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	Vihuela - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vihuela is a name given to two different guitar-like string instruments: one from 16th century Spain, usually with 12 paired strings, and the other, the Mexican vihuela, from 20th century Mexico with five strings and typically played in Mariachi bands.
		Today, the vihuela is in use primarily for the performance of early music, using modern replicas of historical instruments.
		Vihuela were chromatically fretted in a manner similar to lutes, by means of movable, wrapped-around and tied-on gut frets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vihuela (1409 words)

	De Vihuela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Omdat in de 16e eeuw de vihuela de mano de belangrijkste van de drie geworden was, werd hij kortweg vihuela genoemd.
		Omdat vihuela's in verschillende formaten bestonden en er geen vaste referentietoon was waarop men stemde, zal de absolute toonhoogte sterk gevarieerd hebben, waarschijnlijk tussen D en A voor het laagst klinkende koor en d' en a' voor het hoogst klinkende koor.
		Opvallende kenmerken van de in Parijs bewaarde vihuela zijn de vijf grote rozetten en het feit dat nek en klankkast uit een groot aantal stukken hout zijn samengesteld.
	paulcooijmans.lunarpages.com /p/essay/nl/vihuela (2161 words)

	JaliscoHarp.com-guitarra de golpe
		Its virtual disappearance can be attributed to several factors, among them the fact that its role is duplicated by the vihuela and guitar (which have closely related left hand chord positions), and the fact that tuning and left hand positions for the guitarra de golpe are distinct and relatively unknown.
		It is also the perfect guitar to accompany the harp, as its pitch is lower than a vihuela, and it has less sustain than a guitar and therefore does not cover up the melody on the harp as do guitar and vihuela.
		Please note that the vihuela refered to in this article is the Spanish ancestor of the Mexican vihuela, and that the tuning is NOT that of the contemporary Mexican (mariachi or Michoacán) vihuela, but, again, is closely related to the guitarra de golpe in "Tecalitlán" tuning.
	www.jaliscoharp.com /golpe.html (1580 words)

	The Lute Society of America – What is a Lute? – Vihuela
		However, by the time the vihuela reached its greatest historical popularity in the mid sixteenth century the instruments were built with the bridge low and flat and glued onto the table, as on a lute, so that bowing would be impossible.
		The tuning of the vihuela was the similar to that of the lute, using a fourth, fourth, major third, fourth, fourth pattern, so that there are two octaves between the pitch of the first course and that of the sixth.
		Several other musical publications of the late sixteenth century mention the vihuela in a list of instruments for which their authors suggest the compositions are suitable, although the music is not presented in the form of tablature for a fretted instrument.
	www.cs.dartmouth.edu /~lsa/aboutLute/Vihuela.html (860 words)

	Duo Chambure: Spanish renaissance vihuela duets
		Phillip Rukavina (tenor and baritone vihuelas), studied lute with Patrick O'Brien at Sarah Lawrence College in new York and with Hopkinson Smith at the Academie Musical in Villecroze, France, and in Basel, Switzerland.
		Surprisingly, when considering the popularity of the vihuela in Renaissance Spain, vihuela E.7048 is apparently the only instrument built in the 16th century that survives in completely original condition today.
		Vihuela E.7048 is known as the "chambure" vihuela because it is formerly in the collection of the late Genevieve Thibault, Comtesse de Chambure.
	www.magnatune.com /artists/duo_chambure (675 words)

	vihuela.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The vihuela is the rhythmic element of the Mariachi Band.
		The vihuela will vary in size by the region in which it is constructed.
		The vihuela is tuned a-d'-g'-b-e' and uses similar chord fingerings to the guitar.
	www.arts.arizona.edu /mus237/vihuela.html (103 words)

	Vihuela Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		So, in conclusion, no two surviving instruments or drawings agree in all important respects as to what exactly a vihuela is. The best we can say is that it started out as a guitar-like instrument of the viol family, but towards the end of its life it merged somewhat into the early baroque guitar.
		PS Mention should also be made of the viola da mano, the style of vihuela popular in Spanish dominions in Italy, especially Naples.
		Valencia is considered to be the place of birth for the vihuela, probably as a development of arabic instruments of the rebab type.
	www.musicintime.co.uk /vihuelaIntro.htm (979 words)

