lutenists
Renaissance string players
Lutenists are musicians who play the lute, a stringed instrument with a rounded body and angled neck popular in Renaissance and Baroque music.
The singular is lutenist: The lutenist accompanied the soprano in the madrigal.
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- bardPoet of epics
- jongleurMedieval wandering entertainer
- meistersingerGerman guild poet-musician
storyteller · serenade · ballad · accompanist · singer · poet · courtly · itinerant
Spirit or yank
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
tablature · ornamentation · vibrato · tremolo · arpeggio · chord · accompaniment · improvisation
Period of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- elizabethanOf the Virgin Queen's reign
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
consort · chamber · patronage · manuscript · anthology
Thin flexible lines
- gutDigestive tract, or instinct
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- pegboxTuning mechanism enclosure
soundhole · bridge · rosette · courses · resonance · tone · timbre · pitch
Unaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- fantasiaFree-form musical composition
- chansonFrench vocal composition
- motetSacred polyphonic choral work
allemande · sarabande · prelude · toccata · air · ground · variations · suite
Supremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- masterAuthority or controller
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
performer · artist · interpreter · accompanist · ensemble · early music · authentic
troubadour
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
meistersinger · storyteller · serenade · ballad · accompanist · singer · poet · courtly · itinerant · oud
pluck
Spirit or yank
- fretAgitation or fingerboard guide
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- strummingSweeping across guitar strings
tuning · tablature · ornamentation · vibrato · tremolo · arpeggio · chord · accompaniment · improvisation · sight-reading
renaissance
Period of renewed vitality
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- elizabethanOf the Virgin Queen's reign
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
court · consort · chamber · patronage · manuscript · anthology
strings
Thin flexible lines
pegbox · soundhole · bridge · rosette · courses · resonance · tone · timbre · pitch · acoustic
madrigal
Unaccompanied Renaissance choral composition
- pavaneMeasured ceremonial court dance
- fantasiaFree-form musical composition
- chansonFrench vocal composition
motet · allemande · sarabande · prelude · toccata · air · ground · variations · suite · dance
virtuoso
Supremely accomplished performer
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- masterAuthority or controller
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
soloist · performer · artist · interpreter · accompanist · ensemble · early music · authentic