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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: TAV-THE |
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THEORBO lFr. th@orbe, Ger. Theorba, Ital. theorba, Barbitonel, the large double
bass
bass
body
scheme of decoration was followed. The neck, instead of being bent back at an angle
long bass strings, stretched not over but at the side of the neck, to escape the pegs of the shorter strings. These free strings, known as diapason strings (Ger. Begleitseiten) were plucked a vide like those of the lyre, each giving but one note; the number of these strings varied from 8 to 11.The theorbo was made in two sizes, the ordinary instrument measuring about 3 ft. 6 in., and the Paduan, also known as archlute, about 5 ft. The chitarrone, or Roman theorbo, was the largest of all, a contrabass lute in fact, and frequently stood over 6 ft. high. It differed slightly from the theorbo; the body
For the history of the theorbo, see BARBIToN and LUTE. End of Article: THEORBO If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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