A large Italian stringed musical instrument with a long neck, similar to a lute but with a distinctive shape and sound.
From Italian 'colascione,' possibly derived from 'cola' (tail) combined with musical instrument naming conventions, used particularly in Renaissance Italy.
The colascione is a forgotten Renaissance instrument that nobody knows about today, but it was huge in 16th-century Italy—musicians used it for both court music and popular songs. Instruments disappear from fashion just like clothing styles.
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