- Lirone
Infobox Instrument
name= Lirone
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*Bowed string instrument
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*Lira da braccio The "lirone", the bass member of the "lira" family of instruments, is a bowed
string instrument with between 9 and 16 gut strings. It is held between the legs in the manner of acello orviol and like the viol its neck is generally fretted. The "lirone" was primarily used in Italy during the late 16th and early 17th centuries (and particularly in the time ofClaudio Monteverdi ) to provide continuo, or harmony for the accompaniment of vocal music. Its flattened bridge allows for the playing of chords of between three and five notes. It is essentially a larger version of the "lira da braccio ", which has a similar widefingerboard , flat bridge, and leaf-shapedpegbox with frontal pegs. [Headley]Despite the resurgence in Baroque instrument performance during the 20th century, only a handful of musicians play the "lirone". Notable performers on the instrument include
Erin Headley of England,Hille Perl of Germany,Annalisa Pappano of the United States, [http://www.lauravaughan.com/ Laura Vaughan] of Australia, and [http://www.la-violetta.nl Paulina van Laarhoven] of the Netherlands.References
*Erin Headley. "Lirone", "Grove Music Online", ed. L. Macy (accessed
November 11 2006 ), [http://www.grovemusic.com/ grovemusic.com] (subscription access).Notes
External links
* [http://eprints.infodiv.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00003283/01/Weretka001.pdf Article]
* [http://www.catacoustic.com/PC_Lament02.jpgPhoto of Annalisa Pappano with a 12-string lirone]
* [http://www.catacoustic.com/PC_Sirens.jpgPhoto of Annalisa Pappano with a 12-string lirone]Listening
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000B9O92A Lirone audio] (track 3 features the instrument accompanied by a plucked string instrument; tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 10 feature the lirone in an accompanying role)
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000044RA Lirone audio] (disc 2, track 6)
* [http://www.violworks.com/pages/gb/instrumente/hoerproben.html Lirone audio] (selections 2 and 5)ee also
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Lira da braccio
*Viol
*Violone
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