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Archlute
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Arch´lute
n.1.(Mus.) A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.
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Editorial intervention and integration of articulation and dynamics is minimal but clearly identified; the basso group in arias is invariably described as "violoncelli, contrabbasso, fagotti, arciliuto," following Pierre Jacques Fougeroux's 1728 report on Handel's orchestra heard during performances he attended of Tolorneo, siroe, and Admeto (introd.
Georg Friedrich Handel. (Music Reviews) by Strohm, Reinhard / Notes
 
 
 
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