Adaptación de elementos del banjo de cinco cuerdas, la música de Earl Scruggs y el Bluegrass a la guitarra eléctrica

Abstract

In this thesis the purpose is to demonstrate and carry out the process of adapting musical and technical elements of the five-string banjo and bluegrass music to the electric guitar. This is achieved through the interpretation of two songs by the American musician Earl Scruggs, who played the five-string banjo and was a very important musician in bluegrass. The history, people and musicians involved in the creation of this musical genre are recognized in this work. At the same time, the history and importance of the five-string banjo player Earl Scruggs is highlighted. Earl Scruggs' three-fingered playing technique is studied and adapted to the electric guitar, in the process we can find parallels and a dialogue between the instruments and their techniques. The musical pieces selected for the adaptation of these elements are Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Cripple Creek. Both are important songs in the story and construction of the bluegrass genre, and concurrently are indispensable musical pieces of the five-string banjo. The above is discussed and supported by a musical interpretation performance with a bluegrass musical ensemble which consist of electric guitar, fiddle, acoustic guitar and double bass.