English

Noun

arpeggione ‎(plural arpeggiones)

1. (music) A six-stringed musical instrument of the nineteenth century, fretted and tuned like a guitar but bowed like a cello, and held vertically between the knees.
   • 2007 February 1, Bernard Holland, “Schubert Whispers, Grieg Booms”, in New York Times:

     Whether it is better on the original arpeggione, I am helpless to say.

Derived terms

• arpeggionist

Synonyms

• bowed guitar
• guitar cello

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

References

• 2014. All Things String. Jo Nardolillo. Pg. 5.