在过去的年代,在一部作品中唯一出现的一种乐器,事实上是可以指代这部作品的总特征的。琉特琴可以被视作是最高贵的乐器,因为国王和他的朝臣们都是熟练程度不同的琉特琴弹奏者。在宫廷芭蕾剧中,它替宫廷的埃尔曲(air)进行伴奏,而器乐小序曲一般都是由琉特琴齐奏来完成的。当宫廷突然迷恋上吉他——这种并不如此高贵但技巧更简单的乐器时,琉特琴的魅力就减弱了。华托(Watteau)在其绘画中证实了这种爱好:画中的牧羊人和朝臣们弹奏的是吉他,而不再是琉特琴。相 In the past, the only instrument that appeared in a work could in fact refer to the general characteristics of the work. The lute can be considered the noblest instrument, since the king and his courtiers are all virtuoso singers. In court ballet, it accompanies the court’s air, and the instrumental prologue is usually done by the lyrical accompaniment. As the court suddenly fell in love with guitars, a less noble but technically simple instrument, the charm of the lute was weakened. Watteau confirms this love in his paintings: the shepherds and courtiers in the paintings play the guitar, not the lute. phase