Greek musical instruments

Greek musical instruments were grouped under the general term "all developments from the original construction of a tortoise shell with two branching horns, having also a cross piece to which the stringser from an original three to ten or even more in the later period, like the Byzantine era". Greek musical instruments can be classified into the following categories:

Ancient

Aulos Barbiton Chelys Cithara (or Kithara) Crotalum Epigonion Harp Kanonaki Kymbalon Lyre Pan flute (Syrinx) Pandura Phorminx Rhoptron Sambuca Salpinx Sistrum Psaltery Tambourine Trigonon Water organ (Hydraulis)

Medieval and modern

String instruments

Baglamas Byzantine lyra Bouzouki Cretan lyra Calabrian lira Guitar Kanonaki Mandolin Mandola Oudola Oud Psaltery Politiki lyra (Constantinople lyra) Santouri Laouto (big and small) Lavta (Politiko laouto) One stringed lyra (rare) Macedonian lyra Pontian lyra Violin Tzouras Tambouras Thaboura Karantouzeni Bağlama

Aerophones

Askomandoura Aulos Floghera Gaida Karamuza Klarino Lalitsa Mantura Souravli (Thiamboli) Tsampouna Zurna

Percussion instruments

Cochilia Crotala Daouli Koudounia Toubeleki Trigono Tympano Zilia

See also Music of Greece Greek dances Greek folk music

External links Tα μουσικά όργανα των αρχαίων Eλλήνων/ancient Greek instruments