3452
    @bobbymcloughlin3452 Місяць тому

    0:12 It’s Not A 10 String Guitar, It’s A 6 String Guitar w/ 4 Diapason Strings Standard Guitar = 7 Strings B E A D G B E E A D E G B E 8 String Guitar = F# B E A D G B E 9 String Guitar = C#, F#. B E A D G B E 10 String Guitar = G#, C#, F#. B E A D G B E 11 String Guitar = D#, G#, C#, F#. B E A D G B E 5:11 A Harp Guitar Would Have Both The Treble & Bass Strings That Are Only Played In A Singular Note 5:43 A Contraguitar Is A Piccolo Guitar Bass, It’s Tuned A Full Octave Below A Guitar

  • @user-it1jy6nn2q
    @user-it1jy6nn2q Місяць тому

    한국 입니다

  • @guydeherdt9917
    @guydeherdt9917 Місяць тому

    Very interesting ! Something important is still missing: What guitar strings are made of ? Hoses ? Metal ? etc ...

    • @PoliviosMusic
      @PoliviosMusic Місяць тому

      Thank you. The issue of strings was addressed in Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/AoSQEYFHPRM/v-deo.html Generally gut was most commonly used.

  • @HalcyonGuitars
    @HalcyonGuitars Місяць тому

    That was quite interesting, thanks…:)

  • @williamwalls9768
    @williamwalls9768 Місяць тому

    Oh you fancy aint it

  • @badscrew4023
    @badscrew4023 Місяць тому

    6:32 - WHAT IS THIS

  • @badscrew4023
    @badscrew4023 Місяць тому

    Adjustable angle necks - I wish these were the norm today!

    • @chaselee86
      @chaselee86 Місяць тому

      Yes, it seems even a better design than using truss rod adjustment.

    • @badscrew4023
      @badscrew4023 Місяць тому

      @@chaselee86 Well, truss rods serve different purpose: adjusting neck curvature. Neck angle is a different adjustment and having both is often necessary

  • @JulianGaffney.
    @JulianGaffney. Місяць тому

    wonderful

  • @themedallostoryteller1105
    @themedallostoryteller1105 Місяць тому

    Omg This video was absolutely amazing! Thank you

  • @charliemackenzie2485
    @charliemackenzie2485 Місяць тому

    This comment section is as priceless as some of these guitars😂

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 Місяць тому

    I've been enjoying your series on The First Guitar. But, I've seen many photos of Segovia, and in none of them does he look like the image you used at 13:01 in your video. Specifically, Segovia had a square hairline at the top of his forehead, he had a distinctive wide bridge and triangular nose, full lips, and short nails on his fretting hand. The photo you've used is of a person lacking those distinctive features. I also have a book by Vladimir Bobri published in 1972 called "The Segovia Technique" which has a number of closeups of Segovia and his hands. I've never seen a photo of him with a cigarette. There are many photos of the Classical Guitarist at different ages in his life on the Internet, and they are consistent, and quite different from the image you used. About the only thing similar are the round lens glasses. I did a Google Image Search of the photo you used, and found it online. It may well be of a person named "Andres Segovia," but I don't think it's of the famous Classical Guitarist it's intended to depict.

    • @PoliviosMusic
      @PoliviosMusic Місяць тому

      I understand. It is a rarer photograph of a younger Segovia. Nonetheless it is undoubtedly the photograph of the classical guitarist Andres Segovia from the famous portrait photographer Florence Vandamm. Segovia smoked his whole life. He, moved on to the pipe later, which is seen in a great number of photos.

    • @picksalot1
      @picksalot1 Місяць тому

      @@PoliviosMusic If you do an image search on Google for "Andres Segovia with a guitar" it will display a number of images of Segovia that look to be about the same age of the person in the image you used, and the don't look similar. Authentic photos of the 35 year old Segovia and 85 year old Segovia look nearly identical, except for the white thinning hair of old age. Just saying. 🤷

  • @aleonyohan6745
    @aleonyohan6745 Місяць тому

    Absolutely fascinating.

  • @user-nx2sw7sx7p
    @user-nx2sw7sx7p Місяць тому

    the neck joint at 8:00 is very common in russian guitars made since 19th century. in fact, it's the most common joint. i think portability was not the main priority. it's easier to make than a glue joint, it lets the whole soundboard vibrate and it's adjustable. in russia we have "true" winter which makes us heat our houses for six months every year. the air becomes very dry and wooden musical instruments react accordingly, so the ability to adjust the neck angle with a turn of the screw is very welcome.

  • @PrivateSi
    @PrivateSi Місяць тому

    The Best things about guitars is their versatility. Not only can they be used to smash someone over the head in a bar room brawl or horror movie, you can indeed fire arrows with a guitar. If you use hammers on your guitar you can make a guitar sound like a piano... being hit by hammer..! Also the strings can easily garrotte a guitarist or pianist - the choice is yours... It's a no brainer!

