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 ...

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.

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. They came in …

Not surprisingly much of the archlute's repertory is linked to Rome; the instrument was used for bass parts and continuo in cantatas, operas, oratorios and various instrumental genres, by Marazzoli, Virgilio Mazzocchi, Colista, Stradella, Corelli, A. Scarlatti, Handel and others.

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, the size and re-entrant tuning of which made for difficulties in the performance of solo music, and the Renaissance tenor lute, which lacked the bass range of the th...

Chitarrone, large bass lute, or archlute, developed in Rome about 1600. It was usually about 6 feet (less than 2 m) tall, with a normal lute body. The chitarrone had six to eight strings running over the fingerboard to a pegbox (the part of the instrument in which the tuning pegs are set)

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 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.

The archlute is a specialized European string instrument that was developed around 1600. Although it was called archlute, it also has several name variations depending on the country where it is used. Some name variations include archilaud in Spanish, erzlaute in German, and arciliuto in Italian.

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