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Record 1 2004-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • String Instruments
DEF

An ancient Greek [stringed] musical instrument having a sounding board of wood and two arms connected by a yoke receiving the upper ends of 4 to 15 strings.

OBS

... one of the two principal types of ancient Greek lyres.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de musique à cordes
CONT

Les lyres étaient très populaires en Grèce, et étaient associées au dieu Apollon. Elles étaient de deux types principaux. La cithare, pour les musiciens professionnels, était une lyre à caisse avec des montants épais, symétriques et creux; les cordes étaient pincées grâce à un plectre.

Spanish

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