Terminology Tuesday Lyre
Last week I talked about bras en couronne which means arms in the
shape of a crown. Today’s it is bras en
lyre [brah zahn leer] which, not surprisingly, means arms in the shape of
a lyre.
What’s a lyre? It’s a small, stringed
musical instrument that looks like a U-shaped harp. It is most commonly
associated with ancient Greece. See Link
of the Day at 3:07.
In
bras en lyre the arms are overhead in fifth en haut but
the hands overlap, one above the
other.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #6nnn:
“Bras en lyre means arms in the shape of a lyre.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Then
Nature shaped a poet's heart a lyre From out whose chords the lightest breeze
that blows Drew trembling music.”
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