10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CITTERN»
Discover the use of
cittern in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cittern and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Protecting the Cittern" explores eighty years of family history leading to a discovery from the past that will change how everyone in the Giordano family views the future.
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Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
Ephraim Segerman, "A Short History of the Cittern," GSJ 52 (l999), 77-l07. Cittern
( l6th- l7th c.). Plucked string instrument possessing wire strings. It was played
with a plectrum, which lent itself well to the wire stringing, either in the sounding
of ...
Roland John Jackson, 2005
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Manual of Guitar Technology: The History and Technology of ...
lntroduction The cittern makes a connecting link between the lute and the guitar.
lt may have also branched off from the plucked fiddle of the early Middle Ages (
fidula, vielle, vialla. or vihuela). ln the Utrecht Psalter already mentioned (9th ...
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
cistre [Fr.]. *Cittern. Cithara [Lat.]. See Kithara. Cither. *Cittcrn. Cithrinchen [Ger.].
See Cittern. Citole [Fr.; Eng. cythol, sitole, sytholle, etc.; Ger. Zitole; It. cet(e)ra,
cetula; Sp. citolci]. A wire-strung, plucked-string instrument; the medieval form of
the ...
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A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music
CITTERN, CETERONE, ORPHARION, AND BANDORA Another underused
instrument in today's early music groups is the cittern. Its solo repertory is second
in size only to that of the lute in the sixteenth century, and as an ensemble
instrument ...
Jeffery Kite-Powell, 2007
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The ballad literature and popular music of the olden time: a ...
Of these the cittern was the most common, perhaps because most easily played.
It was in shape somewhat like the English guitar of the last century, but had only
four double strings of wire, i. 0., two to each note.b These were tuned to the notes
...
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Music and Science in the Age of Galileo
The female figure is a muse who, as in Dante's Purgatorio, is attempting to
nourish creativity by breast feeding the cittern — an instrument with strong
humanistic associations.64 Unlike the previous images we have seen, however,
no milk ...
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The Facts on File Dictionary of Music
The technique is particularly useful for woodwinds (oboe, clarinet, etc.) as well as
for the didgeridoo. cister See CITTERN. cistre (se ̄s′tr) French. See CITTERN.
cithara (sith′r). The British spelling of KITHARA. cither See CITTERN. citole ...
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Renaissance Solos for Mandolin
This book contains arrangements for mandolin of solo music for the Renaissance
cittern. These pieces can be played as solos, much as they were on the cittern, or
they can be made into arrangements with other instruments, a practice also ...
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The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music
149' printed London, 1604 i\ 1 61 0-20, staircase well, Knole, Kent 1603-8,
Ballroom, fCnole, kent Regia pietas (1620), lute, harp, bass viol, violin, cornett,
violin, violin, (lute lute, virginals, violin, flute, voices lute, cittern, bandora, violin,
bass viol ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CITTERN»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
cittern is used in the context of the following news items.
The gloss and gutsiness of West Cork Chamber Music Festival
It featured five singers, Duley on organ, and Israel Golani on lute and cittern. It rang the changes in line-up to great effect. And it was well ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Crewe Lyceum welcomes Rhythm of the Dance
... instruments such as the Celtic bouzouki, the cittern, the octave mandolin, the melodeon (Irish accordion), tea whistle and pennywhistle flutes, ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Jun 15»
Help Nepal Network benefit concert in Newcastle
... folk trio The AleHouse String Band from Waldoboro, Nik Apollonio of Rockport playing cittern, fiddle and guitar; and Celtic folk duo Castlebay ... «Boothbay Register, Jun 15»
14 photos from Mark Knopfler performing at The Royal Albert Hall
... Richard Bennett (guitar), Jim Cox (piano), Mike McGoldrick (whistle and flute), John McCusker (fiddle and cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), and Ian ... «Gigwise, May 15»
Mark Knopfler makes homecoming to Metro Radio Arena Newcastle
... Guy Fletcher, it features an A-list of frequent collaborators, such as John McCusker on fiddle and cittern, Mike McGoldrick on whistle and flute, ... «ChronicleLive, May 15»
How Has Design Changed Since 1980?
Symbol for Division of Musical Instruments, Smithsonian Institution, based on detail or rosette from 18th-century English cittern on view at the ... «Imprint, May 15»
Music review: Mark Knopfler, Tracker
Again Tracker employs Celtic undertones through the accompaniment of fiddle, cittern, whistle and wooden flute. There are also brilliant ... «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
Multinational Celtic band RUNA makes Tucson debut
... as well as intricate Irish step-dancing by lead vocalist Shannon Lambert-Ryan and Dave Curley, who also plays cittern and bodhran. «TucsonSentinel.com, May 15»
Listings: Arts and entertainment on the Seacoast
Carol Coronis: and her cittern return to Cafe Nostimo, 72 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, for Greek Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9, with Greek and ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»
Go & Do: It's time to vote for the Spotlight Awards
Carol Coronis and her cittern will return to Cafe Nostimo, 72 Mirona Road, Portsmouth for Greek Night on Saturday, May 9. Starting at 8 p.m., ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»
