The lute is the most intimately expressive of musical instruments. A descendant of the lyre with which Orpheus mythically tamed the wild beasts, the lute returned to Europe more than a millennium ago ...

A chitarrone is a kind of extended lute where it has bass strings, enormously long, connected to the basic lute body. How it’s used: It was an instrument that was invented for this music. It has no ...

Last month, volatile little Composer Ernest Bloch gave Portland, Ore. music lovers his best advice on how to behave at a concert (TIME, March 7). “Don’t be inhibited,” he hollered happily from the ...

This week's show is divided into two parts. In the first half, we hear tracks to compare three solo plucked instruments -- the oud, the lute, and the guitar. Then we feature three songs by Latin jazz ...

Talk about having a penchant for "the oldies." When talking about old music, many people refer to the 1950s, '60s and '70s. But when Lakeside resident and lute player Edward Martin talks about old ...

Apart from Renaissance fairs and Sting albums, the lute makes relatively few public appearances these days. And when it does grace a concert stage, it's generally in the service of centuries-old ...