lyra
lyra — noun
- lyrasingular
- lyrasplural
1. a row of short metal bars, each cut to a slightly different size, set in an upri
a row of short metal bars, each cut to a slightly different size, set in an upright frame and tapped with a little hammer to make ringing notes, usually carried by someone walking in a marching band
Daichi tuned each metal bar of the lyra before the parade began.
subject + tuned + the lyra
The marching band's lyra rang out brightly above the heavy drums.
the lyra as subject of a music verb
Rodrigo carried the lyra upright as the band turned onto Main Street.
Each player struck the lyra's silver bars with a small wooden hammer.
At the football game, two students played the lyra in the school band.
- bell lyre
the more common everyday name for the same marching instrument
- glockenspiel
the table or stand version; a lyra is the portable upright form carried in parades
文法句型
play the lyra
carry a lyra
用法筆記
Often called a bell lyre in everyday band use; the upright frame and shoulder strap let a player carry and strike it while walking.