The lute, the most prolific instrument during the 16th century, was “in almost universal use in western Europe” because it was treasured for its ability to arouse emotions through its “expressive and finely shaded tone”. Since the lute was so prolific during the Renaissance period “it is one of the first instruments for which we find any large quantity of written music” in which polyphonic singing and secular songs as well as dances were merged together. The lute, because it was so prolific, was one of the main instruments to help music evolve during the Renaissance period. It helped bring about vertical harmony, and the influence that the lute dance suites had on later keyboard suites is clearly seen . However, none of this would have been…
When you consider the thousands of years between the first lutes and modern lutes, it’s actually quite remarkable how similar the lutes of the past are to more recent lutes (like the guitar and orchestral strings). We can learn a lot about Greco-Roman lutes by looking at their predecessors and descendants. The lute spread much like languages do. Just as regional dialects develop, so, it appears, did lute preferences. The lute did not develop linearly from Mesopotamia, through Greece, and…
The Lute The lute, the most prolific instrument during the 16th century, was “in almost universal use in western Europe” because it was treasured for its ability to arouse emotions through its “expressive and finely shaded tone”. Since the lute was so abundant during the Renaissance period “it is one of the first instruments for which we find any large quantity of written music” in which polyphonic singing and secular songs as well as dances were merged together. The lute, because it was so…
Michael Kasha showed that the lute had come from a different family of instruments. He proved that the lute did not have any impact on the guitar’s evolution. However, studies have shown that some of the less evolved versions of the guitar had an impact on the lute’s evolution. The lute’s immediate forefather was called the oud; the oud was brought to Spain by the Moors, this instrument had no frets however when the lute was invented it was incredibly similar to the oud but it had frets like a…
knows which instrument directly influenced it, there are many theories. One of the most interesting things about the guitar is how many different playing styles there are. The types of guitars we have now took shape sometime in the 19th century and brought with it many different styles of music and variations of the guitar. Four thousand years is how far back guitar can be traced, but no one is sure of it’s exact origins. There are many theories as to where the guitar originated from. Some…
guitar was invented, but the do have some theories, first came the Lute. “The Lute, in music was plucked or bowed chordophone whose strings are parallel to its belly, or soundboard, and run along a distinct neck or pole. In this sense, instruments such as the Indian sitar are classified as lutes. The violin and the Indonesian rebab are bowed lutes, and the Japanese samisen and the Western guitar are plucked lutes”(The Britannia). “In the Renaissance era, the lute was the most popular instrument…
Every three years he released the second and third book. Within a total of nine years his collection of book of ayres for voice & lute was done. Second book of ayres for voice & lute, published 1600 and Third book of ayres for voice & lute, published 1603. A year later in 1604 he published Lachrimae or also known as Seven Tears. This collection contains twenty-one pieces and were dedicated to the sacred Princess Anna Queen of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland. Last, but not least, another…
evidence found in northern Turkey reliefs. Also been found in ancient Egyptian drawings that be like a guitar instrument. In the culture like as Hittites and Assyrians created string instruments like the lyre. It's an instrument with the simplest and traditional strings of the world but with the addition of a sounding board. There are various hypotheses about the origins of the guitars. One version puts that the guitar is a descendant of the “fidícula” which is a Greco-Roman music instrument.…
The ukulele is sometimes abbreviated to uke and it refers to a member of the lute family of instruments. It generally do employ four gut or nylon strings or rather four courses of strings the ukulele initially originated in the 19th century in Hawaii. It was actually a Hawaiian adaptation of the Portuguese machete. It was a small guitar –like instrument that Portuguese immigrants introduced to Hawaii. It really gained a lot of popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th…
“I was alive in the forest, I was cut down by a cruel axe, in life I was silent, In death I sweetly sing" - Inscription on the face frets of an Elizabethan lute Fender, Yamaha, Gibson, and B.C. Rich; all of theses companies build guitars, what sets them apart however is how they construct them. Most of these companies pay someone in a warehouse to assemble prefabricated parts. Most people, however, would feel that the best guitar is made by hand, where every grain of wood is analyzed, to…