Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large bass lute, double-necked like the theorbo and chitarrone, and differing from them in the arrangement of the longer strings. Also written
archilute .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music A
stringed musical instrument rather like a largelute
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Examples
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Pandolfo and Thomas Boysen, on theorbo or archlute and baroque guitar, approached each piece with improvisatorial freedom.
PERFORMING ARTS 2011
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He also plays the long-necked archlute beautifully.
DesignerBlog Will 2007
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Sting accompanies himself on an archlute, also called a theorbo, and is joined on some numbers by lutenist Edin Karamazov.
Archive 2007-01-01 Will 2007
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Sting accompanies himself on an archlute, also called a theorbo, and is joined on some numbers by lutenist Edin Karamazov.
DesignerBlog Will 2007
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He also plays the long-necked archlute beautifully.
Archive 2007-01-01 Will 2007
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There can be no argument, however, with master lutenist Edin Karamazov's work on the archlute -- even when joined in duet by his apprentice Sting - in the instrumental numbers.
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With only the cleanly picked lute and archlute of Edin Karamazov for accompaniment on the set, Sting employs modern tools with a light touch, layering vocals into a four-part harmony alongside the plucky line of 'Fine knacks for ladies'.
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With only the cleanly picked lute and archlute of Edin Karamazov for accompaniment on the set, Sting employs modern tools with a light touch, layering vocals into a four-part harmony alongside the plucky line of 'Fine knacks for ladies'.
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With only the cleanly picked lute and archlute of Edin Karamazov for accompaniment on the set, Sting employs modern tools with a light touch, layering vocals into a four-part harmony alongside the plucky line of 'Fine knacks for ladies'.
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Sting plays the archlute himself (a larger, double-strung lute) and reads excerpts from a Dowland letter.
reesetee commented on the word archlute
A lute with two pegboxes, one for the stopped strings and the other for the bass strings, which run outside the fingerboard.
March 20, 2008