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Lute

LC control no.sh 85078975
LC classificationML1010 ML1013 History
MT640 Instruction
Topical headingLute
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Variant(s)Lyra (Musical instrument)
See alsoPlucked instruments
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Found inNew Grove dict. of mus. WWW site, Apr. 30, 2007 (plucked chordophone, made of wood, of Middle Eastern origin which flourished throughout Europe from medieval times to the 18th century. Under Lyra ii: Tinctoris referred to the lute as "lyra")