Lyre - Tategoto

Japanese: 竪琴 - たてごと
Lyre - Tategoto

A literary or poetic expression for a stringed instrument held vertically and played. There are two types: harp-shaped (harp, koto, etc.) and lyre-shaped (lyre, kithara, etc.). The so-called "Burmese harp" is the harp-shaped saung.

[Noriko Shibata]

[Reference] | Sound

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

竪に構えて弾く弦楽器の文学的、詩的表現。ハープ形(ハープ、箜篌(くご)など)とリラ形(リラ、キタラなど)の2種ある。いわゆる「ビルマの竪琴」とは、ハープ形のサウンのことである。

[柴田典子]

[参照項目] | サウン

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