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Cittern

The cittern or cithren (Fr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola) is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the medieval citole (or cytole). Its flat-back design was simpler and cheaper to construct than the lute. It was also…

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Classification
String instrument (plucked)
Developed
16th century
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.322-5 (necked box lute, plucked with fingers)
Other names
Fr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Zister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola

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related to Modern citterns · 20
Cittern → Also, Corsican, English, German, German-speaking Switzerland, Halszither, Harz, Harzzither, In, In Germany, Lutherzither, Martin, Martin Luther, Portuguese, Stefan Sobell, The, There, Thüringer Wald, Thüringer Waldzither, Waldzither
related to Bibliography · 16
Cittern → Apprendre, Charles Pollet, Cistre, Cithren, Guitare Allemande, II, III, ISBN, IV, John Playford, Modern Cittern, Musick's Delight, Méthode, Pincer, Robin Alexander Lucas, Vol
related to External links · 10
Cittern → Citterns, Europäische Zupfinstrumente, HistorismusCittern Press, Musikinstrumenten-Museum, Renaissance, Renovata Cythara, Rossi, Sobell, The Renaissance Cittern PagesStefan, Universität Leipzig
related to 16th to 18th centuries · 5
Cittern → English, From, Just, Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost, The
related to Pre-modern citterns · 5
Cittern → It, Its, Renaissance, The, The Spanish
Classification · 1
Cittern → String instrument (plucked)
Developed · 1
Cittern → 16th century
Hornbostel–Sachs classification · 1
Cittern → 321.322-5 (necked box lute, plucked with fingers)
Other names · 1
Cittern → Fr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Zister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola

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instrument music guitar modern also fr ger sp waldzither cetra museum lute used popular citterns english cistre renaissance 16th citole

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CitternClassificationString instrument (plucked)1.00infobox
CitternDeveloped16th century1.00infobox
CitternHornbostel–Sachs classification321.322-5 (necked box lute, plucked with fingers)1.00infobox
CitternOther namesFr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Zister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola1.00infobox
Citternrelated to 16th to 18th centuriesFrom0.60section
Citternrelated to 16th to 18th centuriesEnglish0.60section
Citternrelated to 16th to 18th centuriesThe0.60section
Citternrelated to 16th to 18th centuriesShakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost0.60section
Citternrelated to 16th to 18th centuriesJust0.60section
Citternrelated to BibliographyMusick's Delight0.60section
Citternrelated to BibliographyCithren0.60section
Citternrelated to BibliographyJohn Playford0.60section

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