Gut-strung plucked instruments contemporary with the lute. Lute Society booklets Vol. 2. Richmond: Lute Soc., 1976.
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| Book | 1976 | gillGUT |
Describes the family of figure-eight-shaped plucked, fretted instruments, contemporary with the lute, known loosely as guitars. Included are the four- and five-course guitar, vihuela de mano, and viola a mano. Major sources of music are mentioned, and details of tuning are given. (David McLachlan) RILM NO.: 76-03873-bm
Composer
Instrument VIHUELA, LUTE, GUITAR
Century 16CENT
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Music genre
Research field INSTRUMENTS