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European lute
Illuminated manuscript page of Vincenzo Capirola's lute music, with colorful birds along the left margin and animals including a lion and griffin along the bottom.
Sandalwood lute
angel playing a lute
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Portrait of Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa by Francesco Mancini, showing the composer in profile wearing a yellow embroidered coat and white cravat against a dark background.
Carlo Gesualdo, principe di Venosa, conte di Conza
Italian composer and lutenist
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Francis Pilkington
British composer
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John Dowland
English musician
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Robert Johnson
English musician
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Denis Gaultier
French composer
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Bálint Bakfark
Hungarian musician
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Julian Bream
British musician
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Vincenzo Galilei
Italian musician
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Pelham Humfrey
English composer
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John Jenkins
English composer
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Robert Jones
English composer
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Alfonso Ferrabosco, I
Italian composer

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