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This morning, for the column "The Baroque Mondays: at the court of the Capish King," we present the theorbo compositions of Robert De Visée (1655 - 1733), player at the court of King Louis XIV and King Louis XV and composer for various string instruments (guitar, lute, viola, and theorbo). The theorbo is a large string instrument that originated in the 16th century as a modification, attributed (presumably) to the Florentine Antonio Bardi, of the lute; it is used not only as a solo instrument but especially as a continuo bass.