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La lira (del griego «λύρα», posteriormente en latín «lyra») es un instrumento de cuerda punteada antiguo, con forma de ábaco, cuyo origen los griegos atribuyeron a Hermes, dios de la retórica y el comercio (otras versiones menos populares lo atribuyen a la musa Polimnia, una de las nueve musas artísticas, hijas de Zeus).
The lira da braccio (or lyra de bracio) was a European bowed string instrument of the Renaissance. It was used by Italian poet-musicians in court in the 15th and 16th centuries to accompany their improvised recitations of lyric and narrative poetry.
The lira, or lira da braccio, an Italian predecessor of the violin, was a 15th-century fiddle with three to five melody strings plus two off-the-fingerboard drone strings. Its bass version was the lira da gamba, or lirone.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 16, 2012 · La lira era un instrumento musical de cuerda interpretado por los antiguos griegos. Probablemente fue el instrumento más importante y mejor conocido en el mundo griego. La lira estaba estrechamente relacionada con otros instrumentos de cuerda: el chelys, hecho de un caparazón de tortuga, la phorminx de cuatro cuerdas y la cítara de siete ...
- Mark Cartwright
- What is a lyre used for?A lyre is a stringed musical instrument. It was used by the ancient Greeks to accompany singing or poetry.
- Where do lyres appear in Greek mythology?Lyres appear in Greek mythology as an instrument played by the gods Hermes and Apollo, and by the Greek hero Orpheus. All three were famous as supe...
- Who is the greatest lyre player in Greek mythology?The greatest lyre player in Greek mythology is Apollo, who went on to teach Orpheus, another famous player.
The Byzantine lyra or lira (Greek: λύρα) was a medieval bowed string musical instrument in the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire. In its popular form, the lyra was a pear-shaped instrument with three to five strings, held upright and played by stopping the strings from the side with the fingertips and fingernails.
La lira es un instrumento de cuerda punteada antiguo, con forma de ábaco, cuyo origen los griegos atribuyeron a Hermes, dios de la retórica y el comercio. Fue el instrumento musical que talló Hermes, y el que porta Apolo, como símbolo de la unificación del estado ciudadano, de la cultura, la música, la religión y las ciencias.
The lira of Calabria is a bowed string instrument with three strings. Like most bowed lyras, it is played upright, usually supported on the knee, held with the left hand touching the strings with the nails laterally, while the right hand moves the bow.
