Liuto cantabile
The liuto cantabile, also termed a liuto moderno, is an uncommon ten-stringed mandocello. This bass variant of the mandolin family was developed by the Neapolitan luthiers of the Vinaccia family in the late 19th century and perfected by Raffaele Calace. The scale of a modern Calace-manufactured liuto cantabile is 61 cm (24").
Liuto cantabile
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- Liuto Cantabile
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The liuto cantabile, also termed a liuto moderno, is an uncommon ten-stringed mandocello. This bass variant of the mandolin family was developed by the Neapolitan luthiers of the Vinaccia family in the late 19th century and perfected by Raffaele Calace. The scale of a modern Calace-manufactured liuto cantabile is 61 cm (24").
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Overview
Overview
The instrument overlaps or is equivalent to the mandolone and mandocello.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Liuto Cantabile • Names — Liuto Moderno • Related — Family • Mandolin • Mandola • Octave mandolin • Mandocello • Mandobass
Tuning
Tuning
The liuto cantabile is tuned CC-GG-dd-aa-e'e'.
Solo repertoire
Solo repertoire
A substantial catalog of solo liuto works have been composed, most notably by the mandolin virtuoso, composer and luthier Raffaele Calace, who championed the instrument.
Ensemble repertoire
Ensemble repertoire
The instrument is also the bass member of the classical mandolin quartet, or plectrum quartet. This ensemble consists of mandolin I and II, mandola and liuto cantabile. The earliest known classical plectrum quartet with this configuration was the Florentine Quartet formed in 1890 in Florence, Italy. The regular members of this quartet were Luigi Bianchi (mandolin I), Guido Bizzari (mandolin II), Riccardo Matini (octave mandolin), and Carlo Munier (liuto cantabile, director).
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- 1.Paul Sparks, The Classical Mandolin, Second Ed. (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 205
- 2.Paul Sparks, The Classical Mandolin, Second Ed. (Oxford University Press, 2005), p. 33.
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