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The Evolution of The Classical Guitar
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Zach McCullough Prof. Duchesne December 10, 2001 Intro to Music in World Cultures The Evolution of The Classical Guitar The concert stage is empty except for an ordinary piano stool and a footstool just under five inches high. About three minutes after the scheduled starting time, a plump, mils-looking septuagenarian dressed in white tie and tails ambles on, carrying a beautiful wooden guitar. He settles himself comfortably on the piano stool, places his left foot on the smaller stool and looks out at the audience with an expression of benign indulgence. The murmur of conversations subsides, and when total silence has lasted perhaps twenty seconds, his well-muscled fingers being to move across the strings. From that moment on, listeners experience a unique and unforgettable enchantment. For this is Andres Segovia, the greatest classical guitarist in the world. - Noel Busch, Reader's Digest, October 1972 This image is one of the more significant moments in the history of...
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