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Orpharions

Scope note

Large wire-strung citterns popular in the 17th century, with slanting bridge and frets, tuned like the lute and interchangeable with it in much of the music written for either.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042022

Broader Terms used

citterns

Equivalent Terms used

orpharion

Created

13yrs ago

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