The carnyx (plural: carnyces) is a wind instrument that was widely used by Celtic people during the Iron Age, from about 200 BC to about 200 AD. It is a type of trumpet made of bronze and shaped like a long S. When held, the straight middle part was vertical, while the short end with the mouthpiece and the wide bell pointed in opposite horizontal directions.
The Roman tuba (plural: tubae), also called a trumpet, was a musical instrument used by the ancient Roman military and in religious ceremonies. It was used to signal troop actions, such as retreating, attacking, or charging. It also told guards when to mount duty, sleep, or switch positions.
The Lyres of Ur, also called the Harps of Ur, are four string instruments discovered in broken pieces at the Royal Cemetery in Ur, Iraq, starting in 1922. These instruments are from the Early Dynastic III Period of Mesopotamia, between about 2550 and 2450 BC. This makes them the oldest surviving stringed instruments in the world.
The Lyres of Ur, also called the Harps of Ur, are four string instruments discovered in broken condition at the Royal Cemetery in Ur, Iraq, starting in 1922. These instruments are from the Early Dynastic III Period of Mesopotamia, between about 2550 and 2450 BC, making them the oldest known stringed instruments in the world. After being carefully restored, they are now displayed in museums in Iraq, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The harp is a musical instrument with strings that are slanted across its wooden surface. These strings are played by plucking them with fingers. Harps can be played while sitting or standing.
The barbiton, or barbitos (Gr: βάρβιτον or βάρβιτος; Lat. barbitus), is an ancient stringed instrument connected to the lyre. It is mentioned in writings from ancient Greece and Rome.
The phorminx (Ancient Greek: φόρμιγξ) was one of the earliest stringed musical instruments used in Ancient Greece. It belonged to the yoke lutes family, which came after the lyre and before the kithara. The instrument had two to seven strings, ornate parts, and a sound box shaped like a crescent moon.
The kithara (Greek: κιθάρα, spelled kithára in Roman letters), called cithara in Latin, was an ancient Greek musical instrument in a group of instruments called yoke lutes. It was a seven-stringed version of the lyre, which was a simpler instrument used to teach music to beginners. Unlike the lyre, the cithara was played by professional musicians known as kitharodes.
Bowed guitar is a way to play a guitar, whether acoustic or electric, using a bow instead of a pick to make the strings vibrate. This method is similar to how a viola da gamba is played. Unlike violins, which are typically bowed, guitars usually have a flat bridge and strings that are close together.
A dolceola is a musical instrument that looks like a small piano but is actually a different kind of zither with a keyboard. It produces a unique, sweet sound similar to a music box. The Toledo Symphony Company made dolceolas between 1903 and 1907.