Cittern Stringed Instruments

Cittern Stringed Instruments

A large and complex family of stringed instruments which developed from the 16th through to the 18th centuries. While the lute and guitar families were strung with gut, the citterns were wire-strung and played with a plectrum.In the latter years of the 20th century, the word "cittern" came to be applied to a bewildering range of instruments of the mandolin family, and, in Celtic music, to the Irish bouzouki.

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Cittern Music in the Sixteenth Century - A brief description, information about tunings, and listings of composers and their works.
Renovata Cythara - Dedicated to the Renaissance cittern and related instruments; includes articles, information on music, composers, and history of the instrument, and on modern players and builders.
Cittern - Article describing the instrument and its history; includes modern usage of the name to describe instruments of the mandolin family. [Wikipedia]
English Guittars - An illustrated description of instruments restored by a British luthier.

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