Until a few years ago, the lute was mainly played by guitarists who, having already had the opportunity to perform pieces from the lute repertoire on the guitar, decided to devote themselves to the ancient instrument attracted by the charm of its tone.

In recent years, with the spread in the past century of early music in concerts and recordings and of related instruments which has created a climate in favour of the opening of many specific courses in music schools, there has been an increase...