Editing Classical guitar (section)

==Style periods==

===Renaissance===
Composers of the [[Renaissance]] period who wrote for four-course guitar include [[Alonso Mudarra]], [[Miguel de Fuenllana]], [[Adrian Le Roy]], {{ill|Grégoire Brayssing|fr|Gregor Brayssing}}, [[Guillaume de Morlaye]], and {{ill|Simon Gorlier|fr}}.
;Instrument
Four-course guitar

===Baroque===
Some well known composers of the [[Baroque]] guitar were [[Gaspar Sanz]], [[Robert de Visée]], [[Francesco Corbetta]] and [[Santiago de Murcia]].
;Examples of instruments
*Baroque guitar by [[Nicholas Alexandre Voboam II|Nicolas Alexandre Voboam II]]: This French instrument has the typical design of the period with five courses of double-strings and a flat back.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=true&id=51471&coll_keywords=&coll_accession=&coll_name=&coll_artist=&coll_place=&coll_medium=&coll_culture=&coll_classification=&coll_credit=&coll_provenance=&coll_location=&coll_has_images=&coll_on_view=&coll_sort=0&coll_sort_order=0&coll_view=0&coll_package=10095&coll_start=11|title=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Collection Search Results|website=mfa.org|access-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224100213/http://www.mfa.org/collections/search_art.asp?recview=true|archive-date=24 February 2007}}</ref>
*Baroque guitar attributed to Matteo Sellas : This Italian instrument has five courses and a rounded back.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/musical_instruments/guitar_matteo_sellas/objectview.aspx?page=2&sort=0&sortdir=asc&keyword=guitar&fp=1&dd1=18&dd2=0&vw=1&collID=18&OID=180015154&vT=1| title = ref Guitar {{!}} Matteo Sellas{{!}}All{{!}}Musical Instruments}}</ref>

===Classical and romantic===
From approximately 1780 to 1850, the guitar had numerous composers and performers including:
*[[Filippo Gragnani]] (1767–1820)
*[[Antoine de Lhoyer]] (1768–1852)
*[[Ferdinando Carulli]] (1770–1841)
*[[Wenzel Thomas Matiegka]] (1773–1830)
*[[Francesco Molino]] (1774–1847)
*[[Fernando Sor]] (1778–1839)
*{{ill|Luigi Moretti (composer)|lt=Luigi Moretti|it|Luigi Moretti (compositore)}} [https://tecla.com/luigi-moretti-c-1780-1850-composer/]({{circa|1780}} – 1850)
*[[Mauro Giuliani]] (1781–1829)
*[[Niccolò Paganini]] (1782–1840)
*[[Dionisio Aguado]] (1784–1849)
*[[Luigi Legnani]] (1790–1877)
*[[Matteo Carcassi]] (1792–1853)
*[[Napoléon Coste]] (1805–1883)
*[[Johann Kaspar Mertz]] (1806–1856)
*[[Giulio Regondi]] (1822–1872)
[[Hector Berlioz]] studied the guitar as a teenager;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hberlioz.com/LaCote/BerliozLacote.html|title=The Hector Berlioz Website – La Côte Saint-André Berlioz's birthplace|website=www.hberlioz.com|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> [[Franz Schubert]] owned at least two and wrote for the instrument;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacaranda-music.com/Schubert.html|title=The myth of Schubert and the Guitar, An article seeking to clarify what relationship Schubert may – or may not – have had with the guitar|website=www.jacaranda-music.com|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> and [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], after hearing Giuliani play, commented the instrument was "a miniature orchestra in itself".<ref>A. Segovia, ''The Romance of the Guitar'', ETUDE May 1930, volume XLVIII number 5, page&nbsp;317–318, 367, reproduced [http://digitalguitararchive.com/index.php?result=30&name=archive&table=etude&search=mandolin&field=keyword&sort=author&rows=10 here as of June 2011] (dubious and highly unlikely: whoever studied Beethoven musicologically knows that he generally had disdain for most musicians and publishers, see letters addressed to Artaria, who published Giuliani's music. Beethoven also said that he deeply disliked pianists who played the piano like an harp, see the book "Beethoven: impressions by his contemporaries" published by Dover.{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814153505/http://digitalguitararchive.com/index.php?result=30&name=archive&table=etude&search=mandolin&field=keyword&sort=author&rows=10 |date=2011-08-14 }}</ref> [[Niccolò Paganini]] was also a guitar virtuoso and composer. He once wrote: "I love the guitar for its harmony; it is my constant companion in all my travels". He also said, on another occasion: "I do not like this instrument, but regard it simply as a way of helping me to think."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.557598&catNum=557598&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English|title=PAGANINI: Guitar Music|website=www.naxos.com|access-date=15 April 2018|archive-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416014831/https://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.557598&catNum=557598&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Francisco Tárrega===
The guitarist and composer [[Francisco Tárrega]] (November 21, 1852 – December 15, 1909) was one of the great guitar virtuosos and teachers and is considered the father of modern classical guitar playing. As a professor of guitar at the conservatories of Madrid and Barcelona, he defined many elements of the modern classical technique and elevated the importance of the guitar in the classical music tradition.

