Cavaquinho

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Cavaquinho Português
Cavaquinho Brasileiro

A cavaquinho ( port. ) Is a small form of guitar originating from Portugal , so it belongs to the plucked box neck . The wooden body is strung with four steel strings. The Cavaquinho has spread over Madeira , where an identical variant with nylon strings is called Braguinha , over the Azores , Cape Verde to Brazil . The instrument is one of the forerunners of the Hawaiian ukulele .

There are mainly two moods in use: the classical (afinação tradicional, d'-g'-h'-d ") and the modern (afinação natural, d'-g'-h'-e"). The tuning in fifths (g-d'-a'-e ") like a mandolin is less common. In Portugal, the cavaquinho is struck with four fingers of the right hand (the technique is called rasgado in Portuguese ) or just with the index finger and thumb plucked The cavaquinho can also be played with a pick , as is common in Brazil.

Nowadays the cavaquinho is very popular in Brazilian music , where it is mainly used as a harmony instrument in samba and solo in choro .

The best known virtuoso of Cavaquinho was the Brazilian Waldir Azevedo . He has written many compositions for the cavaquinho, including the famous Brasileirinho .

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Web links

  • Cavaquinho - Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (Portuguese)
  • Cavaquinho - Júlio Pereira (Portuguese)
  • Cavaquinho - O Cavaquinho - an instrument from Portugal conquered half the world