	Vihuela de Mano
		Vihuela was a Spanish Medieval generic term for Viol.
		So they took their native guitar which at the time had four pairs of strings, enlarged it to hold six pairs of strings tuned it like a lute and called it a "vihuela".
		Mine version is a composite of the writings of Frey Juan Bermudo, a 16th Century stringed instrument expert, period drawings and engravings and photos of a vihuela from around A.D.1500.
	www.lint.org /TechNotes/ChrisBarker/Barker.html (351 words)

	vihuela information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The original is a massive vihuela with a string length of 757-798mm (there is evidence of two different bridge positions).
		This vihuela has 6 double courses, although the top course is usually only strung singly.
		The sound of this vihuela is very beautiful - warm, thrumming basses and clear, pellucid trebles that lend it a totally period feel.
	www.rohanlowe.co.uk /vihuela/vihuela.html (209 words)

	Classical Guitar Illustrated History - Images of Ancient Guitars
		The first form of the vihuela was represented by an instrument with sometimes many soundholes or decorations.
		Original from 16th century, the vihuela was, in its final form, a guitar with six double strings made of gut.
		The large type of vihuela was some four inches longer than the modern guitar.
	www.classicalguitarmidi.com /history/guitares_evolution.html (331 words)

	Fine Central Coast wines from Vihuela Winery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Vihuela Winery's goal is to produce hand-crafted, full-bodied wines that express the distinct character of the varietal.
		Well, Vihuela Winery was not so much chosen as it chose Matt.
		Currently, Vihuela Winery is producing Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel and Chardonnay, but in the future plans on bringing some fine Tempranillos and Super Tuscans to the Central Coast.
	www.vihuelawinery.com (261 words)

	Kemer's Vihuela
		To find yourself in a quite place with a vihuela in your hands and to pluck the strings that run the length of its fragile body is an exquisite experience, for musicians today just as for players of yesteryear.
		The touch of the fingers on the strings is precious, the vibrations of the gut convert the assembled woods into a balanced union of living tissue, and the sound fills the space with harmonious delicacy.
		Cezar's vihuela is a thing of beauty: perfectly proportioned, gorgeously decorated, it is a light and vibrant instrument that has captured my heart.
	www.mateus-lutes.com /kemer.html (1047 words)

	Lutes & Guitars \| Vihuela, viola da mano
		The 'Guadalupe' vihuela is a large instrument; the most likely explanation for its high level of decoration is that it was originally made as a 'masterpiece', possibly under examination regulations for entry by its maker to a guild.
		The fingerboard of the vihuela in the foreground is made from a marquetry of walnut and boxwood, the design based on a painting by Juan de Juanes [1523-79] La Trinidad con querubines y ángeles in the Convento de Santa Clara, Gandia (Valencia).
		Another vihuela and baroque guitar specialist – Paul Shipper – also playing in the concert series at Regensburg, succinctly commented that for a maker to describe an instrument as having an 'introverted' sound was a tacit admission that it has, in fact, no sound.
	www.lutesandguitars.co.uk /htm/cat12.htm (8718 words)

	The Vihuela and Guitar Crossroads: looking for evidence
		The adaptation of the specifically lute-related “thumb-under” technique to the vihuela by some players is also one of the contributing factors here.
		The square cut-out slots in the bridge are of the following widths (from 1st to 5th course): 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5mm which would allow placement of individual strings in courses with the following distances apart: just under 3mm in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd courses, c.1.5mm in the 4th and c.1.7mm in the 5th.
		Welcoming signs, however, are beginning to emerge and in one of the latest publications dedicated to the study of the vihuela (12) there are a couple of passing references to the Belchior Dias 1581 instrument linking it to the vihuela.
	www.vihuelademano.com /vgcrossroads.htm (2455 words)

	The two Renaissances of the Vihuela
		After more than three centuries of extinction, the vihuela has become part of the contemporary musical world through the interaction of players, instrument makers, researchers, publishers, concert promoters and recording companies.
		Through recordings and live performances a small group of contemporary artists have reinserted the vihuela into the public domain, and allowed a very broad public to experience an exquisite repertoire.
		In accepting the invitation to write this article for Goldberg, I thought that it might be useful, perhaps even illuminating, to reflect upon the vihuela not only in the context of Renaissance Spain, but also considering the contemporary evolution of the instrument, its music and its place in the world.
	www.goldbergweb.com /en/magazine/essays/2005/04/31026.php (178 words)

