Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
"Lunae Lumen (Moonlight)" - another original piece for recreated ancient 'chelys' form lyre.
The 'chelys' was the tortoise shell form of lyre played in ancient Greece, which had a resonator either made from an actual tortoise shell, or from wood carved in the form of a tortoise shell.
The recreated chelys form lyre I am playing in this album, is the Lutherios "Lyre of Apollo III" model - massive in size, with a soundboard of goat skin & a tortoise shell style resonator made in much more resonant wood, the instrument is certainly worthy of the mythological deity which inspired its creation!
My book, featuring sheet music of 13 of my original melodies for recreated ancient lyre is also published by Luthieros:
luthieros.com/product/best-of-michael-levy-lyre-sheet-music
Many thanks for watching!
"Lunae Lumen (Moonlight)" - another original piece for recreated ancient 'chelys' form lyre.
The 'chelys' was the tortoise shell form of lyre played in ancient Greece, which had a resonator either made from an actual tortoise shell, or from wood carved in the form of a tortoise shell.
The recreated chelys form lyre I am playing in this album, is the Lutherios "Lyre of Apollo III" model - massive in size, with a soundboard of goat skin & a tortoise shell style resonator made in much more resonant wood, the instrument is certainly worthy of the mythological deity which inspired its creation!
My book, featuring sheet music of 13 of my original melodies for recreated ancient lyre is also published by Luthieros:
luthieros.com/product/best-of-michael-levy-lyre-sheet-music
Many thanks for watching!
