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- The cavaquinho currently practiced and built all over mainland Portugal is of the type commonly referred to as “minhoto” (ie. from Minho).
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Aug 29, 2023 · It doesn't seem to answer the question, but cavaquinho-minhoto.blogspot.com/2009/05/… is one of few detailed sources in English. One line appears to attest that the minhoto existed as early as 1765 (the reference to the Macarronea). – Andy Bonner.
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The cavaquinho currently practiced and built all over mainland Portugal is of the type commonly referred to as “minhoto” (ie. from Minho). It is a small instrument in the shape of a guitar, with four metallic strings, a flat scale with twelve frets at the top level.
The minhoto cavaquinho, associated with the Minho region in Portugal is similar to the viola braguesa. Its neck is on the same level as the body. Like the braguesa, the minhoto's sound hole was traditionally shaped like a stylized ray (fish); the shape is called “raia” in Portuguese.
Minhoto. The minhoto cavaquinho, associated with the Minho region in Portugal is similar to the viola braguesa. Its neck is on the same level as the body. Like the braguesa, the minhoto's sound hole was traditionally shaped like a stylized ray (fish); the shape is called “raia” in Portuguese.
Aug 23, 2024 · É sem dúvida fundamentalmente no Minho que, hoje, o cavaquinho aparece como espécie tipicamente popular, ligada às formas essenciais da música característica dessa província. O cavaquinho minhoto. O cavaquinho minhoto tem a escala rasa com o tampo, como a viola, e doze trastos.
It is the technique that stands out most in the Minhoto Cavaquinho due to its execution that allows the rhythm, harmony and melody to be created simultaneously. This is only possible because, in this instrument, the top is located at the same level as the neck, which leaves a very short distance between the strings and the top, thus preventing ...
Apr 20, 2023 · O que é o cavaquinho? O cavaquinho é um cordofone semelhante à viola, mas de menores dimensões. Tradicionalmente tem quatro cordas e uma escala de 12 trastes. As afinações variam de região para região, sendo a mais comum a do cavaquinho minhoto: Ré-Si-Sol-Ré ou Ré-Si-Sol-Sol, dos agudos para os graves.
