Guitarro (instrument)
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The Guitarro (Catalan: guitarró) is a small, baroque,[1] five-stringed guitar[2] from Aragon, slightly larger than the requinto or cavaquinho. The instrument is also found in other regions of Spain, such as Andalusia, La Mancha, and Murcia.
Common tuning is B F# D A E, but this sometimes varies. While all five strings are usually single, the three middle strings can also be doubly strung to produce a stronger sound.
Never intended as a solo instrument, the guitarro typically provides plucked accompaniment to Aragonese jotas and rondas.
This instrument was brought to America and there are instruments derived from it throughout America.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-974339-1.
Guitarro. Term for a small guitar of Spain. Derived from Baroque models, it has five (sometimes four) single or double courses...
- ISBN 978-1-64587-848-3.
Guitarro: A small Spanish five string guitar. Guitarro manchego, aragones and levantino are different regional varioations of the small instrument.