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A manuscript found in Oporto
Preserved in Galvao-Kristófcsák Foundation of Lagos, in Algarve, Portugal, it is a unique, anonymous collection of works for five course Baroque guitar.
http://polyhymnion.org/adc/index-eng.html
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Andy Roberts' Blog: the Baroque Guitar
An article on Vermeer’s “The guitar player” (which shows a Baroque guitar).
http://blog.ultralab.net/~blogger/andy/archives/001336.html
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Baroque Guitar for the Modern Performer
An article exploring the differences between the baroque and modern classical instrument, their respective repertoires, and adapting the older music for the modern instrument.
http://guitar.canzona.com/baroque.shtml
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BaroqueGuitar.net
Tablatures for the five-stringed baroque guitar (in PDF format), with information on performance, ornamentation, and composers of the era.
http://www.baroqueguitar.net/
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Early Guitar
Scores and MIDIs of arrangements by Dana Hawkes. In .pdf form.
http://www.earlyguitar.net/
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Francois Campion :: Pieces for Baroque guitar in alternate tunings
A collection of pieces by Francois Campion for Baroque guitar, in modern tablature; also notes on Campion's tunings.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/7049/fctab.htm
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Guide to Early Instruments :: The Guitar and Vihuela
Describes and traces the development of early members of the guitar family.
http://www.diabolus.org/guide/guitar.htm
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Instructions for the Baroque Guitar
Three translations of contemporary guidance for Baroque guitar players, covering tuning, tablature, and stringing.
http://www.lutesoc.co.uk/baroqueguitar.htm
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Sixteenth-Century Printed Tablatures
An annotated bibliography of tablature written for the lute, vihuela, early guitar, cittern, bandora, mandora, and orpharion; arranged chronologically and by composer.
http://www.library.appstate.edu/music/lute/home.html
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The Baroque Guitar :: Printed Music from 1606-1737
Dr Gary Boyes' research into playing styles and repertoire for the Baroque guitar, with an explanation of tablature used in the period.
http://www.library.appstate.edu/music/guitar/home.html
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The Guitar Pre-1650
The guitar and its predecessors; a short history with practical tips about finding/playing old instruments.
http://www.whitetreeaz.com/guitar1650/guitar.htm
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The Guitar in England
Excerpts from "The Early Guitar: A History and Handbook" (James Tyler, OUP, 1980), describing the development of the vihuela, Renaissance and Baroque, and English guitars, with comments on tunings and playing techniques.
http://www.standingstones.com/engguit.html
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The Lute Ring
A webring for sites related to lutes and early guitars.
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=luteandearlyguit
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