Web Directory

» 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

» 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

» Early Guitar
   Scores and MIDIs of arrangements by Dana Hawkes. In .pdf form.
   http://www.earlyguitar.net/

» 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

» 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

» Monica Hall Baroque Guitar Research
   Pieces by Corbetta from Castillion's Liege Manuscript and five course guitar stringing.
   http://www.monicahall.co.uk/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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

» The Lute Ring
   A webring for sites related to lutes and early guitars.
   http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=luteandearlyguit