Cittern
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The cittern or cithren (Fr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola) is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance. Modern scholars debate its exact history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the medieval citole (or cytole). Its flat-back design was simpler and cheaper to construct than the lute. It was also easier to play, smaller, less delicate and m
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 Cittern exhibited at the Music Museum of Barcelona | |
| Other names | Fr. cistre, It. cetra, Ger. Cister, Zister, Sp. cistro, cedra, cítola |
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| Classification | String instrument (plucked) |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.322-5 (necked box lute, plucked with fingers) |
| Developed | 16th century |
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