Swedish lute

A Swedish lute

The Swedish lute (Swedish: svensk luta) is a musical instrument developed from the early cittern, with a theorbo'ed neck with several bass strings running offset from the fretboard. The modern Swedish lute generally has six strings over the fretboard, and four or more free-running strings.

Overview[]

Prominent among early developers of the Swedish lute was , who in the latter half of the 18th century built the lute played by the famous Swedish musician and composer Carl Michael Bellman.^[1]

Aside from Swedish musicians, the American folk musician Richard Dyer-Bennet also performed on the instrument, having studied in Sweden under Sven Scholander.^[2]

References[]

^ Julie Anne Sadie (10 July 2005). Calling on the Composer: A Guide to European Composer Houses and Museums. Yale University Press. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-0-300-10750-0.
^ Bob Coltman (2008). Paul Clayton and the Folksong Revival. Scarecrow Press. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6132-9.

External links[]

Svenskalutan.se
Organology: Harp Guitar "Relatives" at HarpGuitars.net
YouTube: Lillebror Söderlundh performing "En valsmelodi"

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[Sadie2005-1] Julie Anne Sadie (10 July 2005). Calling on the Composer: A Guide to European Composer Houses and Museums. Yale University Press. pp. 114–. ISBN 978-0-300-10750-0.

[Coltman2008-2] Bob Coltman (2008). Paul Clayton and the Folksong Revival. Scarecrow Press. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6132-9.

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