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• Home page - Welcome to the International Ten-String Guitar Society- Monthly Newsletter, Players Gallery, Techniques Q&A, Members List, Products, Luthiers, Strings, Comprehensive Repertoire List, Festival updates TenStringGuitar Publications announces editions for the Ten-String Guitar, Method book with DVD, Scales and Exercises, Weiss Suite VIII, now available. Please visit our Products Page on this site. About the Ten String Guitar The construction of guitars with more than six strings is not a new idea. From the lutes of the Renaissance and Baroque eras and the Russian 7-string guitar of the 19th Century, until the present, virtuosi and composers for these instruments have all been an important part of the evolution of the multi-stringed guitar. Implementation of the modern ten-string is credited to the internationally acclaimed Spanish classical guitarist, Maestro Narciso Yepes. (1927-1997). Maestro Yepes collaborated with the Spanish luthier, Jose Ramirez, for the construction of the guitar with four added bass strings. It was premiered in 1964 with the Berlin Philharmonic with Narciso Yepes performing the Concierto de Aranjuez. Narciso Yepes' technical innovations and development of repertoire for this instrument are of importance. Narciso Yepes’ mastery of the ten-string guitar was an inspiration to audiences and guitar players worldwide. His innovative conception has propelled this instrument into the 21st Century. There are six reasons for the evolutionary development of the 10-string guitar. The First Reason- adding four extra bass strings provides necessary sympathetic resonance which evolves the physical acoustics of the guitar. A Second Reason- lute music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras conceived on 14 strings or more can be further transcribed; .J.S. Bach and S.L.Weiss. A Third Reason- greater sustain occurs for more sound projection in concert halls. A Fourth Reason- for new compositions, the composer and player have new and expanded possibilities. The Fifth Reason- *all six string guitar repertoire can be played on a ten string guitar. The Sixth Reason- The ten string is a threshold for expanded improvisation. Welcome to the International Ten-String Guitar Society- Monthly Newsletter, Players Gallery, Techniques Q&A, Members List, Products, Luthiers, Strings, Comprehensive Repertoire List, Festival updates TenStringGuitar Publications announces editions for the Ten-String Guitar, Method book with DVD, Scales and Exercises, Weiss Suite VIII, now available. Please visit our Products Page on this site. About the Ten String Guitar The construction of guitars with more than six strings is not a new idea. From the lutes of the Renaissance and Baroque eras and the Russian 7-string guitar of the 19th Century, until the present, virtuosi and composers for these instruments have all been an important part of the evolution of the multi-stringed guitar. Implementation of the modern ten-string is credited to the internationally acclaimed Spanish classical guitarist, Maestro Narciso Yepes. (1927-1997). Maestro Yepes collaborated with the Spanish luthier, Jose Ramirez, for the construction of the guitar with four added bass strings. It was premiered in 1964 with the Berlin Philharmonic with Narciso Yepes performing the Concierto de Aranjuez. Narciso Yepes' technical innovations and development of repertoire for this instrument are of importance. Narciso Yepes’ mastery of the ten-string guitar was an inspiration to audiences and guitar players worldwide. His innovative conception has propelled this instrument into the 21st Century.
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