Definition of orpharion in English:

orpharion

noun ɔːˈfarɪən

Music

A stringed instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, resembling a bandora but tuned like an ordinary lute.
Example sentencesExamples
- Part of the Bandora family, the Orpharion is a smaller wire-strung instrument with a similar scalloped body shape.
- The orpharion and bandora were very popular with lutenists of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods.
- Other plucked instruments (e.g. chitarrone, mandolin, orpharion, theorbo) used reduced or expanded versions of French or Italian lute tablature.

Late 16th century: blend of the names Orpheus (see Orpheus) and Arion, musicians in Greek mythology.

单词	orpharion
释义	Definition of orpharion in English: orpharion noun ɔːˈfarɪən Music A stringed instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries, resembling a bandora but tuned like an ordinary lute. Example sentencesExamples Part of the Bandora family, the Orpharion is a smaller wire-strung instrument with a similar scalloped body shape. The orpharion and bandora were very popular with lutenists of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods. Other plucked instruments (e.g. chitarrone, mandolin, orpharion, theorbo) used reduced or expanded versions of French or Italian lute tablature. Origin Late 16th century: blend of the names Orpheus (see Orpheus) and Arion, musicians in Greek mythology.
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