Today the Model "Carlevaro Guitar" is made by Eberhard Kreul (from Erlbach, Germany where there are many great luthiers).
Thus the guitar consists of 2 quasi-disjoint parts (held together only by the wooden pins): a) the back and sides b) the top. This new guitar also had the normal round sound hole closed, having instead a thin "slot" (a sound-slot instead of a sound-hole) all around the curvature of top: The top is actually separated from the sides - the top is quasi-floating, and is held in place only by wooden pins from the sides. Carlevaro said that this shape improved the vibration of the lower notes. The resulting soundboard resembled the shape of a grand piano. The upper part of the sound box (on which the guitarists arm rests) was straight, while the bottom (that rests on the guitarist's leg) is curved as usual. This special model of guitar was first built in 1983 by the Spanish luthier Manuel Contreras (father) in Madrid. These pedagogical works, his compositions and his transcriptions are edited by Boosey and Hawkes of New York, Chanterelle Verlag of Heidelberg, Barry Editorial of Buenos Aires and Henry Lemoine of Paris.Īn indefatigable researcher, Carlevaro has also invented a new guitar ( Concert-Guitar Model "Carlevaro"), the conception and design of which break away from traditional guitar making.
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This important contribution to the evolution of the guitar is expounded in his didactic series (the "Cuadernos"), "Escuela de la Guitarra Exposición de la Teoría Instrumental" (School of Guitar Exposition of Instrumental Theory) as well as in the "Carlevaro Masterclass" series. The Carlevaro Technique & Carlevaro GuitarĪ profound and dedicated teacher, Carlevaro was the creator of a new school of instrumental technique which was revolutionary in its understanding of posture, sound development, and general philosophy of music. His "Concierto del Plata" for guitar and orchestra has been interpreted by important European and American symphony orchestras. Other contemporary ensembles of renown such as The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players and The Kronos Quartet have also performed some of Carlevaro's works for the first time. 3 para Guitarra y Orquesta, composed by request of and played for the first time by The Chamber Symphony of San Francisco. His musical production ranges from his Preludios Americanos, now established as part of the standard concert repertoire, to his Concierto No. These short compositions are arranged in a progressive order of difficulty following the same structure as used by Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliano, Leo Brouwer and others.Carlevaro was a devoted composer. These twenty studies cover practically every aspect of guitar technique. Since their first publication in 1992 the Microstudies have become established among the most important sets of didactic studies for the guitar from the 20th century. This is an excellent chance to see this excellent teacher explain his studies. On this video, Abel Carlevaro plays and explains five of his Microstudies in a relaxed masterclass.
This shape of soundboard (Carlevaro says) improves the vibration of the lower notes.
This guitar also had the normal round sound hole closed, having instead a thin "sound-slot" all around the curvature of top, that is separated from the sides, held in place only by wooden pins from the sides. 3 para Guitarra y Orquesta.Ĭarlevaro has also invented a new guitar ( Concert-Guitar Model "Carlevaro"), wich a design that breaks away from traditional guitar making: the upper part of the sound box was straight, while the bottom is curved as usual. This important contribution to the evolution of the guitar is expounded in his didactic series (the " Cuadernos"), four books focused on the development of both hands, and famous compositions that ranges from didactical studies (his Microstudies) to concert productions, like his Preludios Americanos and Concierto No. Yesterday, the first suggestion is a long video lesson by Abel Carlevaro: i believe is a good idea share it.Ībel Carlevaro ( Montevideo, 16 December 1916 – Berlin, 17 July 2001) was the creator of a new school of instrumental technique which was revolutionary in its understanding of posture, sound development, and general philosophy of music. Sometimes, Youtube suggest me guitar related videos, and in most cases are very interesting contents.
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