The cistre ou guitarre allemande is a wire-strung instrument (brass,
iron and wound strings) and was popular in France, especially in the
1770s and 1780s.
Here is a simple setting of an ariette from the opera-comique, La
Clochette by E. Duni and arranged by C.F.A.Pollet for cistre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu5HICwL_Mg
Stuart
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