Tracing the roots of the piano to the very beginning of consciousness, when man first became aware of sound.
C. 1280, Citole
C. 1280, Citole
Unlike the psaltery and dulcimer, the citole was played with fingers instead of a plectrum. Carved from a single piece of wood and shaped like a ‘holly-leaf,’ the British Museum houses the only surviving instrument.
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Romainbehar. "English Citole, c. 1300, Remodeled as a violin in the 16th C." Photograph. Original in the British Museum, London. Commons Wikimedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 19 May 2008. Web. 5 Oct. 2015. Public Domain.
