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Gittern

The gittern was a relatively small gut-strung, round-backed instrument that first appeared in literature and pictorial representation during the 13th century in Western Europe (Iberian Peninsula, Italy, France, England). It is usually depicted played with a quill plectrum, as can be seen clearly beginning in manuscript illuminations from the thirteenth…

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Classification
String instrument (plucked)
Developed
13th century
Hornbostel–Sachs classification
321.322 (necked box lute) (Chordophone)

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Relationship between gittern, the citole, lute and guitar family

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Gittern

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples78
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Gittern

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related to Relationship between gittern, the citole, lute and guitar family · 13
Gittern → Arabic, As, Europe, European, Greco-Roman, Iberian, It, Latin, Roman Empire, Romance, Some, The, Vulgar Latin
related to Etymology and identity · 12
Gittern → As, Case, Citole, England, Galpin Society Journal, In, It, Lawrence Wright, Mistaken Identity, The, The Medieval Gittern, Warwick Castle
related to Other written records · 12
Gittern → Charles, Este, Ferrara, France's, However, Italian, Italy, Praetorius, Salt, The, These, Ziarlatini
related to Structure · 12
Gittern → Although, English, French, Frets, German, Italian, Most, Occurring, Spanish, The, There, Unlike
related to External links · 9
Gittern → Author, Citole, Early Instruments, England Archived, Guide, The Gittern, The Guitar, Wayback MachineModern Gittern, YouTube
related to Cantigas of Santa Maria · 7
Gittern → Although, Cantigas, In Spanish, None, Reconquista, Santa Maria, Spain
related to Geoffrey Chaucer · 7
Gittern → Absalom, Absalon, Canterbury Tales, Chaucer, In, In The Miller's Tale, Now
related to Resources · 3
Gittern → Database, Early Music Muse, Gittern Early Music Instrument
Classification · 1
Gittern → String instrument (plucked)
Developed · 1
Gittern → 13th century

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instrument century instruments modern guitar like lute although spanish later names round-backed citole chitarra historical flat-backed guitarra appears spain france

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GitternClassificationString instrument (plucked)1.00infobox
GitternDeveloped13th century1.00infobox
GitternHornbostel–Sachs classification321.322 (necked box lute) (Chordophone)1.00infobox
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaIn Spanish0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaCantigas0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaSanta Maria0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaNone0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaAlthough0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaSpain0.60section
Gitternrelated to Cantigas of Santa MariaReconquista0.60section
Gitternrelated to Etymology and identityThe0.60section
Gitternrelated to Etymology and identityEngland0.60section

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