TY - JOUR
AU - Libin, Laurence
AB - i duilar b\ Lorenzo Aionso, Madrid, 178(1 photo: Stewart 64 2 LARI.Y MUSIC SOVEMIIfR 199- INSTRUMENTS Laurence Libin Despite their scarcity and aesthetic appeal, 18th-century Spanish guitars are commonly ignored by modern play- ers and collectors. Recently, however, Spanish-speaking musicologists have begun to call attention to these neg- lected instruments and their repertory. The efforts of Gerardo Arriaga, Cristina Bordas, Beryl Kenyon de Pas- cual, Eusebio Rioja and Jose L. Romanillos in particular, are bringing to light instruments and information that will provide evidence for an accurate, comprehensive history, still to be written, of the Spanish guitar before the advent of Antonio de Torres.' Two recent exhibitions assembled from private and museum holdings have pre- sented many of these previously overlooked instruments to public view for the first time and have stimulated interest in their construction, stylistic evolution and often obscure builders.** In the catalogues of these exhibitions, Jose Romanil- los defined typical aspects of major schools of 18th- century Spanish guitar-making. Within these regional schools, however, individual instruments hold surprises. One guitar from Madrid (illus.i), discovered by Cristina Bordas in an aristocratic private collection in Jerez de la Frontera, incorporates unique features that, while not of much musical 
TI - A remarkable guitar by Lorenzo Alonso
JF - Early Music
DO - 10.1093/em/XX.4.642
DA - 1992-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/a-remarkable-guitar-by-lorenzo-alonso-9y05RlnnRA
SP - 642
EP - 648
VL - XX
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -