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Serafino II : the Collettanees

Serafino II : the Collettanees

The Collettanees of 1504 bring together poems to the glory of Serafino, dead in 1500. The word “lute”, used explicitly in letters and in his biography, is never once mentioned in the 160 references to musical instruments. So, what instrument did he play, and with what technique ?

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