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Bookmark or Share- Lute - WikipediaA lute (/ lj uː t / or / l uː t /) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted.
- lute summary | Britannicalute, Plucked stringed instrument popular in 16th–17th-century Europe. It originated from the Arab ʿūd, which reached Europe in the 13th century.
- How to Play the Lute: A Complete Beginner's Guide - wikiHowAlthough this instrument can have up to 13 courses, beginners will have a much easier time with a 6-course lute. We'll tour you through lute anatomy, holding the lute and plucking strings, learning to play notes and chords, and reading sheet music to jump-start your lute journey.
- The Lute Society: About the LuteThe lute is rich not only in repertoire but in symbolism. Its refined sound has given it courtly associations in East and West: for Arabs the lute was amir al - 'alat, the sultan of instruments.
- History of lute-family instruments - WikipediaThe European lute and the modern Near-Eastern oud descend from a common ancestor via diverging evolutionary paths. The lute is used in a great variety of instrumental music from the Medieval to the late Baroque eras and was the most important instrument for secular music in the Renaissance.
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