| String instrument |
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| Other names | Macedonian lyra/lira |
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| Developed | Byzantine era |
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| Related instruments |
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- Byzantine lyra, the ancestor
- Calabrian lira (Italian: Lira Calabrese)
- Classical Kemenche, (Turkish: Armudî kemençe, Greek: Politiki lyra)
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| Musicians |
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- Avraam Demisis
- Paschalis Giannakou
- Andreas Kioumourtsis
- Giorgos Mavridis
- Ioannis Mitrou
- Nikos Touloumis
- Giorgos Touloumis
- Fylaktos Terzis
- Vasilis Tragos
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The Macedonian lyra (Greek: Μακεδονική λύρα) is a Greek pear-shaped,[1] three-stringed bowed musical instrument, used mainly in the Greek folk music of the Greek region of Macedonia, and especially in the region of Drama, usually accompanied by violin.
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