Mexican Vihuela
In Mexico common vihuela is a stringed instrument with five strings, which mainly by Mariachi used groups. In shape, it resembles a scaled-down guitarrón and has the same bulbous curve on the back. The tuning corresponds to that of the guitar ; ADGHE, however the 4th and 5th strings are tuned an octave higher.
literature
- John Griffiths: Extremities: The vihuela in development and decline . in: Luths et Luthistes en Occident. Cité de la Musique, Paris 1999. ISBN 2-906460-98-2
- Hiroyuki Minamino: The Spanish plucked viola in Renaissance Italy 1480–1530 . Early Music, Oxford 2004; 32: 177-193.
Web links
- Lute relatives: Vihuela , encyclopaedic representation of the Lute Society of America, Dartmouth University (English)