lute

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Irish pipes, bouzouki, violin and fiddle also feature in the performance alongside an oud - a stringed instrument often described as similar to the European lute - and Middle Eastern percussion.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Harpsichord and viola da gamba act as soloists as well as continuo; a modern lute song is a lullaby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

For “Bound,” Huang turned to Vietnamese instruments, using both the đàn bầu, a type of lute, and đàn tranh, a type of zither.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

She's fine with Edgin acting as the squad's leader, the guy whose main weapons are a lute and speechifying.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023

“I may not like the little sprit very much, but I’m not cruel enough to buy him a lute with a sour neck.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss