Editing Classical guitar (section)

===Vihuela===
{{Main article|Vihuela}}

The written history of the classical guitar can be traced back to the early 16th century with the development of the ''[[vihuela]]'' in Spain. While the lute was then becoming popular in other parts of Europe, the Spaniards did not take to it well because of its association with the Moors.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j5oJXHBMBEwC&q=Classical+guitar%3A+spaniards+did+not+take+to+it+well+because+of+its+association+with+the+Moors&pg=PA123|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of World Musical Instruments|year=2004 |publisher=Global Vision Pub House|isbn=9788187746843 |language=en}}{{Page needed|date=July 2020}}</ref> Instead, the lute-like vihuela appeared with two more strings that gave it more range and complexity. In its most developed form, the vihuela was a guitar-like instrument with six double strings made of gut, tuned like a modern classical guitar with the exception of the third string, which was tuned half a step lower. It has a high sound and is rather large to hold. Few have survived and most of what is known today come from diagrams and paintings.

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