lute

Example Sentences

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Traditional instruments are hidden in homes, or even buried — including drums, lutes and harmoniums, an accordion-like instrument.

From Seattle Times

The lute is not a loud instrument, but Dunford makes it speak, even in the midst of an ensemble, with focus and without exaggeration.

From New York Times

She rolls her hands in space and curls her arms around her body, transported by the lute and clarinet music, but also, it seems, by an irrepressible spirit of wildness.

From Washington Post

Also a singer, he has hidden his dambura, a traditional lute, along with his paintings, which mostly depict humans or animals.

From Seattle Times

But this concert of solo works by Bach — not living but always worthy — should be a highlight; it includes works for violin, lute, piano, cello and organ, in this case the seldom-heard instrument at Tully.

From New York Times