Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A performer on the theorbo.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) One who plays on a theorbo.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun someone who
plays thetheorbo
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Examples
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Martin and her colleagues, viola da gamba player Anne-Marie Lasla and theorbist Thomas Dunford, recently arrived in the United States with
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Charles T. Downey 2011
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Organist Katherine Heater and theorbist David Tayler made a strong continuo group, yet the overall effect remained largely inert.
SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2010
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Organist Katherine Heater and theorbist David Tayler made a strong continuo group, yet the overall effect remained largely inert.
SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2010
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Organist Katherine Heater and theorbist David Tayler made a strong continuo group, yet the overall effect remained largely inert.
SFGate: Top News Stories Joshua Kosman 2010
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He and theorbist-lutenist Lucas Harris contributed accompaniments, as well as solos between the vocal pieces.
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