Angélique (instrument)
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The angélique (French, from Italian angelica) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era. It combines features of the lute, the harp, and the theorbo.
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Classification | Plucked string instrument |
Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321 (Composite chordophone sounded with bare hands and fingers) |
Developed | Around 17th century |
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It shares the form of its pear-shaped body as well as its vibrating string length of 54 to 70 cm with the lute. Differing from the lute, the 16 string angelica was single-strung like a theorbo, with which it shares its extended neck with a second peg box, bearing six bass strings.