How the angélique makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the angélique belongs to the lutes: strings run parallel to a soundboard and along a neck – the family of the guitar, violin, sitar and oud.
More broadly it is one of the chordophones (string instruments), where sound comes from vibrating strings, amplified by a resonating body.
Its timbre – the colour that lets you tell it apart from other instruments playing the same note – comes from the mix of overtones its body and resonator emphasise.
From Wikipedia
The angélique (French, also known by its Italian name angelica, its German name angelika, and sometimes in English as the angel lute) is a plucked string instrument of the lute family of the baroque era. A two-headed lute, it contains ten single strings on the lower head and six or seven single strings on the upper head. The existence of ten pegs on the lower peg box is one of the key distinguishing features of this instrument from other lutes.
It combines features of the lute, the harp, and the theorbo.
Other lutes
Frequently asked questions
What does an angélique sound like?
As one of the lutes, its sound comes from the way strings run parallel to a soundboard and along a neck.
What type of instrument is the angélique?
It is classified as lutes (Hornbostel–Sachs 321.321-5).
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q356330 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Angélique (instrument) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Image by Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg – CC0 1.0