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Medieval Phrases Lute & Theorbo

Medieval Phrases Lute & Theorbo

SOUNDS OF KNIGHTS AND TAVERNSSonuscore
$99.99
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Phrase Library · Plucked Strings

Medieval Phrases

Lute and Theorbo

Bards and taverns, questing knights, roving robber barons and bandits.

15Themes
2Instruments
3Round robins on plucks
2Modes recorded
+And more

Lute●Theorbo●Plucks●Tremolos●Trills●Arps●Chords●Natural Minor●Dorian●Tempo Sync●& more

10 lute and 5 theorbo themesSyncs to your tempoPlayed by Attila Völgyi

The first phrase library in the series to focus on plucked instruments.

The light, heavenly plucks of the lute richly accented by the deep voice of the theorbo — for period pieces, experimental music or ambient dwellings, from Homer’s epics to the court of the Medicis.

At a Glance

  • 15 themes 10 for the lute and 5 for the theorbo
  • Two modes Natural Minor and Dorian, the modes common to the period
  • Fully playable rhythmic phrases that sync to your DAW tempo
  • Lute in arps and chords as well as in phrases
  • Round robins 3 on the plucks, 2 on most of the trills
  • An FX page 4-band EQ, delay and reverb

Content & Detail

01What Is Insidethe four figures▾
Themes15 — 10 lute and 5 theorbo
InstrumentsLute and theorbo, the first plucked instruments in the series
ModesNatural Minor and Dorian
TempoThe phrases sync to the tempo of your DAW
02What Was Playedand how many times▾
Articulations recordedPlucks, tremolos and a variety of trills
Round robins3 on the plucks; most of the trills carry 2
LutePlayable in arps and chords as well as in phrases
The characterDarker tones, with the zest and dynamic focus on rhythm rather than on lyricism
03The Interfaceand the FX page▾
Main pageYour choice of phrases
FX pageFull control over a 4-band EQ, plus delay and reverb
What the delay is forDrawing out unexpected complexities
What the reverb is forThe space to fill the feasting halls of knights and ladies
04The PlayerAttila Völgyi▾
TrainingCello, piano and guitar from an early age, then classical guitar, organ and jazz guitar; graduated with distinction from Franz-Franzens Music School in 1997
The luteTaken up in 2007 under the guidance of the lutist István Győri
NowTeaches at the Béla Bartók Music School in Szombathely and plays in the early music ensemble Capella Savaria
Also heard onThe Age of Empires IV and The Elder Scrolls Online soundtracks

A phrase library of plucked strings is a different instrument from a phrase library of bowed ones: the rhythm is in the attack, not in the sustain. That is why these phrases are built around movement rather than around a melodic line.

Product Information

Supported Host Application
FULL VERSION of Native Instruments’ KONTAKT Version 6.7.1 or higher or Steinberg’s free HALion Sonic SE*
*HALion Sonic SE is currently not compatible with Notion by Presonus
Features
10 lute and 5 theorbo themes
Syncs to DAW’s tempo
Fully playable rhythmic phrases
Lute playable in arps and chords
also playable freely as single instruments