Where Do Psaltery Come from?
The Instrument, Probably of Middle Eastern Origin in Late Classical Times, Reached Europe in the 12Th Century as a Variety of the Trapezoidal Arabic Psaltery...
The instrument, probably of Middle Eastern origin in late Classical times, reached Europe in the 12th century as a variety of the trapezoidal Arabic psaltery, or qānūn.
Who invented psaltery?
Cleveland Museum of Art. In the 15th century, we find the first evidence for a kind of “mechanized psaltery” — the harpsichord. The Burgundian physician, Henri Arnaut, gave plans for such an instrument (among others) in a treatise written ca. 1440.
What instrument family does the psaltery come from?
A psaltery (Greek: ψαλτήρι) (or sawtry [archaic]) is a stringed instrument of the zither family.
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