Trigonon

Quick meaning: Trigonon is a noun meaning (music, historical) A small triangular harp.

Meaning

(music, historical) A small triangular harp.

Example Sentences

Soft Lydian pipes, trigonons, silvery flutes, / Blend in the lamp-lit air with gentle lutes.

Other contemporary representations of trigona show considerable variation in the angle at which the strings are set and in the position of the hands.

Among other musical instruments in the north Pontic area of which we know from archaeological evidence, are the horns, shell-trumpets, trigonons (harps), Pan-pipes, lutes, and zithers.

Of the two varieties of closed trigona, one is essentially like the open trigonon but with a post running parallel to the strings from the tip of the base arm to the tip of the soundbox.

Word Forms

• trigona
• trigonons

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include trigon, trichord, trimba, trig, trichordo, triangle.

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