Angelica

Angelica (Fr.: angélique), *archlute of the 17th and 18th c., with a long neck, 16 or 17 strings, and 2 pegboxes. The strings were of gut, tuned diatonically. Samuel Pepys mentioned the angelica in 1660, and Johann Mattheson (Orchester, 1713) said that it was easier to play than a lute, having more courses. The angelica was favored by amateurs because it required no tablature. For the organ stop see: vox angelica (80 Lesure, 169). Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAuthorAscendingDescending Galpin Society…