The archlute (Spanish: archilaúd, Italian: arciliuto, German: Erzlaute) is a European plucked string instrument developed around 1600 as a compromise between the very large theorbo, [1] the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, [2] and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range ...

大鲁特琴（archlute）是一种琉特（鲁特琴）族的西洋弹拨乐器。 与普通的鲁特琴相比，大鲁特琴通常具有一个加长的琴颈和一个附加的弦轴箱。 本乐器在17世纪的意大利和英国被广泛运用于伴奏，同时也有不少独奏曲目。

据考证，欧洲鲁特琴和近东的oud都源自同一祖先烏德琴。 鲁特琴lute和oud都派生自阿拉伯语的al‘ud，意思为“木头”。 虽然最近Eckhard Neubauer的研究证明‘ud可能是波斯名rud的阿拉伯语化，原意为弦、弦乐或者鲁特琴。 欧洲的鲁特琴，在图书中最早可追溯到1270年的Cantigas de Santa Maria，大致上来说 ...

Archlute is a generic term to describe any kind of double strung lute-family instrument tuned in the “Renaissance tuning” with a neck extension to accommodate a number of single or double courses that widen diatonically the lower register of these lutes.

Archlute (Fr. archiluth; Ger. Erzlaute; It. arciliuto, arcileuto). A generic term for lutes with fretted courses tuned like the Renaissance lute, and with extended, unfretted bass courses (diapasons).

archlute, large 16th-century bass lute provided with additional bass strings, or diapasons, and producing a deeper sound that could be used in orchestral basso continuo parts. The diapasons were tuned according to individual preference, usually in a …

The archlute, as the name indicates, is a specialized form of lute. This plucked string instrument dates to the 17th century. The archlute was particularly popular during the Italian baroque era, when it was used for both continuo and solo pieces. Handel was among the composers outside Italy who also composed for the archlute.

Title: Archlute. Maker: David Tecchler (Austrian, Salzburg 1666–1747 Rome) Date: ca. 1725. Geography: Rome, Italy. Culture: Italian. Medium: Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl. Dimensions: Height: 70 3/4 in. (179.7 cm) Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked. Credit Line: Purchase, Clara Mertens Bequest, in memory of André ...

The archlute is a large chordophone instrument that derives from the lute but has various drone strings, longer and deeper, next to its normal strings. The models that date back to 1620 typically had eleven pairs of strings, of which six or seven pushed.

Alessandro Piccinini (1566-c. 1638) claimed he invented the archlute. He says in the preface to his 1623 Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone, Libro Primo that he had a luthier build several versions of an "arciliuto" with a neck exension providing for extra bass courses. This neck extension resulted in a much more robust sounding bass and ...