  • @kennethbransford820
    @kennethbransford820 Місяць тому

    Forget the guitar. Who is this guy? He must be playing day and night to maintain his high level of playing? WOW!

  • @KenneyCmusic
    @KenneyCmusic Місяць тому

    Musc history is one of my favorite topics to research. Fantastic video, playing and instrument collection.

  • @giulioluzzardi7632
    @giulioluzzardi7632 Місяць тому

    Gibson solid Guitar called "Fire-bird" and "Reverse Fire-bird" used the 6 in a row but each key was interchangeable in case of damage. The Flying V headstock must be an "Original" or is there nothing new under the sun?

  • @aipsong
    @aipsong Місяць тому

    GREAT!!!THANKS!!!!!!

  • @aipsong
    @aipsong Місяць тому

    EXCELLENT!!!BRAVO!!!!!THANKS!!!

  • @mrpooroldme
    @mrpooroldme Місяць тому

    I'm amazed! I thought Fender invented the one sided head stock for machine heads, the upside down version was probably a 1980s super strat idea for hard rock, and the sloping neck end of the fret board I thought was an ovation thing, and Ive got history of the guitar books and seen documentaries but some how I must have missed a lot, so thanks to this video I've been put right.

  • @Overlorddz
    @Overlorddz Місяць тому

    Then came Yuri Landman and he built everything combined!

  • @arifelipe
    @arifelipe Місяць тому

    What tools or software do you recommend for editing videos like this?

  • @nickdryad
    @nickdryad Місяць тому

    I would have thought that 1954 to the early 2000s was the golden age.

    • @juleswins3
      @juleswins3 Місяць тому

      I would say for the electric guitar it was but not the acoustic.

  • @mallorga1965
    @mallorga1965 Місяць тому

    What a fine video. Thanks.

  • @chrisstanford3652
    @chrisstanford3652 Місяць тому

    Outstanding teaching video🤗🤗🌹

  • @maugog
    @maugog Місяць тому

    Excellent piece of work, man! Congratulations and thank you for this contribution

  • @narrowonflow
    @narrowonflow Місяць тому

    4:01 lovely

  • @narrowonflow
    @narrowonflow Місяць тому

    5:30 😳

  • @ericrdutton
    @ericrdutton Місяць тому

    You annunciate words the way you articulate notes. Very well

  • @ThisCreepingLife
    @ThisCreepingLife Місяць тому

    Very very interesting video, so many facts about the guitar that i didn't know . Thanks

  • @pablo.l
    @pablo.l Місяць тому

    Super interesting video and excellent production ! Thanks for sharing!

  • @johndevine6687
    @johndevine6687 Місяць тому

    I’m thinking, before I even see it, this one of those fake history stories. Fact is guitar was inspired by someone who visited India and saw a sitar.

    • @PoliviosMusic
      @PoliviosMusic Місяць тому

      The topic here is guitars from the Western European tradition. Specifically from the late 18th century onwards. In fact the original title is highly specific - "The birth of the six-string guitar". I actually studied classical music in India, first Hindustani, but really am smitten with the Carnatic tradition, which I have focused on. Not sure what connection you mean with the Sitar and guitar? Yes they both have strings and are plucked. But then again pretty much all cultures have a plucked, or bowed string instrument of some kind. One big fallacy propagated all over (especially the internet) is the Oud to Guitar connection. Lute yes. But the guitar certainly has something of a different origin. There are very specific details involved. If it only it were so easy....just to trace it all back to some Ur-instrument of a single culture, but it is actually rather nebulous, with many twists and turns, that cause confusion and complication, but so it is for all of history. When it comes to cross-cultural connections encompassing large expanses of time, I find greater success is achieved by looking at musical systems as opposed to single instruments. That having been said, no doubt, a lot has come from the East, we do know that the ancient Greeks had a connection with India. More specifically, for example Pythagoras visited India, and we can with absolute certainty connect the origins of the Western Eurpoean Musical system with the Ancient Greeks and Pythagoras as a leading mind of age.

    • @samhodge7460
      @samhodge7460 Місяць тому

      @@PoliviosMusic Well-written and informative response. I respect your perfectionism.

  • @jameslanclos568
    @jameslanclos568 Місяць тому

    6:11 - This one is my favorite. I love the design. I would buy it today if they were available.

    • @PoliviosMusic
      @PoliviosMusic Місяць тому

      Good choice. That is a Wappen guitar built by Ludwig Reisinger. An incredible instrument. Also a personal favourite. One can just soar upto the highest register with ease. Like a cutaway. They should be more popular. It also has a detachable neck/adjustable action, bolt system.

    • @jameslanclos568
      @jameslanclos568 Місяць тому

      @@PoliviosMusic It's gorgeous. I'd love to have one of those or a replica of one. It's an excellent design, a piece of art.