Using both diatonic and chromatic 4-course citterns, Tempro La Cetra, Enzo
Puzzovio’s debut album for Cetra Records, dips into the vast repertoire of
Renaissance cittern music, from dance tunes to ballad tunes to high-art
madrigal intabulations. Several books and manuscripts specifically for
cittern were consulted to provide a varied overview of music for this wire-
strung cousin of the lute, including several unicum pieces.
This album covers a century of cittern playing, from c.1550, to highlight
quality compositions, thus dispelling any notions of it being a simple tavern
instrument. Available from 1 September 2025
