Laouto
The laouto (Greek: λαούτο, pl. laouta λαούτα) is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud. It has four double-strings. It is played in most respects like the oud (plucked with a long plectrum); in Cyprus the laouto is plucked with a feather. This instrument is known in Albania as "llautë" (indefinite form) or "llauta" (definite form), and in Romania as "lăuta".
Different kinds of laouto, from the 19th and 20th centuries. | |
| String instrument | |
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| Other names | λαούτο, |
| Classification |
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| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321 (Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum) |
| Related instruments | |
| Barbat (lute), Bağlama, Biwa, Bouzouki, Dombra, Domra, Dutar, Lavta, Lute, Mandocello, Mandola, Mandolin, Mandolute, Oud, Pipa, Qanbus | |
| Σαν απόκληρος γυρίζω Χάρης & Αναστασία | |
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| Example of Laouto playing with a singer |
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