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The lyre (/ˈlaɪər/) (from Greek λύρα and Latin lyra) is a stringed musical instrument that is classified by Hornbostel–Sachs as a member of the lute family of instruments. In organology, a lyre is considered a yoke lute, since it is a lute in which the strings are attached to a yoke that lies in the same plane as the sound table, and consists of two arms…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyre | Developed | Sumer, Iraq, Bronze Age | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lyre | Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 321.2 (Composite chordophone sounded with a plectrum) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Lyre | is a | only one of the ancient eastern lyres that is still used in instrument design today among current practitioners of the instrument | 0.90 | text |
| the Byzantine lyra | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the Pontic lyra | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the Constantinopolitan lyra | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the Cretan lyra | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the lira da braccio | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the Calabrian lira | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the lijerica | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the lyra viol | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
| the lirone | instance of | the name in the wider Hellenic space came to be used to label mostly bowed lutes | 0.80 | text |
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