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Lute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2632 words) |
 | It evolved from an instrument originally developed in Persia (Iran) called the Barbat (http://www.barbat.us/aboutbarbat.htm), which was also the ancestor of the superficially similar oud. |
| Plucked chordophones were in use in Greece at the time of Alexander the Great; nevertheless, the European lute may be derived from the Barbat, an ancient instrument of Persian origin dating to 800 B.C and popular during Sassanian dynasty in sixth and seventh centuries. |
| Curt Sachs suggest that the origin of the word barbat was in the Sanskrit bharbhu (strongly plucked). |
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