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chitarrone

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chitarrone

Musical instrument, a long-necked bass lute (archlute) incorporating freely vibrating bass strings which are twice the length (sounding an octave lower) of up to seven double courses of manually stopped strings, used in Renaissance and early baroque ensembles to provide a firm and resonant bass line.



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