The penorcon is a plucked string instrument with nine courses of double strings,[1] depicted in the treatise Syntagma Musicum (17th century) by Praetorius.[2] The sides of the instrument are scalloped and sometimes the resonance soundboard has no holes. In relation to the bandora, its body is a little broader, and in length, it is somewhat lesser. Its neck or fingerboard is quite wide.
This instrument uses the following tuning: G′– A′ – C – D – G – c – e – a – d′.
Music written for the penorcon has not been identified.[2]
References
edit- ^ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Stanley Sadie, George Grove, South China Printing Company. London. 1980. ISBN 0-333-23111-2. OCLC 5676891.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Pittaway, Ian (2017-11-14). "Wired for sound: the bandora and orpharion". Early Music Muse. Retrieved 2023-05-01.