I wrote Around the World several years ago on Native-American style pentatonic flutes. So, the melody doesn’t need to be modified for a pentatonic lyre. You will hear this lyre first, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung, adding another 19-string acoustic lyre.
Original version with High Spirits Flutes, ukulele, and lyrics:
The 7-string pentatonic lyre is great for this original piece. Self-blessing is pentatonic anyway, so the tuning doesn’t need to be modified. Enjoy the melody played with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
High Spirits Flute, with link to lyrics:
Knowledge and Love is an original piece. Enjoy it first played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
Lynda Lyre with wire strings.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Previous version with history and lyrics, on Lynda Lyre with nylon strings:
Alleluia is a beautiful melody! Enjoy it first played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
16-string solid body lyre.
Lynda Lyre with wire strings and lower notes.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Enjoy the folk song, red River Valley, first played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. The melody is slightly modified for this lyre, and the tuning is as well.
Tuning: D4, E4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5
19-string acoustic lyre.
And, you guessed it! Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
This is an original piece, Divine Sunrise, played on 19-string acoustic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
The same lyre, plucked, playing melody and harmony.
The double strung arrangement adds another 19-string acoustic lyre.
Lynda Lyre with nylon strings, plus vocals:
Enjoy This Land is Your Land by Woody Guthrie played on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Enjoy these 2 hymns/choruses, God Is So Good and In His Time, played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre with Pickaso Rotary Bow. In His Time is slightly modified for this lyre.
Tuning: D4, E4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, D5
19-string acoustic lyre.
Adding another for the double strung arrangements.
I wrote Wash the Day Away for meditation and relaxation. You can listen to the original version with lyrics at the link at the end of this post. Today, enjoy the melody played first on 7-string pentatonic lyre in its standard tuning, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
And double strung, adding another 19-string acoustic lyre.
Original version with ukulele, flutes, vocals, etc.:
Dusk is a piece I wrote several years ago. You can listen to the original versions at the link at the end of this post. For today, enjoy the melody played on 7-string pentatonic lyre in its standard tuning, with Pickaso Rotary Bow.
19-string acoustic lyre.
Double strung played on 2 19-string acoustic lyres.
Spirit Flutes version with link to previous alto recorder version:
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