The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of the lute family, with an extended neck that houses the second pegbox. Like a lute, a theorbo has a curved-back sound box with a flat top, …

theorbo, large bass lute, or archlute, used from the 16th to the 18th century for song accompaniments and for basso continuo parts. It had six to eight single strings running along …

Lutenist Elizabeth Kenny explains how and why the Theorbo was developed in the 17th century, what it was used for, and what it's like to carry it around on the train. View Elizabeth's album on...

Jul 6, 2020 · A quick and easy introduction to the amazing theorbo.This video was created in collaboration with the Lute Society of America.https://www.youtube.com/user/Lu...

May 1, 2017 · Get ready to learn all there is to know about the theorbo in 17 facts. The theorbo was invented in Italy at the end of the 16th Century in order to accompany singers in the first …

Jan 4, 2024 · The theorbo might look ridiculous, but it is often the loudest single instrument in the band, barring brass instruments. Though invented as an accompaniment instrument, theorbo …

'Theorbo' is an anglicized form of the Italian word 'tiorba', which was a colloquial name for a large instrument of the lute family. It was developed in Florence during the 1580s by players …

May 13, 2022 · Towards the end of the 16th century, a group of musicians in Italy began experimenting with a new way of tuning their lutes, lowering the top two strings by an octave …

The theorbo was created when baroque music was born, sometime circa 1580, when a supportive bass formed one panel of a triptych of bass, harmony and melody, and the lute was required …

A theorbo, also sometimes called a chitarrone, is a lute with a long neck extension. A theorbo has two pegboxes, one at the top of the fingerboard and the other at the end of the extension. The …