Siegfried Behrend was a German classical guitarist and composer.
Guitarist, composer and conductor Siegfried Behrend
Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of string instruments that are played by plucking the strings. Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in such a way as to give it an impulse
Guitar and lute
This illustration in a French Psalter from the 9th century (c. 830) shows a little known plucked string instrument called cythara in manuscripts.
Stringed instruments hanging on a wall. Shown here are 4 Ukuleles, 2 Mandolins, a Banjo, a Guitar, a Violin, a Guraitar and a Bass guitar.
Qanún/kanun, origin from ancient Mesopotamia