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laúd
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Also known as laud

thumb|A rondalla with laudes included thumb|English musician Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe playing the instrument at a Yes show in 2013

Key facts

Instrument.name
Laúd
Instrument.image
Laúd español.jpg
Instrument.background
string
Instrument.classification
Plucked chordophone
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs
321.321 and 321.322
Instrument.hornbostel_sachs_desc
Necked bowl lute for roundback, necked box lute for flatback
Instrument.related
bandurria, bandolón, mandolin, octavina,

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Image
Laúd español.jpg
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Hornbostel-Sachs classification
321.322
Commons category
Laúd
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5 sections
Contents
  • Tuning
  • Cuban laúd
  • See also
  • References
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thumb|A rondalla with laudes included thumb|English musician Steve Howe (musician)|Steve Howe playing the instrument at a Yes show in 2013

Laúd () is a plectrum-plucked chordophone from Spain, played also in diaspora countries such as Cuba and the Philippines. Its name, just as lute itself, stems from Arabic al-oud العود, literally meaning “the wood”.

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