Eastern lyres are divided into four main types: bull lyres, thick lyres, thin lyres and giant lyres. Bull lyres are a type of eastern lyre that have...
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Look up lyre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lyre is a stringed musical instrument. Lyre(s) may also refer to: Lyre (vine system), a vine training...
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The Lyre of Orpheus may refer to: The lyre belonging to the legendary Greek figure Orpheus The Lyre of Orpheus (novel), a novel by Robertson Davies Abattoir...
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Glockenspiel (redirect from Bell lyre)
Canada, a form of glockenspiel is called a bell lyre, bell lyra, or lyra-glockenspiel. The bell lyre is a form of glockenspiel commonly used in marching...
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The Lyres of Ur or Harps of Ur is a group of four string instruments excavated in a fragmentary condition at the Royal Cemetery at Ur in Iraq from 1922...
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Anglo-Saxon lyre, also known as the Germanic lyre, a rotta, (Old Norse : Hörpu) or the Viking lyre, is a large plucked and strummed lyre that was played...
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Philippines, drum and lyre corps is a marching ensemble consisting of strictly percussion instruments and a color guard section. The drum and lyre corps originated...
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus is the thirteenth studio album by the Australian alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released on 20...
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musical instrument of the chordophone family, the lyre-guitar was a type of guitar shaped to look like a lyre, popular as a fad-instrument in the late 1800s...
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is a type of lyre that was widely used in north-western Europe from pre-Christian to medieval times. It a descendant of the ancient lyre which originated...
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known as the fiddle-leaf fig, banjo fig, fiddle-leaved fig tree, lyre leaf fig tree, or lyre-leaved fig tree, is a species of plant in the mulberry and fig...
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Knar Haykakan (redirect from Armenian Lyre)
The Armenian Lyre (Knar Haykakan) was an Armenian musical periodical first published in 1861 by Gabriel Yeranian and Nikoghayos Tashjian. However, six...
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all poets and musicians; it was said that while Hermes had invented the lyre, Orpheus perfected it. Poets such as Simonides of Ceos said that Orpheus's...
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Apollo (section Apollo's lyre)
companion of the Muses, functioning as their chorus leader in celebrations. The lyre is a common attribute of Apollo. Protection of the young is one of the best...
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Hurdy-gurdy (redirect from Wheel lyre)
it acquired names like the German Bauernleier 'peasant's lyre' and Bettlerleier 'beggar's lyre'. During the 18th century, however, French Rococo tastes...
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The Bull Headed Lyre is one of the oldest string instruments ever discovered. The lyre was excavated in the Royal Cemetery at Ur during the 1926–1927 season...
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La Vieille-Lyre (French pronunciation: [la vjɛj liʁ]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former...
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as the names of the three chords of the ancient musical instrument, the lyre. Alternatively, later they were called Cephisso, Apollonis, and Borysthenis...
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Trimorphodon (redirect from Lyre snake)
commonly known as lyre snakes, named after the distinctive V-shaped pattern on their head that is said to resemble the shape of a lyre. In Mexico, they...
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Harp (section Lyres and harps in Armenian artwork)
modern day it is generally translated as "harp" or "lyre",: 440 and associated with a type of lyre depicted in Israelite imagery, particularly the Bar...
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underworld and then by having him killed by women. Apollo gave Orpheus a lyre and taught him how to play. It had been said that "nothing could resist Orpheus's...
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Kithara (category Lyres)
of the lyre, which was regarded as a rustic, or folk instrument, appropriate for teaching music to beginners. As opposed to the simpler lyre, the cithara...
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clients available for Lyrion Music Server. Squeezelite does not have any user interface of its own and must be controlled via Lyrion Music Server's web interface...
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Marching band (redirect from Lyre clips)
A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who play while marching. Historically they were used in armed forces and many marching bands remain...
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A lyre arm is an element of design in furniture, architecture and the decorative arts, wherein a shape is employed to emulate the geometry of a lyre; the...
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Joachim monument (redirect from Girl Playing the Lyre)
is today best known for two of its component sculptures, Girl Playing the Lyre (Lyraspielendes Mädchen) and Girl Playing the Lute (Lautespielendes Mädchen)...
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Trimorphodon biscutatus (redirect from Western Lyre Snake)
The western lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) is a mildly venomous colubrid snake native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are a moderately sized snake...
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The Lyre of Orpheus is a 1988 novel by Canadian author Robertson Davies first published by Macmillan of Canada. Lyre is the last of three connected novels...
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Lyre Productions is a Scottish film company making original independent feature films. Lyre Productions were formed in January 2007 in order to make contemporary...
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