Angélique (instrument)
Angélique (Bonnard-Robert) | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification |
String instrument Plucked string instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321 (Composite chordophone sounded with bare hands and fingers) |
| Developed | Around 17th century |
| Related instruments | |
The angélique (French, from Italian angelica) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era. It combines features of the lute, the harp, and the theorbo.
Like the lute, it has a pear-shaped body and vibrating string lengths ranging from 54 to 70 cm. Differing from the lute, the 16 string angelica was single-strung like a theorbo, with which it shares its extended neck with a second peg box, bearing six bass strings.