===Modern period===
At the beginning of the 1920s, [[Andrés Segovia]] popularized the guitar with tours and early phonograph recordings. Segovia collaborated with the composers [[Federico Moreno Torroba]] and [[Joaquín Turina]] with the aim of extending the guitar repertoire with new music.<ref>The Guitar (From The Renaissance To The Present Day) by Harvey Turnbull (Third Impression 1978) – Publisher: Batsford ({{ISBN|0-7134-3251-9}}) – p.&nbsp;112 (Chapter 3 – The Twentieth Century) – ''"In Spain Falla's lead was followed by Joaquin Turina (1882–1949) and Federico Moreno Torroba (b. 1891), who began to produce works in collaboration with Segovia."''</ref> Segovia's tour of South America revitalized public interest in the guitar and helped the guitar music of [[Manuel Ponce (composer)|Manuel Ponce]] and [[Heitor Villa-Lobos]] reach a wider audience.<ref>The Guitar (From The Renaissance To The Present Day) by Harvey Turnbull (Third Impression 1978) – Publisher: Batsford ({{ISBN|0-7134-3251-9}}) – p,&nbsp;113 (Chapter 3 – The Twentieth Century) – ''"Segovia's visits to South America also inspired new music. The Mexican composer Manuel Ponce (1882–1948) responded by producing a greater number of extended works than Turina and Torroba had achieved."''</ref> The composers [[Alexandre Tansman]] and [[Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco]] were commissioned by Segovia to write new pieces for the guitar.<ref>Secrets From The Masters (Edited by Don Menn) (Published by GPI Books) ({{ISBN|0-87930-260-7}}), p.&nbsp;236 ''"...&nbsp;he performed a more important task by commissioning material by some of the 20th century's greatest composers, including Heitor Villa-Lobos, Manuel Ponce, Federico Moreno Torroba, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and Alexander Tansman."''</ref> [[Luiz Bonfá]] popularized Brazilian musical styles such as the newly created Bossa Nova, which was well received by audiences in the USA.

