A chitarrone is a kind of extended lute where it has bass strings, enormously long, connected to the basic lute body. How it’s used: It was an instrument that was invented for this music. It has no ...

This month's Early Music Series in Grayslake features a concert by Nigel North, proclaimed by one music critic as "the greatest performer of the instrument of all time." Yet I don't even know the word ...

Sonata No. 39 Silvius Leopold Weiss, Composer Jakob Lindberg, Lute Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy Jakob Lindberg, Lute Silvius Leopold Weiss, Composer Sonata No. 50 Silvius Leopold Weiss, ...

The Dutch ex-punk and Jim Jarmusch bandmate talks about his passion to free up a hidebound repertoire and make its strings ‘a real pop instrument’ Nobody can accuse Jozef Van Wissem of doing things by ...

Upon hearing this terrific release for the first time, I remarked to a friend that it could easily have been titled ‘Jakobean Lute Music’. Because, apart from its being an excellent survey of ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Collection history unknown; purchased ...