-
Phorminx is also a
genus of
cylindrical bark beetles. The
phorminx (Ancient Gr****: φόρμιγξ) was one of the
oldest of the
Ancient Gr****
stringed musical...
- sub-types.
Homer described two
different western lyres in his writings, the
phorminx and kitharis. However, both of
these terms have not had
uniform meaning...
- (b**** kithara)
kithara (professional instrument) lyre (folk instrument)
phorminx (advanced folk inst.)
rhapsode (professional singer)
Related type of statuary...
- vase,
painting by the
Achilles Painter Muse
tuning two phorminges. The
phorminx was an
intermediate stage, as the
cithara developed from the lyre. Detail...
-
Subcancilla phorminx is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Mitridae, the
miters or
miter snails.
Subcancilla phorminx (S.S. Berry...
- Pontic), Crotala, Floghera, Gaida, Harp, Laouto, Lyre, Organo, Pan flute,
Phorminx, Psaltery, Salpinx, Santouri, Souravli, Tambouras, Tambourine, Trigono...
- Kithara)
Crotalum Epigonion Harp
Kanonaki Lyre Pan
flute (Syrinx)
Pandura Phorminx Rhoptron Sambuca Salpinx Sistrum Psaltery Tambourine Trigonon Water organ...
-
Examples of yoke
lutes are the lyre, the kithara, the barbiton, and the
phorminx from
Ancient Greece, and the
biblical kinnor, all of
which were strummed...
- Pontic), Crotala, Floghera, Gaida, Harp, Laouto, Lyre, Organo, Pan flute,
Phorminx, Psaltery, Salpinx, Santouri, Souravli, Tambouras, Tambourine, Trigono...
-
performed by a
chorus that sang and
danced to the
musical accompaniment of the
phorminx or aulos. "The
victory ode",
notes Mary Lefkowitz, "is a
curious and somewhat...
