CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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lyre
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piano
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tuba
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tambourine
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Detailed explanation-1: -The lyre was invented by the Sumerians of ancient Iraq around 3200 BCE. Its design was developed from the harp by replacing the single bow shape with two upright arms joined by a crossbar, and the strings, instead of joining the sound box directly, were made to run over a bridge attached to the box.
Detailed explanation-2: -lyre, stringed musical instrument having a yoke, or two arms and a crossbar, projecting out from and level with the body. The strings run from a tailpiece on the bottom or front of the instrument to the crossbar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The lyre was closely related to the other stringed instruments: the chelys which was made from a tortoise shell, the four-stringed phorminx, and the seven-stringed kithara.
Detailed explanation-4: -They played lyres, harps, and lutes, and they later used drums and wind instruments.