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What is the name of the lyre-like bowed instrument from Crete and the Dodecanese, played vertically on the knee with three strings?
Answer: Cretan lyra — The Cretan lyra is a pear-shaped three-stringed bowed instrument held upright on the knee; its distinctive ornamented playing style, often with a laouto accompaniment, is the foundation of Cretan folk music.
- A Cretan lyra ✓
- B Pontic lyra
- C politiki lyra
- D gadoulka
The Cretan lyra is a pear-shaped three-stringed bowed instrument held upright on the knee; its distinctive ornamented playing style, often with a laouto accompaniment, is the foundation of Cretan folk music.