Okay the classical guitar..?

Question: Okay the classical guitar!.!.!?

the information is all different!.
one says it came form the ancient near east!. and others say Spain,
can i know where it actually came from!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Yes, I believe you CAN know where it actually came from!. The Moors (Muslims) brought the instruments(s) to Spain from the ancient Near East!. For the whole story (quite interesting!), visit this site:

http://www!.classicalguitarmidi!.com/histo!.!.!.

Although historians may debate whether it was the Near, Middle or Far East, they do agree that the instrument is originally Eastern in descent!.

Noted authorities George Gruhn and Walter Carter explain in their book "Acoustic Guitars & Other Fretted Instruments":

"Guitar-shaped instruments appear in stone bas-relief sculptures of the Hittites in northern Syria and Asia Minor as far back as 1350 B!.C!. The word 'guitar' also has origins in the Middle and Far East, deriving from 'guit', the Arabic word for four, and 'tar', the Sanskrit word for string!."

and that,

"The term 'guitarra' appears in Spanish literature of the 1300s, but it probaby refers to lute-like instruments!."

Interesting, yes!?

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Google "Antonio Torres" he designed the first classical guitar as we know it!.http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Antonio_de_!.!.!.

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A classical guitar, is sometimes also called a Spanish guitar!.
so i guess it came from Spain!.!.!.
wouldn't you say so!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com