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archlute music

The archlute is a large bass lute which has extra strings to produce a deep sound for basso continuo parts. Originally developed in about 1600, it's a compromise between a Renaissance tenor lute and the unwieldy theorbo.

A selection of articles about archlute music

CD Spotlight. Unearthing Lost Cornerstones - John Dante Prevedini listens to music by seventeenth century composer Balthasar Erben. '... the disk itself becomes a curatorial introduction to the composer's entire life and work. The Coviello label evidently understands the weight of this responsibility very well ...'

CD Spotlight. Handel and the Roman Baroque School - Giuseppe Pennisi listens to Lorenzo Tozzi's Romabarocca Ensemble. '... a precious CD from which to learn little known aspects of baroque music ...'

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