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Antonio de Torres Jurado (13 June 1817 – 19 November 1892) was a Spanish guitarist and luthier, and "the most important Spanish guitar maker of the 19th century." [1]It is with his designs that the first recognizably modern classical guitars are to be seen. [2]
Latin percussion is a family of percussion, membranophone, lamellophone and idiophone instruments used in Latin music. Instruments. Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican styles
Spanish musical instrument makers (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Spanish musical instruments" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Other instruments include the requinta, a kind of fife, as well as harps, fiddles, rebec and zanfona (hurdy-gurdy). The music itself runs the gamut from uptempo muiñeiras to stately marches. As in the Basque Country, Cantabrian music also features intricate arch and stick dances but the tabor pipe does not play as an important role as it does ...
Real de a 8, also known as "Spanish American peso", "Spanish dollar" or "piece of eight", considered to be the first world currency, which also gave the origin of the dollar or peso sign ($), was a Spanish/Mexican invention, it was first used in New Spain before being widely used in the whole Americas, parts of Europe and the Far East.
The e-book A teacher in Galicia, Spain, Ángela Ruiz Robles invented the first mechanical book way back in 1949. She was looking for a way to allow her students to carry fewer books to and from ...
Hispanic Heritage Month is very important to Zamanillo as part of his career focused on making Hispanic and Latino history included in U.S. history. After a trip to Washington, D.C., 30 years ago ...
Peruvian music is made up of indigenous, Spanish and West African influences. Coastal Afro-Peruvian music is characterized by the use of the cajón peruano. Amerindian music varies according to region and ethnicity. The best-known Amerindian style is the huayno (also popular in Bolivia), played on instruments such as the charango and guitar.