c. 1625 Matteo Sellas
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The closing years of the sixteenth century saw the first music written for the five-course guitar, initially involving a simple strumming technique used for accompanying other musicians. Because of its simplicity, many people were drawn to the guitar in contrast to its contemporary – the Baroque lute – which had evolved into an 11-course instrument […]