 Different kinds of laouto, from the 19th and 20th centuries. | |
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | λαούτο, |
| Classification | |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.321 (Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum) |
| Related instruments | |
| Barbat (lute), Bağlama, Biwa, Bouzouki, Dombra, Domra, Dutar, Lavta, Lute, Mandocello, Mandola, Mandolin, Mandolute, Oud, Pipa, Qanbus | |
| Σαν απόκληρος γυρίζω Χάρης & Αναστασία | |
|---|---|
 Example of Laouto playing with a singer |
The laouto (Greek: λαούτο, pl. laouta λαούτα) is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud.[1] It has four double-strings. It is played in most respects like the oud (plucked with a long plectrum); in Cyprus the laouto is plucked with a feather.[2] This instrument is known in Albania as "llautë" (indefinite form) or "llauta" (definite form),[3] and in Romania as "lăuta".
- ^ Dawe, Kevin (2020-05-26). Island Musics. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-000-18364-1.
- ^ Stenzel, Samantha (1999). Cyprus. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 220. ISBN 978-3-88618-156-8.
- ^ Tole 2014, p. 163.