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MANDOLINA (ital. Mandolino) - strings. pinch music. instrument of the lute family. Originated in Italy. In his graduate. form took shape by the 17th century. From the 18th century one of the most common ital. Nartools. There were several. types M., differing in structure, shape of the body and neck, number of strings. So, Florentine M. had 5, Genoese 5-6, Paduan 5, Neapolitan 4 pair strings. The most popular Neapolitan M. Her body is convex, oval, glued from Dep. segments, the neck is short, neck with metallic. mortise frets, head flat with mech. chopping. Build a quint, like a violin: g, d1, a1, e2 (paired strings are tuned in unison). The sound is clean, bright and sonorous, extracted by the plectrum (mediator) from the turtle shell or celluloid. Chords can be played. The notes are written in violin. key according to the actual sound. It is used as a solo, ensemble and orchestral instrument. The orchestra from M. (sometimes with guitars) is called. Neapolitan. It includes an orc. varieties of M .: M.-piccolo, M.-alt (mandola), M.-cello (mandolello), M.-bass (mandolone). Sometimes M. is introduced into the opera and symphony. orchestras. L. Beethoven wrote for M. (2 sonatins, Adagio and Andante with variations for M. and fp.), A. Vivaldi (concert for M. and orchestra, 2 concerts for 3 M. and orchestra) and other composers.