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The History of the Guitar The word ’guitar’ was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word ’guitarra,’ which was,
The History of the Guitar The word ’guitar’ was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word ’guitarra,’ which was,
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The History of the Guitar
The word ’guitar’ was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word ’guitarra,’ which was, in turn, derived from the Greek ’kithara.’ Tracing the roots of the word further back into linguistic history, it seems to have been a combination of the Indo-European stem ’guit-,’ meaning music, and the root ’-tar,’ meaning chord or string. The root ’-tar’ is actually common to a number of languages, and can also be found in the word ’sitar,’ also a stringed musical instrument. Although the spelling and pronunciation differs between languages, these key elements are present in most words for ’guitar’ throughout history.
While the guitar may have gained the bulk of its popularity as a musical instrument during the modern era, guitar-like instruments have been in existence in numerous cultures throughout the world for more than five thousand years. The earliest instruments that the modern eye and ear would recognize as a ’normal’ acoustic guitar date from about five hundred years ago, in the late Medieval or early Renaissance periods. Prior to this time, stringed instruments were in use throughout the world, but these early instruments are known primarily from visual depictions, not from the continued existence of music written for them. The majority of these depictions show simple stringed instruments, often lacking some of the parts that define a modern guitar. A number of these instruments have more in common with the lute than the guitar.
There is some uncertainty about the exact date of the earliest six-string guitar. The oldest one still in existence, which was made by Gaetano Vinaccia, is dated 1779. However, the authenticity of six string guitars alleged to have been made prior to 1790 is often suspect, as many fakes have been discovered dating to this era. The early nineteenth century is generally accepted as the time period during which six string guitars began taking on their modem shape and dimensions. Thus for nearly two hundred years, luthiers, or guitar makers, have been producing versions of the modem acoustic guitar.
The first electric guitar was not developed until the early twentieth century. George Beauchamp received the first patent for an electric guitar in 1936, and Beauchamp went on to co-found Rickenbacker, originally known as the Electro String Instrument Company, with Adolph Rickenbacher. The spelling of the company name differs from Rickenbacher’s given surname to distance himself from his German ancestry, which was seen as suspect during the world wars. Although Rickenbacker began producing electric guitars in the late 1930s, this brand received most of its fame in the 1960s, when John Lennon used a Rickenbacker guitar for the Beatles debut performance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. George Harrison later bought a Rickenbacker guitar of his own, and the company later gave him one of their earliest twelve string electric guitars. Paul McCartney also used a Rickenbacker bass guitar for recording. The Beatles continued to use Rickenbacker guitars throughout their career, and made the instruments highly popular among other musicians of the era.
The Fender Musical Instruments Company and the Gibson Guitar Corporation were two other early electric guitar pioneers, both developing models in the early 1950s. Fender began with the Telecaster in 1950 and 1951, and the Fender Stratocaster debuted in 1954. Gibson began selling the Gibson Les Paul, based partially on assistance from jazz musician and guitar innovator Les Paul, in 1952. The majority of present day solid-body electric guitars are still based largely on these three early electric guitar designs.
Throughout the history of the guitar and related stringed instruments, an enormous number of individuals have made their mark on the way in which guitars were built, played, and perceived. Though some of these individuals are particularly well known, like the Beatles or Les Paul, the majority of these people are virtually invisible to most modern guitar fans. By looking at the entire history of the guitar, rather than just recent developments, largely confined to electric guitars, it is possible to see more of the contributions of earlier generations.
Questions 1-7
Complete the sentences.
Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.
Instruments that we would call acoustic guitars have been made and played for approximately
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答案
five hundred years
解析
The earliest instruments that the modern eye and ear would recognize as a ’normal’ acoustic guitar date from about five hundred years ago. (第二段第二句)
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