The cithara (kithára) is the wooden type of the Greek lyre, especially the large concert instruments.
The instrument heard in the following experimental soundings was reconstructed in a project of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
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Several playing techniques |
Strumming with dampening, finger and plectrum plucking, harmonics.
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Pronounced rhythmic playing |
The cithara accompanied group dances, too.
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Invocation of the Muse |
Plucked accompaniment to a short "proem", transmitted together with melodies by Mesomedes (early 2nd cent. AD). Here and in the next piece, the vocal part exemplifies the ancient technique of apaídein.
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Invocation of Calliope and Apollo |
Strummed and plucked accompaniment to a short "proem", transmitted together with melodies by Mesomedes (early 2nd cent. AD).
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