cuatro
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Cuatro is a small four-stringed guitar originating in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly associated with Puerto Rican and Venezuelan folk music.
The name comes from the Spanish word for four, referring to its strings or string courses.
In Puerto Rico, the cuatro has evolved to have ten strings arranged in five double courses, though it retains its traditional name.
The cuatro provided the melodic backbone for the jíbaro music.
Ten-line Spanish stanza
- folkRegular common people
- LatinAncient Roman language
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
ensemble · accompaniment · strumming · serenata · traditional · festive · harmony · song
American Caribbean territory
- VenezuelaNorthern South American republic
- décimaTen-line Spanish stanza
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
- folkRegular common people
fiesta · Christmas · serenata · traditional · island · tropical · cultural · festive
décima
Ten-line Spanish stanza
rhythm · ensemble · accompaniment · strumming · serenata · traditional · festive · harmony · song · performance
Puerto Rico
American Caribbean territory
- VenezuelaNorthern South American republic
- décimaTen-line Spanish stanza
- bombaIsland folk percussion genre
folk · fiesta · Christmas · serenata · traditional · island · tropical · cultural · festive
nylon
Synthetic textile polymer
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
pluck · strum · four · double-course · acoustic · vibration · pitch · tone · fingerstyle · arpeggio
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
strumming · picking · nylon · strings · acoustic · luthier · Venezuelan · Puerto Rican · Latin · folk
quarter, quart, quartet, quadruple, quadruplets, quatrain, quadruples, quadruplet, quaternary