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One of the most interesting stringed instruments of the middle ages is the rotta (German, rotte; English, rote). It was sounded by twanging the strings, and also by the application of the bow. The first method was, of course, the elder one. There can hardly be a doubt that when the bow came into use it was applied to certain popular instruments which previously had been treated like the cithara or the psalterium.

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Musical Instruments
Written by Carl Engel
Published in 1875
Available from gutenberg.org

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Sunday 26 July 2020

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Middle Ages, musical instrument, musicians, Place:Germany, Stringed instrument

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