Definition of Citole. Meaning of Citole. Synonyms of Citole

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Definition of Citole

Citole
Citole Cit"ole, n. [OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. See Cittern.] (Mus.) A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [Obs.]

Meaning of Citole from wikipedia

- The citole was a string musical instrument, closely ****ociated with the medieval fiddles (viol, vielle, gigue) and commonly used from 1200–1350. It was...
- similar confusion with the citole. As a result of this uncertainty, many modern sources refer to gitterns as mandoras, and to citoles as gitterns. A number...
- (legendary) Cymbals Frame drum Nakers Pandeiro Tabor Tambourine Timbrel Citole Cretan lyra Dulcimer Fiddle Gittern Guitarra latina Guitarra morisca Medieval...
- wide variety of European instruments, including fiddles, vielles, violas, citoles and guitars. Although not proven to be completely separate from the line...
- the Cantigas de Santa Maria (codex MS T.I. 1). Two vielles (left) and a citole. Spain, c. 1280. Vielle or fiddle from c. 1310, Ormesby Psalter, Bodleian...
- κιθάρα (cithara). It is a synonym for the cittern but has been used for the citole and cithara (the lyre-form) and cythara (the lyre-form developing into a...
- history, but it is generally accepted that it is descended from the Medieval citole (or cytole). Its flat-back design was simpler and cheaper to construct than...
- not only short-necked plucked lutes such as the lute, oud, pipa, guitar, citole, gittern, mandore, rubab, and gambus and long-necked plucked lutes such...
- Guitarra morisca. Wright, Lawrence (May 1977). "The Medieval Gittern and Citole: A Case of Mistaken Identity". The Galpin Society Journal. 30: 10–11. doi:10...
- string courses, and it is normally pla**** with a pick. This gittern or citole with curved sides is illustrated in the medieval musical text the Cantigas...