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Preferred term

Theorbos  

Definition

  • Instruments of the western lute family with stopped courses considerably longer than those of a lute and with separate nut and pegbox for a set of longer, unstopped bass strings; 17th-18th cs.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ARCHLUTES, THEORBOS
  • LUTES, THEORBO
  • THEORBO LUTES

Notation

  • 113565

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-C9LCBZ3V-B

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