A lute can certainly be considered as the predecessor of the guitar. It has many of the same features of the guitar such as tuning pegs, strings, a sound hole etc...
Yes an 8-course Renaissance lute will usually have 15 string and 12 frets
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No. Hence the different names.
Sonata of violin and lute (1677 his 1compositiontrio sonatas for 2 violins/cello (1681)
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I'm certain the instrument you're referring to is a lute.
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A gitgit is a bamboo violin that is a lute that has four strings and is played with a bow.
Sonata of violin and lute (1677 his 1compositiontrio sonatas for 2 violins/cello (1681)
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it has strings like a violin cello lute and so on, I don't see why not.
I'm certain the instrument you're referring to is a lute.
A rebec was a bowed musical instrument which was strung like a violin. It was about the size of a violin, but the shape was more like that of a round backed lute. It was called a geige in Germany, which is a name also applied to a violin.
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Vivaldi wrote 2 concertos for the lute as well as 2 trio sonatas for lute and violin. Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D Major, RV 93 Concerto for Viola d'Amore and Lute in D Minor, RV 540
It is a musical instrument that makes sounds by vibrating strings (for example, violin, guitar).
It belongs to the string instrument family, such as the violin, cello, and the harp.Strings? What were you thinking?
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