Book Review
Dec. 6th, 2019 05:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariThe Cambridge Companion to the Guitar
Edited by Victor Anand Coelho
This book successfully took on the task of covering the entire scope of guitar music and playing, from early music to non-western music. I only have two criticisms. First, I would have liked a little more material on the history and development of the guitar and its playing techniques. Second, while the two chapters on rock guitar make mention of the paucity of women rock guitarists, the author doesn't bother to discuss the ones that are out there nor does he mention the importance of punk, especially riot grrl, for bringing more women to the instrument. Nonetheless, all the chapters in this books are engaging and informative. I especially liked the material on African guitar styles and traditions and the chapter on the baroque guitar and the ways its use reflected social changes in the 17th century.
Edited by Victor Anand Coelho
This book successfully took on the task of covering the entire scope of guitar music and playing, from early music to non-western music. I only have two criticisms. First, I would have liked a little more material on the history and development of the guitar and its playing techniques. Second, while the two chapters on rock guitar make mention of the paucity of women rock guitarists, the author doesn't bother to discuss the ones that are out there nor does he mention the importance of punk, especially riot grrl, for bringing more women to the instrument. Nonetheless, all the chapters in this books are engaging and informative. I especially liked the material on African guitar styles and traditions and the chapter on the baroque guitar and the ways its use reflected social changes in the 17th century.
