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      • The origin of the Guitarrón Chileno may date back to the 16th century. Although the name suggests an instrument derived from the guitar, the design, tuning, and playing technique of the instrument are more closely linked to a common ancestor of the guitar, the vihuela of the Renaissance and Baroque.
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  2. Although similar to the guitar, it is not a derivative of that instrument, but was independently developed from the sixteenth-century Spanish bajo de uña ("fingernail [-plucked] bass"). Because its great size gives it volume, it does not require electric amplification for performances in small venues.

  3. The origin of the Guitarrón Chileno may date back to the 16th century. Although the name suggests an instrument derived from the guitar, the design, tuning, and playing technique of the instrument are more closely linked to a common ancestor of the guitar, the vihuela of the Renaissance and Baroque. There are also some design similarities to ...

  4. In mariachi. …in the Spanish Renaissance; the guitarrón, a large, fretless six-string bass guitar; a standard six-string acoustic guitar; and violins and trumpets, which usually play the melody. Trumpets were not added until the early 20th century, but they are now more or less an essential element.

  5. www.exploratorymusic.net › Hernandez page › Meet theMexican Guitarron

    The guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups. Although obviously similar to the guitar, it is not a derivative of that instrument, but was independently developed from the sixteenth-century Spanish bajo de uña.

  6. A guitarrón. The Guitarrón is a large bass guitar. Guitarrón translates to large guitar – the suffix means big or large. It has 6 strings – 3 that are nylon wound with a nylon monofilament core or nylon fibers, and 3 that are steel, bronze or copper wound with a single steel string core.

  7. Feb 12, 2019 · El guitarrón boliviano o charango es un pequeño instrumento de cuerda andina de la familia de los laúdes, que probablemente se originó en las poblaciones quechua y aymara en la época poscolombina, después de que los españoles introdujeron los instrumentos de cuerda europeos durante la colonización.

  8. Beginning in the early 20th century, the guitarron has held a prominent role in Mariachi ensembles, replacing the less-portable harp and providing the rhythmic and harmonic foundation of the music. This guitarron has a simple rosette of inlaid, painted wood, as well as an inlaid border around the edges of the soundboard, also a painted wood inlay.

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