The lira da braccio (or lyra de bracio) was a European bowed string instrument of the Renaissance. It was used by Italian poet-musicians in court in the...

or viola da gamba. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians describes the lirone as essentially a larger version of the lira da braccio, which has...

vielle, rebec, and lira da braccio. The history of bowed string instruments in Europe goes back to the 9th century with the Byzantine lira (or lūrā, Greek:...

manner that lyra was introduced in other regions (e.g. the Lira da braccio and Calabrian lira in Italy and the Gadulka in Bulgaria). Over the centuries...

became known as the lira da braccio (arm viol) family; the other, with sloping shoulders and held between the knees, was the lira da gamba (leg viol) group...

family include Baroque violin Cello da spalla Five string violin Hardanger fiddle Kit violin Kontra Låtfiol Lira da braccio Octobass Sardino Stroh violin Tenor...

lira 1929–2002 Venetian lira until 1807 Lira (Ukrainian instrument), a Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy Lira da braccio,...

whereas he is actually playing the lira da braccio. Although it should be Angel in Green with a lira da braccio, it is a title that has become inappropriate...

which with its modifications remained in favour until the Italian lira da braccio asserted itself as the better type, leading to the violin. The instrument...

the violin family may be descended in part from the lira da braccio and the medieval Byzantine lira. While the cello (which developed from the bass violin)...