0 a musical instrument that has a body with a round back and a flat top, a long neck, and strings that are played with the fingers
But the majority are homophonic strophic airs suitable for performance by a solo singer, with the remaining parts arranged for lute or another instrument.
The harp was replaced in performance by a bass lute.
The same pattern is followed for illuminate, lute, salute, suit and super.
Unlike the lute, the basic technique of the chitarra at this time was one of a strummed chordal accompaniment.
They also appear as lute songs in a few sixteenth-century manuscripts and a scattering of print sources.
In many cases, the composer simply furnishes basic denotative material: here a ceremony takes place; there a singer plays the lute.
Little backwards impact is now felt on its ancestral ancient lutes and acoustic guitars, except perhaps in the area of string materials.
As for the lute, its versatility as a contrapuntal instrument allowed it to accompany both improvised song and solo madrigals.