===="New music" – avant-garde====
The classical guitar repertoire also includes modern contemporary works – sometimes termed "New Music" – such as [[Elliott Carter]]'s ''Changes'',<ref>[http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Elliott-Carter-Changes/5117 ''Changes'' by Elliott Carter] – Boosey & Hawkes</ref> [[Cristóbal Halffter]]'s ''Codex I'',<ref>[http://www.universaledition.com/HALFFTER-CODEX-1-S-Gtr-guitar-Cristobal-Halffter/sheet-music-and-more/detailview/UE13991/kid/310013 ''Codex I'' by Cristóbal Halffter] – Universal Edition ({{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20060521015630/http://www.spanisharts.com/musica/ampliaciones/chalfcg.htm score sample]}})</ref> [[Luciano Berio]]'s ''[[Sequenza XI]]'',<ref>[http://www.universaledition.com/BERIO-SEQUENZA-X1-Gtr-for-Guitar-Luciano-Berio/sheet-music-and-more/detailview/UE19273/kid/310013 ''Sequenza XI'' by Luciano Berio] – Universal Edition</ref> [[Maurizio Pisati]]'s ''Sette Studi'',<ref>[http://www.ricordi.it/pubblicazioni/pubblicazioni/import/archive/pisati-maurizio/7-studi-per-chit/?searchterm=Maurizio%20Pisati ''Sette Studi'' by Maurizio Pisati] – Ricordi ([http://contemporaryguitarsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-with-maurizio-pisati-second.html score sample] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813231233/http://contemporaryguitarsblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/interview-with-maurizio-pisati-second.html |date=2011-08-13 }})</ref> [[Maurice Ohana]]'s ''Si Le Jour Paraît'',<ref>[http://www.billaudot.com/en/catalog.php?cs=1&dox=Maurice%20Ohana ''Si Le Jour Paraît'' by Maurice Ohana] – Billaudot</ref> [[Sylvano Bussotti]]'s ''Rara (eco sierologico)'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricordi.it/|title=Ricordi|website=ricordi.it|access-date=15 April 2018}}</ref> [[Ernst Krenek]]'s ''Suite für Guitarre allein, Op. 164'',<ref>[http://www.doblinger-musikverlag.at/Komp/cmp_detail.php?compID=88&sp=2 ''Suite für Guitarre, Op. 164'' by Ernst Krenek] – Doblinger Musikverlag ([http://classicguitarmethod.com/blog/?page_id=474 score sample] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813164730/http://classicguitarmethod.com/blog/?page_id=474 |date=2011-08-13 }})</ref> [[Franco Donatoni]]'s ''Algo: Due pezzi per chitarra'',<ref>[http://www.esz.mgsdcc.com/en/sc_edz.lasso?-Search&-Database=edz_esz&-Table=base&id=42545 ''Algo: Due pezzi per chitarra'' by Franco Donatoni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719173820/http://www.esz.mgsdcc.com/en/sc_edz.lasso?-Search&-Database=edz_esz&-Table=base&id=42545 |date=2011-07-19 }} – Edizioni Suvini Zerboni ([http://ethesis.siba.fi/showrecord.php?language=en_EN&ID=396930& Analysis])</ref> Paolo Coggiola's ''Variazioni Notturne'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.preludiomusic.com/pr/paolo-coggiola-partiture-cartacee-variazioni-notturne-2016-656-pr.htm|title=Variazioni notturne - Paolo Coggiola - 2016 - Partiture Cartacee - vari - PreludioMusic - Shop on-line|website=www.preludiomusic.com|access-date=2019-02-14}}</ref> etc.

Performers who are known for including modern repertoire include Jürgen Ruck, Elena Càsoli,  [[Leo Brouwer]] (when he was still performing), [[John Schneider (guitarist)|John Schneider]], [[Reinbert Evers]], [[Maria Kämmerling]], [[Siegfried Behrend]], [[David Starobin]], [[Mats Scheidegger]], [[Magnus Andersson (guitarist)|Magnus Andersson]], etc.

This type of repertoire is usually performed by guitarists who have particularly chosen to focus on the avant-garde in their performances.

Within the contemporary music scene itself, there are also works which are generally regarded as extreme. These include works such as [[Brian Ferneyhough]]'s ''Kurze Schatten II'',<ref>[http://www.edition-peters.com/search.php?keyword=Kurze%20Schatten%20II&searchby=Kurze%20Schatten%20II ''Kurze Schatten II'' by Brian Ferneyhough] – Edition Peters ([http://soundandmusic.org/thecollection/files/scores/6634w.pdf score sample] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727124922/http://soundandmusic.org/thecollection/files/scores/6634w.pdf |date=2011-07-27 }})</ref> [[Sven-David Sandström]]'s ''away from''<ref>[http://www.gehrmans.se/en/shop/instruments-ensemble/away-from-n10412 ''away from'' by Sven-David Sandström] – Gehrmans Musikförlag</ref> and [[Rolf Riehm]]'s ''Toccata Orpheus'' etc. which are notorious for their extreme difficulty.

There are also a variety of databases documenting modern guitar works such as [http://www.sheerpluck.de/ Sheer Pluck]<ref>[http://www.sheerpluck.de/ Sheer Pluck] – Database of Contemporary Guitar Music</ref> and others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundandmusic.org/thecollection/resources/collection_advanced_search_results/%2B/E/%2B/0/0/all/0/0/all/0/0/all/0/0/0/0/alt/1/1_gui%252C/Exact/%2B/%2B/1|title=Sound and Music|website=soundandmusic.org|access-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318103909/http://soundandmusic.org/thecollection/resources/collection_advanced_search_results/+/E/+/0/0/all/0/0/all/0/0/all/0/0/0/0/alt/1/1_gui%2C/Exact/+/+/1|archive-date=18 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/search?q=Solo+Guitar+Works&x=0&y=0| title = Australian Music Center}}</ref>