Russian female guitarist Anastasia Bardina performs two songs with a Russian 7-string classical guitar in Tartu (Estonia) on August 12, 2005. She says, "The Russian composer who created the Russian seven-string guitar was Andrei Sihra. He was writing songs at the end of 18th century, and now I am going to play two of his smaller pieces: the first one is Mazurka (a polish dance), and the second is my interpretation of the Russian folk song Pakaszhisya Mesyets Vasni (Show Yourself, Bright Moon)." A classical guitar is distinguished by a number of characteristics: • It is an acoustic instrument. The sound of the plucked string is amplified by the soundboard of the guitar which acts as a resonator. • It has six strings; however, a few classical guitars have seven or more strings to expand the bass range, and to expand the repertoire of the guitar. • Classical guitarists use their dominant hand fingers to pluck the strings. Players shape their fingernails, much the way a clarinetist will shape their reed to achieve a desired tone. |
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