chitarrone

American  

[kee-tuh-roh-ney, kee-tahr-raw-ne] / ˌki təˈroʊ neɪ, ˌki tɑrˈrɔ nɛ /

noun

plural

chitarroni

1. an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other.

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chitarrone British  

/ ˌkɪtɑːˈrəʊnɪ, ˌtʃɪt- /

noun

1. a large lute with a double neck in common use during the baroque period, esp in Italy

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Etymology

Origin of chitarrone

1730–40; < Italian, augmentative of chitarra < Greek kithára lyre

Example Sentences

Gardiner came equipped with a large orchestra of extravagant period instruments, including four chitarrone, which are lutes with dramatically long necks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015

In Prelude to a Concert, the central musician is tuning but not playing his theorbo, or chitarrone, a long business that slightly frays the patience of his fellow musicians.

From Time Magazine Archive

Johnnie took up a chitarrone, the archlute, a large, double-necked Spanish instrument, which lay upon a marble table by his side in the courtyard.

From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger

The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)

The chitarrone in the collection at South Kensington has twelve strings upon the finger board, and eight bass strings tuned by the pegs at the top of the long neck.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)