Requinto

<h2 id="wind-instruments">Wind instruments</h2>
<p><i>Requinto</i> was 19th-century Spanish for "little clarinet".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> Today, the word <i>requinto</i>, when used in relation to a clarinet, refers to the <a href="/facts/E-flat_clarinet/TfWyYsTB">E-flat clarinet</a>, also known as <i>requint</i> in <a href="/facts/Valencian_language/lG6lE8po">Valencian language</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a>
</p><p><i>Requinto</i> can also mean a high-pitched <a href="/facts/Flute/bByjt2vu">flute</a> (akin to a <a href="/facts/Piccolo/rleSc7Db">piccolo</a>), or the person who plays it.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> In <a href="/facts/Galicia_(Spain)/9gQqlueg">Galicia</a>, the word may refer to a wooden <a href="/facts/Fife_(instrument)/Q74beT7C">fife</a>-like instrument held sideways.
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<h2 id="small-guitar">Small guitar</h2>

<p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/Requinto_guitar/xX5LrWsW">Requinto guitar</a></p>
<p>The <i>requinto</i> guitar has six nylon strings with a scale length of 530 to 540 millimetres (20.9 to 21.3 in), which is about 18% smaller than a standard guitar scale.
<i>Requintos</i> are tuned: A2-D3-G3-C4-E4-A4 (one fourth higher than the standard classical guitar).
</p><p>It was made popular throughout the 1940s by Mexican guitarist/vocalist Alfredo Gil of romantic music trio "<a href="/facts/Los_Panchos/waHjAfDj">Los Panchos</a>."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
<i>Requinto</i> guitars are also used throughout <a href="/facts/Latin_America/Qmx9Jx2a">Latin America</a>.
</p><p><i>Requintos</i> made in <a href="/facts/Mexico/IT5bwhdh">Mexico</a> have a deeper body than a standard classical guitar (110 millimetres (4.3 in) as opposed to 105 millimetres (4.1 in)). <i>Requintos</i> made in <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> tend to be of the same depth as the standard classical.
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<h2 id="other-stringed-instruments">Other stringed instruments</h2>
<h3>Portuguese violas</h3>
<p>Many Portuguese violas, such as the <a href="/facts/Viola_braguesa/NeaAkKa5">Viola braguesa</a>, have smaller requinto versions also, called 'requinta'.
The Viola Braguesa Requinta is tuned: A4 A3, C5 C4, F5 F4, C#5 C#5, E5 E5. This tuning is a fifth above the standard Viola braguesa.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h3>Puerto Rican tiples</h3>
<p>In Puerto Rico, there are many small instruments called Tiple Requinto. These usually have 3 or 4 strings. See <a href="/facts/Tiple_(Puerto_Rico)/qooYqLGc">Tiple (Puerto Rico)</a>.
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<h3>Colombian tiple requinto</h3>
<p>The Colombian Requinto Tiple (or Tiple Colombiano Requinto) is smaller than a standard Tiple Colombiano, and is sometimes shaped more like a violin or Puerto Rican <a href="/facts/Cuatro_(Puerto_Rico)/K0q2BQXB">cuatro</a>, or sometimes like a small guitar (smaller than the standard Tiple). It also has 12 strings and is also triple-strung, but the higher pitch means that all of the strings in the courses are tuned to unison. It is tuned D4 D4 D4, G4 G4 G4, B4 B4 B4, E4 E4 E4.
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<h3>Guitarro or guitarrico aragonés</h3>
<p>The Guitarro aragonés, from Aragón, Spain, looks like a small guitar. It has 4 or 5 strings and is usually tuned A-D-G-C-E-A . The 4 string is also usually tuned E-C#-A–D
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<h3>Requinto jarocho</h3>
<p>The requinto jarocho or guitarra de son is a <a href="/facts/Plucked_string_instrument/F56sN7F9">plucked string instrument</a>, played usually with a special pick. It is a four- or five-stringed instrument that has originated from <a href="/facts/Veracruz/jt5rM0VK">Veracruz</a>, Mexico.
</p><p>The <i>requinto</i> is used in <a href="/facts/Conjunto_jarocho/Drdwfvuc">conjunto jarocho</a> ensembles. In the absence of the <i><a href="/facts/Arpa_jarocha/4ybFHSEC">arpa</a></i>, the requinto typically introduces the melodic theme of the <i>son</i> and then continues by providing a largely improvised counterpoint to the vocal line. See <a href="/facts/Requinto_jarocho/rv0UXckJ">Requinto jarocho</a>.
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<h2 id="small-drum">Small drum</h2>
<p>The <i>requinto</i> drum is used in the <a href="/facts/Music_of_Puerto_Rico/hs2tSU7D">Puerto Rican</a> folk genre <i><a href="/facts/Plena/hk3w96uW">plena</a></i>, wherein it is a small conical hand drum that improvises over the other drum rhythms.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Cavaquinho/rIdGrtyb">Cavaquinho</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<ul><li><a href="http://www.roadtrip-online.com/voyage_mexique/paracho.php">Requinto Guitars makers in Paracho, Mexico</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hago.org.uk/guitars/requinto/">The requinto on Hampshire Guitar Orchestra website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>Wessely, J. E.; Gironés (1888). A new pocket dictionary of the English and Spanish languages. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. p. 212. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=V7wTAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA212" target="_blank">https://books.google.com/books?id=V7wTAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA212</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>Cohen, Richard Scott (2002). The musical society community bands of Valencia, Spain: a global study of their administration, instrumentation, repertoire and performance activities. Alta musica. Vol. 23. Schneider. p. 148. ISBN 3-7952-1084-4. <a href="3-7952-1084-4" target="_blank">3-7952-1084-4</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"meaning of requinto". SpanishDict. Curiosity Media, Inc. Retrieved 17 August 2010. <a href="http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/requinto" target="_blank">http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/requinto</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Documento sin título". Lospanchos.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-29. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003324/http://www.lospanchos.com/alfredo_gil.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003324/http://www.lospanchos.com/alfredo_gil.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>""Bolero de mis Amores": domingo 6 de octubre, 18:30 horas, Auditorio Explanada" (in Spanish). October 1, 2019. <a href="https://desdepuebla.com/2019/09/30/bolero-de-mis-amores-domingo-6-de-octubre-1830-horas-auditorio-explanada/" target="_blank">https://desdepuebla.com/2019/09/30/bolero-de-mis-amores-domingo-6-de-octubre-1830-horas-auditorio-explanada/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"荆州水果批发有限公司". Guitarrasdeportugal.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021. <a href="http://www.guitarrasdeportugal.com/#requinta" target="_blank">http://www.guitarrasdeportugal.com/#requinta</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Puerto Rican Bomba and Plena". Smithsonian Global Sound. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2007. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060720162830/http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/archives_03.aspx" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20060720162830/http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/archives_03.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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