PART ONE; THE THEORBO, CHITARRONE AND ARCHLUTE 1 An Historical Background: Musical Qualities of each Instrument 2 Practical Advice 3 List of Appropriate Repertory PART TWO: HARMONY AND FIGURES 4 An harmonic precis 5 Cadences, Sequences and Unfigured Basses 6 Finer Points concerning Style, Technique and Performance PART THREE: FIRST PRACTICAL STEPS 7 Lute and Archlute 8 Exercises and Musical Extracts from Seventeenth-and Eighteenth-century Sources PART FOUR: THE THEORBO 9 An Introduction to the Theorbo 10 The Theorbo, First Practical Steps 11 Original Exercises for Theorbo and Lute, with Tablature Cadenze finali (modena MS) PART FIVE: MUSIC EXAMPLES 12 Music with Original Realized Accompaniments for the Theorbo 13 Music with Editorial Realizations for Theorbo, English Theorbo in G, Archlute, 10-course Renaissance Lute and 13-course Baroque Lute 14 Music Examples without Realizations Appendix: Song Translations Notes Music List Select Bibliography.