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The name classical guitar does not imply that only classical pieces are performed on it, although classical music is an important part of the guitar’s history. Rather, all kinds of music (folk, alternative, jazz, flamenco, etc. ) are played on it today.
In the 19th century, a solo guitarist would usually perform as part of an ensemble in small concert venues. Eventually, professional soloists would perform recitals to big audiences in larger venues. Guitar makers began looking for ways to make the concert guitar louder. This search perhaps started with the Spanish guitar maker Antonio Torres Jurado in the late 19th century.
The classical guitar is sometimes called the “Spanish guitar” because Torres, working with Juilian Arcos, essentially redesigned the material, the shape, and the construction of the guitar. The changes Torres made modified the tone and increased the volume by increasing the size of the soundbox. Francisco Tarrega (1852 -1909) pioneered the new techniques employed by concert guitarists, including the positioning of the guitar on the player’s left knee, correct placement of hands, and methods for plucking the guitar (usually with the back of one’s fingernails).
Andres Segovia (1893-1987) took itself the thing of the classical guitar concert, innovative and new ways, around the Leadgitarrensound in gro
