Caption The Molo is a three-stringed lute (a lute is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body). The ...

Thompson is a “luthier,” a craftsperson who builds and repairs stringed instruments that are played with a bow or plucked. The term originated in the Renaissance to describe makers of lutes.

The pipa is a four-stringed, pear-shaped lute that reached China from India or central Asia more than 2,000 years ago through trade along the Silk Road. The name comes from the way the instrument ...

1. Guqin The guqin is a Chinese zither, a plucked instrument 120cm-130cm (47 inch-51 inch) long with seven strings. It is one of the oldest instruments in China, dating back 3,000 years.

Later in the month, Guowei returns to Houston to perform The Farewell by Zhou Long. The composition combines chamber orchestra, erhu and pipa, a plucked four-string lute-like instrument.

These are the plucked-string instruments. … To my surprise, when I finished the list of pieces for the album, I realized that most of them, except Vivaldi, involve all the other plucked-string ...

Yee closed her presentation with questions, and allowed audience members a closer look at the yangqin. She also gave personal demonstrations and mini-tours of the instrument itself. “I hope they ...