lutenist
Plucks stringed instrument
A lutenist is a person who plays the lute, the pear-shaped stringed instrument prominent in Renaissance and Baroque music.
The term appears mainly in classical music contexts: The ensemble featured a lutenist and a harpsichordist.
Also spelled lutanist.
Fingering-based musical notation
- gut stringsInstrument strings from intestines
- archluteLarge lute with extended bass strings
- coursePlanned path forward
- fretsWorries or string dividers
pegbox · rose · soundboard · plectrum · fingerstyle · accompaniment · continuo · manuscript
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- bardPoet of epics
- jongleurMedieval wandering entertainer
- meistersingerGerman guild poet-musician
court musician · accompanist · consort · ensemble · patronage · guildhall · chapelmaster
Note-playing hand technique
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
mordent · phrasing · dynamics · tuning · temperament · interpretation · expression · virtuosity
Free-form musical composition
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- allemandeYolk-thickened mother sauce
- sarabandeStately triple-time court dance
- gigueBaroque suite's closing dance
prelude · toccata · divisions · variations · air · ground bass · diminution · ornamentation
One who plays six strings
- harpistOne who plucks a lyre's large cousin
- mandolinistPlayer of paired-string instrument
- classical guitaristMusician playing fingerstyle acoustic repertoire
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
tablature
Fingering-based musical notation
- gut stringsInstrument strings from intestines
- archluteLarge lute with extended bass strings
- coursePlanned path forward
frets · pegbox · rose · soundboard · plectrum · fingerstyle · accompaniment · continuo · manuscript · transcription
troubadour
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
meistersinger · court musician · accompanist · consort · ensemble · patronage · guildhall · chapelmaster
fingering
Note-playing hand technique
- pluckingRemoving by tugging
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
trill · mordent · phrasing · dynamics · tuning · temperament · interpretation · expression · virtuosity
fantasia
Free-form musical composition
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- allemandeYolk-thickened mother sauce
- sarabandeStately triple-time court dance
gigue · prelude · toccata · divisions · variations · air · ground bass · diminution · ornamentation
guitarist
One who plays six strings
- harpistOne who plucks a lyre's large cousin
- mandolinistPlayer of paired-string instrument
- classical guitaristMusician playing fingerstyle acoustic repertoire