The*or"bo (?), n. [F. théorbe,
téorbe, formerly tuorbe, tiorbe, It.
tiorba.] (Mus.) An instrument made like large lute, but
having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings
governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass
strings used as open notes.
&fist; A larger form of theorbo was also called the
archlute, and was used chiefly, if not only, as an accompaniment to
the voice. Both have long fallen into disuse.
The*or"bo (?), n. [F. théorbe,
téorbe, formerly tuorbe, tiorbe, It.
tiorba.] (Mus.) An instrument made like large lute, but
having two necks, with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings
governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the long bass
strings used as open notes.
&fist; A larger form of theorbo was also called the
archlute, and was used chiefly, if not only, as an accompaniment to
the voice. Both have long fallen into disuse.
