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Eliminating those depictions that post-date the time when the lyre seems to have been common (that is, depictions from after the eleventh century) on the assumption that the artist had never seen someone actually playing the instrument, and focusing on those illustrations actually contemporary in age with the finds,
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www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/lyre.html
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; Lyre Music specializes in the publication of inexpensive editions of lute tablature. We are always interested in your comments and suggestions. ... Lyre Music Publications ; 3710 Bellaire Circle * Fort Worth, TX 76109 * U.S.A.;
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www.mclasen.com/lute/lyre/index.html
www.mclasen.com/lute/lyre/index.html
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The Lyre is said to have been the musical instrument of a venerable "Who's Who" in ancient mythology and tradition, including Apollo (the sun-god of Ancient Greece), Mercury, King Arthur, biblical King David, the Greek poet Arion, and Orpheus.
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www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/lyre_gnrl.html
www.si.umich.edu/chico/instrument/pages/lyre_gnrl.html
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Definition of lyre in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of lyre. Pronunciation of lyre. Translations of lyre. lyre synonyms, lyre antonyms. Information about lyre in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... lyre - a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/lyre
www.thefreedictionary.com/lyre
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Definition of lyre from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Main Entry: lyre...
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www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyre
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyre
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on lyre (musical instrument), stringed musical instrument having a yoke, or two arms and a crossbar, projecting out from and level with the body. The strings run from a tailpiece on the bottom or front of the instrument to the crossbar. ... CREATE MY lyre NEW DOCUMENT...
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/353012/lyre
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/353012/lyre
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Lyre harps and over 600 Ethnic Musical Instruments in stock and ready to ship at low prices! ... Origin of the Lyre Harp ... The oldest known depiction of a Lyre is dated to 2800 BC in Sumeria. The basic design of a lyre is a sound box, or resonator, with two arms connecting a crossbar, and having strings that run parallel with...
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www.mid-east.com/Info/lyres.html
www.mid-east.com/Info/lyres.html
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By the 13th century the term was being applied specifically to the triangular harp as opposed to the lyre harp. The earliest Gaelic term for a wire-strung instrument was "cruit" was applied specifically to the harp by 1200. A later word used in Scotland and Ireland for the "Celtic" harp was clarsach or cláirseach.
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