Mostly about my backyard chickens. (Boring, I know), but there are a lot of us out here. Mine are only kept as pampered pets. I could eat a neighbor's chicken, but not MINE. There may be a comment on current events only if I get riled up enough. And there will always be a cartoon or a joke to cheer us. I promise to try my very best to respond to comments. Now I have to figure out how this blogger thingy works....
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
A most unusual instrument!
Archlute
European Plucked String Instrument
The
archlute is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600
as a compromise between the very large theorbo, the size and re-entrant
tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music,
and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the
theorbo. Essentially a tenor lute with the theorbo's neck-extension, the
archlute lacks the power in the tenor and the bass that the theorbo's
large body and typically greater string length provide.
Strange!
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of it before either, Gorges, - but playing Bach on it makes it sound even better!
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