theorbo
noun
an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck.
theorbos
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pluralof theorbo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And it invariably had to go with old, not modern, instruments: recorders, valveless horns, theorbos, violins with gut strings and Baroque bows.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2012
The players are from Juilliard415, the school’s early-music group, complemented by guest artists on the Baroque harp and theorbos.
From New York Times ● Nov. 19, 2010
The homely sound, likewise, of a rustical hornpipe is more agreeable to my ears than the curious warbling and musical quavering of lutes, theorbos, viols, rebecs, and violins.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Peter Anthony Motteux
He seems to have made an expert and scientific study of it, and the reader hears continually the sound of lutes, harpsichords, violas, theorbos, virginals, and flageolets.
From Among Famous Books by John Kelman
The front of the stage is opened, and the band of twenty-four violins, with the harpsicals and theorbos which accompany the voices, are placed between the pit and the stage.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by John Dryden
