...Theorbo. A large kind of lute with many strings, some being stretched above, some beside the finger-board. It had two necks, to the longest of which the bass strings were attached. The theorbo, chiefly employed for the accompaniment of vocaLmusic, was one of the most important members...

...subject. Thème (Fr.) (tâym.) j Theorbe (Ger.) (të-ar-bë.) ) An old Theorbo (Eng.) (the-Jr-bö.) } stringed instrument resembling the lute in form, or...employed for accompanying voices, and was in great favor during the seventeenth century. Theory of music. The science of music. The speculations arising...

...(/ay-ma.) f subject. Theme (Fr.)(taym.) Theorbe (Ger.) (te-fir-be.) i An old Theorbo (Eng.) (the-<V-bo.) ) stringed instrument resembling the lute in form, or...the bass strings were attached. It was -employed for accom- ' panying voices, and was in great favor during the seventeenth century. Theory of music. The...

...peacefully taught and commented on the system of his master, Aristotle, till his death. Theorbo, in music, an old stringed instrument resembling the lute...employed for accompanying voices, and was in great favor during the 17th century. Theorem, in geometry, a proposition to be proved ; a statement of a...

...«. [Eng. theorbo); -tot.} One who plays on a theorbo. the or bo, t. [Ital. (iorfco ; FT. thtorbt.} Music : An old stringed Instrument resembling the...its two necks, whence it is sometimes called Cithara bijuga. The strings were usually single in the theorbo, and when double, or tuned in octaves or In...