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ProudLib72

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2. She said it was developed to compete with the noise of opera

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 7, 2019, 12:31 AM

Jun 2019

The delicate sound of the regular lute would have been drowned out.

They needed a Les Paul to come along and amplify the lute!

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Introducing the Baroque Theorbo [View all] ProudLib72 Jun 2019 OP

I know a guy, a professional lutenist The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #1

She said it was developed to compete with the noise of opera ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #2

Yes, that's what I was told - opera and larger instrumental ensembles. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2019 #3

This was very interesting. JudyM Jun 2019 #4

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