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The original lineup of the band featured Conolly (organ and vocals), Rick Coraccio (bass), Ricky Carmel (guitar), and Paul Murphy (drums). [2] By 1981, The Boston Phoenix was calling Lyres "the city’s reigning garage band." [3] In December of that same year, New Musical Express praised the band's first EP, AHS 1005, and its "infectious rhythms".
Elizabeth Jaxon - American harpist, director of the DHF World Harp Competition and member of the band Atlantic Harp Duo; Maria Johansdotter (fl. 1706) - Swedish harpist, folk music player and parish clerk, put on trial for homosexuality and for posing as a man; Claire Jones - Welsh harpist; Edward Jones (1752–1824) - Welsh harpist and ...
In the liner notes and artwork the band members identify themselves under false names and as playing instruments not found on the album, specifically Gordon Shumway on vibraslap, Ivan Nikolayevich on harp and lyre, and Ferdinand Magellan on bassoon. The names are references to history, literature and pop culture:
On Fyre is the first full-length studio album by American garage rock band Lyres. [2] [3] [4] It was released in 1984 by the label Ace of Hearts and reissued in 1998 by Matador Records. [5]
Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 69 (1977) [45] Geirr Tveitt. Harp Concerto No. 1 (Lost) Harp Concerto No. 2 "Concerto Eroico" op.170 (1957) [46] Heitor Villa-Lobos. Harp Concerto (1953) Georg Christoph Wagenseil. Concerto for Harp and strings in F, WWV 281 (1761) John Williams. On Willows and Birches (2009) Mario Zafred
See Rotta for the medieval lyre, or Rote for the fiddle. During the 11th to 15th century A.D., rotte (German) or rota (Spanish) referred to a triangular psaltery illustrated in the hands of King David and played by jongleurs (popular musicians who might play the music of troubadours) and cytharistas (Latin word for a musician who plays string instruments).
The earliest reference to the word "lyre" is the Mycenaean Greek ru-ra-ta-e, meaning "lyrists" and written in the Linear B script. [5] In classical Greek, the word "lyre" could either refer specifically to an amateur instrument, which is a smaller version of the professional cithara and eastern-Aegean barbiton, or "lyre" can refer generally to all three instruments as a family. [6]
Standard drum and lyre corps has 4 to 48 members. There is one leader, who serves as the conductor and leads the band in parades and exhibitions. He uses a conductor stick and must be shown respect by the band. The main part of the band has two sections: the drum sections and the lyre sections. The lyre section makes up the majority of the band.