La Cetra

La Cetra is the name of several collections concert in the Baroque period. Originally Cetra was the Italian name of a lyre -like stringed instrument, which began Claudio Monteverdi in his L' Orfeo.

• Giovanni Legrenzi: La Cetra, Op 10 (Venice, 1673 ) " 3 sonate per 2 violini e bc; 3 sonata for violin, violoncello and B.C.; 6 Sonate per 2 violini, violoncello B.C.; 1 sonata by 4 violini e B.C.; 3 sonate per 2 violini, viola, violoncello and bc; 2 sonata by four viole da gamba e B.C. Organico: archi e basso continuo "
• Antonio Vivaldi: La Cetra, Op 9 (Amsterdam, 1726), 12 concertos for violin, strings and basso continuo, Emperor Charles VI. dedicated.
• Alessandro Marcello: La Cetra, 6 concerts ( Augsburg 1738), for 2 oboes, strings, bassoon and harpsichord

Furthermore, borrowed from the Swiss La Cetra Baroque Orchestra Basel the name.