Classical guitar

The classical guitar is distinguished by a number of features.

• It's an acoustic? instrument. The sound is amplificated by a [sound box]?.
• It has six strings.
• The strings are made from cat gut?, or much more commonly these days nylon, as opposed to the metal strings found in some other forms of guitar. These strings have a much lower tension than steel strings.
• Because of the low tension of the strings the neck can be made entirely of wood, not requiring a steel truss road.
• The neck tends to be broader then with steel string guitars, making more complex work easier, but requiring a left hand position which ultimately makes the guitar less stable to hold.
• The strings are usually plucked with the fingers.

The heyday of the classical guitar repertoire lies in the 19th century. Some guitar composers are:

• [Dionisio Aguado]? 1784-1849
• Matteo Carcassi 1792-1853
• [Fernando Carulli]? 1770-1841
• [Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco]? 1895-1968
• [Napoleon Coste]? 1806-1883
• [Mauro Giuliani]? 1780-1840
• [Luigi Legnani]? 1790-1877
• [Miguel Llobet]? 1878-1937
• [Joaquin Rodrigo]? 1901-1999
• [Fernando Sor]? 1778-1839
• [Francisco Tarrega]? 1852-1909
• [Heitor Villa-Lobos]? 1887-1959

Classical guitar players:

• [Manuel Barrueco]?
• [Julian Bream]? 1933
• [Andrés Segovia]? 1893-1987
• [Narciso Yepes]? 1927-1997
• [John Williams]? 1941