Find and submit ten (10) Web sites related to ONE instrument you\'d like to rese

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Find and submit ten (10) Web sites related to ONE instrument you'd like to research.

A. You may choose from any of the instruments featured in the course. Examples of valid instruments include (but are not limited to): the oboe, the mezzo-soprano voice, and the guitar.

Your submission must include:

*Two sites for each one of the categories listed below

*A short paragraph presenting your research in each category

The categories are:

History and/or Manufacturers:

*Information about well-known makers and the instrument's history. If you choose the voice as your instrument, concentrate on its history.

Famous Performers:

*Do not restrict yourself to any particular period or style. For example, if your favorite instrument is guitar, you may choose Eric Clapton and John Williams.

Famous composers:

*Again, do not restrict yourself to any particular period or style. An example of a relevant web site is the Leonard Bernstein site at the Library of Congress. Did Bernstein write any pieces for your favorite instrument?

Repertoire:

*What are the most famous pieces written for your chosen instrument? Submit a list of five famous pieces written for the instrument, and two (2) sites that were sources for the information. Here's a site that might help: www.naxos.com.

Famous Orchestras:

*Your favorite instrument will likely be part of a traditional symphony orchestra, such as the one you studied in the Orchestral Timbres class. Please submit and comment on two (2) orchestra websites.

Explanation / Answer

Guitar is my selected Instrument for doing research. Websites related to this instrument are

History:

The guitar is an ancient and noble instrument, whose history can be traced back over 4000 years. Many theories have been advanced about the instrument's ancestry. Research done by Dr. Michael Kasha in the 1960's showed these claims to be without merit. The sole evidence for the kithara theory is the similarity between the greek word 'kithara' and the spanish word 'quitaraa'. The earliest stringed instruments known to archeologists are bowl harps and tanburs. Dr. Kasha defines a guitar as having 'a long, fretted neck, flat wooden soundboard, ribs, and a flat back, most often with incurved sides'.

Jimi Hendrix is one of the famous guitar player of all the time and he born on 1942 and died on 1970. Few famous pieces for the guitar are:

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