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chitarrone
[ kee-tuh-roh-ney; Italian kee-tahr-raw-ne ]
noun
, plural chi·tar·ro·ni [kee-t, uh, -, roh, -nee].
- an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other.
chitarrone
/ ˌkɪtɑːˈrəʊnɪ; ˌtʃɪt- /
noun
- a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chitarrone1
1730–40; < Italian, augmentative of chitarra < Greek kithára lyre
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chitarrone1
Italian, from chitarra, from Greek kithara lyre
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Example Sentences
The chitarrone was used in the orchestra, assisting at dramatic performances as well as in church music.
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The chitarrone was formerly called Roman theorbo, because it was principally used at Rome.
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A chitarrone, with marquetry and three ornamented sound-holes; made by M. Bueckenberg, in Rome, anno 1614.
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There was also an archlute, which in its largest form—six feet in height—was known as the chitarrone.
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Monteverde employed still another variety of the lute in his orchestra, called the Chitarrone, whence our word guitar.
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