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Cittern

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What it is

Hornbostel-Sachs code: 321.322Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Materials: Cypress · ivory · ebony · parchment · brassThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Specimen dimensions: 63.2 cm × 23.7 cmMeasured on museum specimen met-oa:504210.The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗
Evidence: Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

How it came about

EvidenceEvidence: The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗Evidence: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

First appearance

1680–1690Earliest artefact or recordHamburg, GermanyThe Met Open Access — Musical Instruments · checked 2026-11-14 ↗

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Official catalogue IDs

Hornbostel-Sachs: 321.322The Met object: 504210

Further reading

The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments — Cittern (met-oa) ↗

💡 Everyday examples

Specimen met-oa:504210 measures 63.2 cm long by 23.7 cm wide — length is about 2.7 times the width (63.2 ÷ 23.7 ≈ 2.7).
Earliest artefact or record: 1680–1690 · Hamburg, Germany (The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments)

Sources: Revision of the Hornbostel-Sachs Classification of Musical Instruments (MIMO, 2011) and addenda ↗ · The Met Open Access — Musical Instruments ↗

checked: 2026-11-14

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