Played by people of all social classes, the cittern was a popular instrument of casual music-making much like the guitar is today. The cittern is one of the few metal-strung instruments …

cittern, plucked stringed musical instrument that was popular in the 16th–18th century. It had a shallow, pear-shaped body with an asymmetrical neck that was thicker under the treble strings.

In 1973, Stefan Sobell created a modern five-course folk instrument called the cittern. Although it’s not quite the same as the renaissance cittern, but Mr. Sobell said that he saw the …

The cittern had a long life as an actively-played instrument, and was used over a wide geographical area, resulting in an evolution of the design and variation in tuning in different …

In large parts of Europe (but specially France, the Low Countries and England) the cittern became popular as a folk instrument in the 16th and 17th century. However in this type the body was …

Chris Rietz demonstrates a Nyberg Short Scale Cittern, and discusses the instruments history, playability, and how best to utilize it in folk music. This ite...

While the cittern has a long history, it experienced a revival in the 20th century, particularly in the folk music scenes of the United States and United Kingdom. Today, the cittern remains …