Kithara - Wikipedia The kithara (Greek: κιθάρα, romanized: kithára), Latinized as cithara, was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the yoke lutes family It was a seven-stringed professional version of the lyre, which was regarded as a rustic, or folk instrument, appropriate for teaching music to beginners
Kithara | Ancient Greece, Lyre, Strings | Britannica In Latin writings of early Christian Europe, “cithara” often referred to the harp as well as to surviving forms of the lyre Many instrument names derive from the word kithara—among them guitar, cittern, and zither
Cythara - Wikipedia 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
Kithara of the Golden Age (7 or 9 strings) - LUTHIEROS Known in Latin as cithara, this instrument was central to musical competitions, public performances, and ceremonial events, accompanying everything from epic poetry and rhapsodies to odes and lyric songs
Kithara Explained The kithara (el|κιθάρα|kithára), Latinized as cithara, was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the yoke lutes family It was a seven-stringed professional version of the lyre, which was regarded as a rustic, or folk instrument, appropriate for teaching music to beginners
What Is the Kithara? History, Designs Sound The kithara is a professional stringed musical instrument from ancient Greece, classified as a type of lyre but significantly more complex and refined It belongs to the chordophone family, meaning it produces sound through vibrating strings stretched between fixed points
cithara - Wiktionary, the free dictionary cithara (plural citharas or citharai or citharae or (archaic) citharæ) (music) An ancient Greek stringed instrument, which could be considered a forerunner of the guitar