Cretan lyra
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The Cretan lyra is a traditional bowed string instrument from the Greek island of Crete, central to its folk music and often used for dance melodies and improvisation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bowed string instrument
ⓘ
folk musical instrument ⓘ traditional Greek instrument ⓘ |
| bodyShape | pear-shaped ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Cretan musical identity ⓘ |
| genre |
Cretan folk dance music
ⓘ
Greek folk music ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bow
ⓘ
bridge ⓘ pegbox ⓘ resonance body ⓘ soundboard ⓘ strings ⓘ tuning pegs ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
bass Cretan lyra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lyra with sympathetic strings ⓘ modern Cretan lyra ⓘ soprano Cretan lyra ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | other regional lyra types in Greece ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Byzantine musical tradition ⓘ |
| oftenAccompaniedBy |
Cretan lute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
laouto NERFINISHED ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
dance gatherings
ⓘ
village festivals ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playingTechnique | melodic line on upper strings with drone on lower string ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInstrument |
Byzantine lyra
ⓘ
Calabrian lira NERFINISHED ⓘ Pontic lyra ⓘ rebec ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| soundProduction | bowed ⓘ |
| tuning | various modal tunings ⓘ |
| typicalBowingTechnique | short fast strokes GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
gut strings
ⓘ
metal strings ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfStrings | 3 ⓘ |
| typicalPlayingPosition |
held vertically on the knee
ⓘ
resting on the thigh ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accompanying Cretan mantinades (rhymed couplets)
ⓘ
dance music ⓘ melodic improvisation ⓘ |
| usedIn | Cretan folk music ⓘ |
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