	Spanish vihuela
		This was a six course waisted instrument played with a bow, a quill, or the fingers.
		The form that seems to have been most popular, or at least the form that suits the surviving music, is the vihuela intended to be played with the fingers.
		The Larson Vihuela is available in two forms; a falt backed model I refer to as the "classic" model, and the "vaulted back" model.
	www.daniellarson.com /lutes/vihuela.htm (132 words)

	V2n2: Recording Reviews
		Juan Carlos Rivera, vihuela, Almaviva DSI-0 106, 1994.
		He covers the wide range of vihuela music popular at the Spanish courts, from popular music to intabulations of religious music by Josquin and Morales.
		The Orchestra of the Renaissance is ten musicians playing instruments known to have been used at Seville Cathedral in 1526: cornettos, shawms, dulcians, flutes, organ, vihuela, viol, and harp.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~hispanic/v2n2rec.html (1064 words)

	The Vihuela and the Guitar in the XVI Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Vihuela and the Guitar in the XVI Century
		The Vihuela is a string instrument similar to the guitar that played an important role during the XVI century in Spain similar to the lute in Europe.
		Although some of the vihuelistas composers also wrote for the guitar most of the guitar repertoire in the XVI century was created by French composers.
	www.teoria.com /articulos/vihuela (92 words)

	CD Reviews Mudarra: by Jim Tosone.
		On display was an authentic vihuela from the first half of the sixteenth century, until recently the only one known to have survived.
		Samplings of vihuela music can be found in transcriptions for the modern classical guitar; however, recordings devoted to this music and performed on recreated vihuelas are rare.
		Of all the composers for the vihuela, Mudarra was perhaps the most daring in his use of harmony and dissonance.
	www.staffordguitar.com /tosone9.asp (564 words)

	vihuela (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The vihuela was a guitar-like instrument from the viol family which was popular in Spain and parts of Italy in the 16th century.
		There are seven extant Spanish publications for the vihuela from the 16th century, from seven different composers known affectionately as The Magnificent Seven: Milan, Narvaez, Mudarra, Valderábano, Fuenllana, Pisador and Daza.
		I have decided not to produce a CD of vihuela recordings, preferring instead to record Mp3 files which can be downloaded for free, alongside the scores in French tablature with transcriptions into guitar tuning, and short introductory comments.
	www.musicintime.co.uk /vihuela.htm (368 words)

	NPR: Performance Today -- Live in Studio 4A
		The vihuela is related to the Baroque guitar, and Milan wrote specifically for the instrument.
		These include the vihuela, Renaissance lute, theorbo, Renaissance and baroque guitars and the baroque lute.
		With his recitals and series of over 20 solo recordings, he continues to rediscover and bring to life works that are among the most expressive and intimate in the entire domain of early music.
	www.npr.org /programs/pt/4a/smith.html (283 words)

	vihuela de mano by luthier Alexander Batov
		The rose for my copy of the Belchior Dias 1581 vihuela is made the same way as roses of this type found in surviving late 16th century Venetian harpsichords and early 17th century guitars: two layers of wood (traditionally cypress, backed with very thin parchment, c.
		According to the recent publication by the Cité de la Musique, Paris (“Aux origins de la guitare: la vihuela de mano”) the rose in an anonymous vihuela E 0748 is made in a slightly different way, in three layers of wood each of which is reinforced with parchment (i.e.
		In a way this confirms the observations of a number of experts, who saw the vihuela, that the wood looks like “some kind of fruitwood”.
	vihuelademano.com (581 words)

	The Vihuela de Mano and The Spanish Guitar
		The Vihuela de Mano and The Spanish Guitar
		References and an extensive bibliography are given for those readers interested in further research.
		This will be an indispensable reference book for instrument makers, historians,musicologists, museums, instrument collectors, auction houses, dealers and guitar enthusiasts looking for a source of information about the history and development of the vihuela de mano and the Spanish guitar.
	www.finefretted.com /html/the_vihuela_de_mano_and_the_sp.html (361 words)

	HOASM: Luis [Luys] de Milán (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Spanish composer, vihuela player and writer, from a noble family, who worked at the court of the viceroy Don Fernando of Aragon at Valencia.
		Many of the songs are given in two versions, one simple and to be ornamented using vocal techniques described but not notated, the other more complex, especially in the vihuela part, and to be performed without additional musical elaboration.
		In songs he uses a variation technique so that the music is embellished on its repeat; in fantasias he writes pseudo-polyphony, in his tientos there are more running passages; he requires the music always to be played with flexibility of tempo, alternating fast and slow movement.
	www.hoasm.org /IVL/Milan.html (222 words)

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