1.Previous
3.Next

relating to the performing method of an ancient Greek instrument. The use of the term lyra for a bowed instrument was first recorded in the 9th century, probably as an application of the term lyre of the stringed musical instrument of classical antiquity to the new bowed string instrument.The Byzantine lyra is sometimes informally called a medieval fiddle, or a pear-shaped rebec,

1.Previous
3.Next