International Music Council

LUTH an Ancient instrument

Dear friends,

I think that LUTH has a very important role in instrumental music in 16th-17th AC. The name (LUTH) is descended from filiation direct of one "PERSIAN instrument", Even before ARIAN's IMMIGRATION to IRAN and then EU. After maney great wars before Islamic period, this instrument was found in arabia. in arabian "Al-'ud" took from "LAUD"( AL + L + AUD = AL-'UD) and after that in spanish and in ancient french language its configurated to "LUT".

We can Understand that this instrument had a DIRECTION from northeast of Iran to west lands, by Aryens (IRANIANs ancestor) Immigration to Arabia and Europe. LUTH is an ETHNIC IRANIAN word. For example, in KERMAN province in South-eastern part of Iran, "Kavir-e Lut" or "LUT DESERT", Was discovered an ancient LUT. I present three Kind of LUTH, The ancient instrument in Iran was "ARCHILUTH", "THEORBE", "CHITARRONE", that had beautiful Modales intonation. LUTH was renamed to BARBATH in the name of its great lutherist, BARBOD, In SASANIAN epoch.

Bibliography:

DICTIONNAIRE DE MUSIQUE: ROLAND DE CANDE MICROCOSME / EDITIONS DU SEUIL: ACHEVE D 'IMPRIMER EN 1970 PAR L'IMPRIMERIE ARDY ABOURGES D.L. 2ND TRIM. 1961 n 1024-4(3337)

VOCABOLARIO DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA COMPILATO DA NICOLA ZINGARELLI BOLOGNA: PRINTED IN ITALY: STAMPATO DALLE OFFICINE FOTOLITOGRAFICHE S. A. DI MILANO - VIA VOLVINIO 31, COI TIPI DELLA S.T.E.B. DI BOLOGNA - III - 1960

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Amir Ali hannaneh PIANIST AND COMPOSER, TEHRAN-IRAN 2009

Thanks for this very elucidating topic about the luth. I didn't know its origin was Iran.

Greetings from Portugal,
Cláudia Lopes, music student