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Theorbo

The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, typically with one or three sound holes decorated with rosettes. As with the lute, the player plucks or strums the strings with the right hand while "fretting" (pressing…

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Classification
Necked bowl lutes · String instruments
Other names
chitarrone, theorbo lute; fr: téorbe, théorbe, tuorbe; de: Theorbe; it: tiorba, tuorba

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Origin and development

Tuning and strings

Regional differences

Technique

  • Weiss Sylvius Leopold Weiss

Solo repertoire

Continuo

Composers

Contemporary players

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Theorbo

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Edges106
Triples228
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018692
Components1

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Theorbo

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related to Tuning and strings · 22
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related to Origin and development · 16
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related to External links · 12
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related to France · 10
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related to Germany · 9
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related to Solo repertoire · 9
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related to Technique · 8
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related to Continuo · 7
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related to England · 7
Theorbo → By, England, English, It, Jaques Gaultier, The Italian, Theorbos

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lute strings music continuo tuning used instrument instruments italian bass archlute theorbos solo also use often chitarrone string new playing

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TheorboClassificationNecked bowl lutes1.00infobox
TheorboClassificationString instruments1.00infobox
TheorboOther nameschitarrone, theorbo lute; fr: téorbe, théorbe, tuorbe; de: Theorbe; it: tiorba, tuorba1.00infobox
Theorbois aplucked string instrument of the lute family0.90text
Couperin to perform as solo piecesA few modern composers have begun to write new music for the theorboinstance ofTranscriptions - French theorbists often transcribed pieces from opera composers such as Lully or keyboard composers0.80text
Theorborelated to ContinuoThe0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoHowever0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoThus0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoBreaking0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoFrequent0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoUse0.60section
Theorborelated to ContinuoAdditionally0.60section

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