The lute shown above is a five-course Medieval lute. I also build this model with six courses as a late Medieval or early Renaissance lute. My model is from the Hans Memling alterpiece, shown at the right. I particularly like the rounded body and the use of all light colored woods.
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www.cincinnatiearlymusic.com/medieval_lute.html
www.cincinnatiearlymusic.com/medieval_lute.html
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However some of the very early plectra are shown as large and solid looking, so it may also have been used as a percussive rhythm instrument rather like the Rumanian Cobsa, which closely resembles the very early medieval lute, especially in the wide spacing of the strings at the bridge and the shortness of the...
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www.vanedwards.co.uk/history1.htm
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medieval lute based on iconographical sources circa 1480, especially the paintings of Gerard David. 9 ribs of figured sycamore with a smooth curve between body and neck. Two gothic roses: a very elaborate circular sunken rose of pine and parchment as well as a lancet-window shaped rose just below the fingerboard.
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The medieval lute, like almost all the important instruments of the age, came from the Middle East. Ideas and products have always radiated from centers of power. After the fall of Rome, that center was Byzantium, which was rapidly eclipsed by the Islamic Caliphates in Iraq and Egypt.
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home.earthlink.net/~curtis_bouterse/id7.html
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medieval polyphony intabulated for lute and voice ... Create your own lute-tab PDF documents: ... Recent Additions: Vide's Puisque je n'ai plus de maystresse for soprano and lute...
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medievallute.info/
medievallute.info/
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The medieval lute was a direct descendent of the Arabic 'ud and was generally played with quill. My medieval lutes are based on iconography. In particular, Francesco Cossa (1470) and Hans Memling, from the Triptych of the Last judgement (1472) Click on the images below to see a larger version.
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www.mateus-lutes.com/medieval.html
www.mateus-lutes.com/medieval.html
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gizmodo.com/5097399/zoybar-modular-instrument-is-a-guit...
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The lute was often associated with parties and romance. ... The Lute Player, by Bartholomeo Veneto. Note the left hand thumb! ... Angel with Lute Melozzo Da Forli, c 1480, Pinscoteca, Vatican Musuems...
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www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/icon/1400.html
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from a Catalan painting, XIV century ... LITTLE MEDIEVAL LUTE ; 4 courses ... Fiddles || Harps || Rebecs || Gittern || Citolas || Tromba marina || ; Back to the Homepage...
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www.marcosalerno.it/MedLutesM.html
www.marcosalerno.it/MedLutesM.html
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