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  2. Harp - Wikipedia

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    Kora, a west-African folk-instrument, intermediate between a harp and a lute; Lyre, kithara, zither-like instruments used in Greek classical antiquity and later; Pedal harp, the modern, chromatic concert harp; Psaltery, a small, flat, lap instrument in the zither family; Triple harp, a chromatic multi-course harp traditional in Wales

  3. Cythara - Wikipedia

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    The cythara is a wide group of stringed instruments of medieval and Renaissance Europe, including not only the lyre and harp but also necked, string instruments. [1] In fact, unless a medieval document gives an indication that it meant a necked instrument, then it likely was referring to a lyre.

  4. Medieval harp - Wikipedia

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    The Celtic harp developed into an instrument distinct from other types of medieval harp. For instance, it featured a trapezoid-shaped soundboard, curved column, and wire strings. Irish bards who traveled extensively throughout Europe brought knowledge of this style of instrument to the continent. Dante references this instrument in his writings ...

  5. Zither - Wikipedia

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    Late 19th and early 20th century versions of the instrument were often called 'harp zithers' – so-named because the pillar extension seemed a miniature version of the harp's pillar. The extra contrabass strings ran parallel to the other strings on these earlier instruments, the diagonal arrangement illustrated developed later to assist the ...

  6. Cretan lyra - Wikipedia

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    The 9th-century Persian geographer Ibn Khurradadhbih (d. 911), in his lexicographical discussion of instruments, cited the lyra as a typical instrument of the Byzantines along with the urghun , shilyani (probably a type of harp or lyre) and the salandj (probably a bagpipe) (Margaret J. Kartomi, 1990).

  7. Byzantine lyra - Wikipedia

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    The first recorded reference to a bowed lyra is from the 9th century, by Persian geographer Ibn Khurradadhbih (d. 911); in his lexicographical discussion of instruments, he cites the lyra (lūrā) as the 'typical' instrument of the Byzantines, along with the urghun (organ), shilyani (probably a type of harp or lyre) and the salandj (probably a ...