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Guitarra latina

The guitarra latina is a musical instrument. Learn how it makes its sound and explore related instruments.

From Wikipedia

The guitarra latina is a plucked string instrument of the medieval period in Europe. It has single string courses, and it is normally played with a pick. This gittern or citole with curved sides is illustrated in the medieval musical text the Cantigas de Santa Maria, alongside another gittern, the guitarra morisca.

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