Sound type
Human
Human event
Instrument
Instrument type
by Hornbostel-Sachs classification
321 Lutes
Number of instruments
Instrument name in the source
"Cetre"
Musical traditions
Interpretative hypothesis
Miani describes zithers or lyres made from turtle shells and horns. In his ethnographic collection, preserved at the Museo di Storia naturale "Giancarlo Ligabue" in Venice, there is a lyre with these characteristics.

Musical content

Image
Lyre (Front view), Venice, Museo di Storia Naturale “Giancarlo Ligabue”, Miani collection, MSNVE-7377.
Image
Lyre (Back view), Venice, Museo di Storia Naturale “Giancarlo Ligabue”, Miani collection, MSNVE-7377.
How to quote
Murarotto E., "Instrument > 321 Lutes > "Cetre"" (Sound), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 03 04.

doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.48

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