lutist
Renaissance court musician
A lutist is a person who plays the lute, the pear-shaped stringed instrument prominent in Renaissance and Baroque music.
Also spelled lutenist, which is more common.
The lutist performed a delicate pavane.
One who plucks a lyre's large cousin
- guitaristOne who plays six strings
- lyristPlayer of stringed instrument
- violinistOne who bows strings
- cellistBowed-string musician
flutist · harpsichordist · mandolinist · instrumentalist · ensemble · quartet · consort · accompanist
Thin flexible lines
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
fingerboard · pegbox · courses · tablature · plucking · tuning · gut strings · nylon
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
- balladryNarrative folk song tradition
serenade · pavane · jongleur · gleeman · meistersinger · courtly · patronage · madrigal
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- stageRaised performance platform
applause · encore · ovation · serenade · performance · virtuoso · maestro · prodigy
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- arpeggioSuccessive chord tones
ornamentation · diminution · fantasia · prelude · allemande · sarabande · gigue
harpist
One who plucks a lyre's large cousin
cellist · flutist · harpsichordist · mandolinist · instrumentalist · ensemble · quartet · consort · accompanist
strings
Thin flexible lines
- fretsWorries or string dividers
- soundholeOpening in acoustic instrument
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
bridge · fingerboard · pegbox · courses · tablature · plucking · tuning · gut strings · nylon · resonance
troubadour
Medieval Provençal lyric poet
- minstrelTraveling performer of songs
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- renaissancePeriod of renewed vitality
balladry · serenade · pavane · jongleur · gleeman · meistersinger · courtly · patronage · madrigal · consort
recital
Solo musical performance
stage · applause · encore · ovation · serenade · performance · virtuoso · maestro · prodigy · repertoire
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
arpeggio · ornamentation · diminution · fantasia · prelude · allemande · sarabande · gigue