Lute is a family of stringed instruments typically having a pear-shaped body, a rounded back, and a decorated sound hole called a Rose. ... Lutes are not played with the exactly the same technique that one uses with a modern classical guitar, but some similarities exist nonetheless.Mar 1, 2021
What were Lutes used for?
The lute is used in a great variety of instrumental music from the Medieval to the late Baroque eras and was the most important instrument for secular music in the Renaissance. During the Baroque music era, the lute was used as one of the instruments which played the basso continuo accompaniment parts.