Portuguese guitar
E374200
The Portuguese guitar is a traditional twelve-string plucked instrument, central to the performance of fado music and known for its teardrop-shaped body and bright, resonant tone.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese guitar canonical | 4 |
| Coimbra model Portuguese guitar | 1 |
| Guitarra Portuguesa | 1 |
| Lisbon model Portuguese guitar | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chordophone
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ plucked string instrument ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
Portuguese folk music
ⓘ
fado ⓘ |
| bodyShape | teardrop-shaped ⓘ |
| bridgeType | fixed bridge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Portugal ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic instrument of fado
ⓘ
symbol of Portuguese musical identity ⓘ |
| family | cittern family ⓘ |
| fretType | metal frets ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | guitarra portuguesa ⓘ |
| hasFrets | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Portuguese guitar
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coimbra model Portuguese guitar
Portuguese guitar self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Lisbon model Portuguese guitar
|
| headstockType | watch-key tuning mechanism ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from earlier European cittern-type instruments ⓘ |
| neckType | short neck ⓘ |
| notation | often played from memory or by ear ⓘ |
| numberOfStrings | 12 ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Portuguese folk music festivals
ⓘ
fado houses ⓘ |
| playingTechnique |
played with fingerpicks
ⓘ
plucked ⓘ |
| primaryUse | fado music ⓘ |
| regionOfPopularity |
Coimbra
ⓘ
Lisbon ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
English guitar
ⓘ
cittern ⓘ mandolin ⓘ |
| scaleLength | short scale ⓘ |
| soundboardType | flat soundboard ⓘ |
| soundCharacteristic |
bright tone
ⓘ
resonant tone ⓘ |
| soundProduction | vibration of plucked metal strings over hollow body ⓘ |
| stringArrangement | 6 courses of 2 strings ⓘ |
| stringMaterial | metal strings ⓘ |
| tuningType | re-entrant tuning ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleRole |
melodic accompaniment
ⓘ
ornamentation of vocal lines ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| typicalTuningSystem | diatonic-based tuning ⓘ |
| usedBy | fado musicians ⓘ |
| usedIn |
accompaniment of fado singing
ⓘ
instrumental fado solos ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lisbon model Portuguese guitar
this entity surface form:
Coimbra model Portuguese guitar
this entity surface form:
Guitarra Portuguesa