Editing Guitarist (section)

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The classical guitar is traditionally strung with gut or nylon strings for the treble notes, and wound strings for the bass. Often adorned with mother-of-pearl inlays, the instrument was once primarily played using the fingertips alone. Over time, however, guitarists began to use a combination of fingernail and flesh to achieve a clearer, more expressive sound, and allowing for many different changes in sound quality (or timbre). This guitar tradition dates back at least to the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when a four course instrument was popular among aristocrats. In the early nineteenth century there the guitar enjoyed a surge of popularity when composer/performers such as [[Fernando Sor]], [[Napoléon Coste]], [[Mauro Giuliani]], and many others published thousands of pieces for the concert hall and home gatherings. The classical guitar enjoyed another period of popularity in the twentieth century when recordings amplified the relatively quiet instrument. There are many [[List of classical guitarists|classical guitarists]] listed as "notable" in their respective epochs.

One of the most renowned [[flamenco guitarists]] in recent decades was [[Paco de Lucía]]. Flamenco music is a popular traditional music associated with the Andalucia region of southern Spain. It is characterized by intricate syncopated rhythms intimately informed by a gypsy dance style. Flamenco guitarists also often accompany flamenco singers performing "[[cante jondo]]" (deep song). De Lucía was also one of the first to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz.<ref>*{{cite book|last1=Chapman|first1=Richard|last2=Clapton|first2=Eric|title=Guitar: music, history, players|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLUXAQAAIAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Dorling Kindersley Pub.|isbn=978-0-7894-5963-3|page=40}}</ref>

The '''cuatro''' guitar is a family of Latin American string [[Musical instrument|instruments]] played in [[Puerto Rico]], [[Venezuela]] and other [[Latin America]]n countries. It is derived from the [[Classical guitar|Spanish guitar]]. Although some have [[viola]]-like shapes, most cuatros resemble a small to mid-sized [[guitar|classical guitar]]. In Puerto Rico and Venezuela, the cuatro is an ensemble instrument for secular and religious music, and is played at parties and traditional gatherings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/c.htm |website=Stringed Instrument Database |title=C |access-date=20 March 2018}}</ref> [[Christian Nieves]] is a Puerto Rican cuatro player and is recognized by the Institute of Puerto Rican culture as the most talented young of their national instrument, the [[Puerto Rican cuatro]].