Spanning the centuries, my new five-volume work "Music for Guitar, Lute and Vihuela" explores the repertoires of these instruments from the 16th century Renaissance onwards. In step with musical trends they encapsulated the melodic inclinations, harmonies and stylistic traits of the day. Dance arrangements, variations on topical tunes and song settings take turn; and for the enduring guitar, studies, sonatas and ensemble participations are traced through to innovative idioms from recent times. Delving into the musical seams of the guitar, lute and elusive Spanish vihuela, some remarkable findings arise.