Kaitara

Kaitara (Arab.) [Gk. *kithara], in Moorish Spain the name of the European guitar. The word was in use from the 10th c. on. Outside Spain it was applied to an Arab. stringed instr., later to become a lute. Cf. qītāra (75 II, 147 Farmer). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Farmer, Henry George. Studies in Oriental Musical Instruments; Series II, Glasgow, 1939. New Oxford History of Music. Vol. 1, “Ancient and Oriental Music.” London, 1957.