Definitions for chitarrone

chitarrone chi·tar·ro·ne

Spelling: [kee-tuh-roh-ney; Italian kee-tahr- Chitarrone is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 923 anagrams from letters in chitarrone (acehinorrt).

Definitions for chitarrone

noun

  1. an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other.

Origin of chitarrone

1730-40; Italian, augmentative of chitarra Greek kithára lyre

Examples for chitarrone

The orchestra consisted of one lira doppia, one clavicembalo, one chitarrone and two flutes.

The chitarrone was formerly called Roman theorbo, because it was principally used at Rome.

The chitarrone was used in the orchestra, assisting at dramatic performances as well as in church music.

There was also an archlute, which in its largest form—six feet in height—was known as the chitarrone.

Monteverde employed still another variety of the lute in his orchestra, called the chitarrone, whence our word guitar.

A chitarrone, with marquetry and three ornamented sound-holes; made by M. Bueckenberg, in Rome, anno 1614.

Word Value for chitarrone
Scrable

0

Words with friends

0

Word of the day