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See also 20th century classical music

The modern classical guitar (also known as the Spanish guitar), the immediate forerunner of today's guitars, was developed in the 19th century by Antonio de Torres Jurado, Ignacio Fleta, Hermann Hauser Sr., Robert Bouchet

Contents 1 Technique 2 Repertoire 3 See also 4 Bibliography

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The fingerstyle is used fervently on the modern classical guitar. The thumb traditionally plucks the base or root notes where as the fingers ring the melody and its accompining parts. Francisco Tárrega, Emilio Pujol, Andrés Segovia

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In the 20th century, many non-guitarist composers wrote for the instrument, which previously only players of the instrument had done. Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Roberto Gerhard (1896-1970), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)

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