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Beautiful Music NOW - lirone

Emilia Benjamin playing the lirone.
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Emilia Benjamin playing the lirone.

Have you ever heard of a musical instrument called a lirone? It's a bowed string instrument in the lira family that was popularized in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today's Beautiful Music is an introduction to the lovely and interesting lirone. Virtuosa lirone player Emilia Benjamin gives a captivating explanation and demonstration for you to enjoy.

Suzanne Bona is the host and executive producer of Sunday Baroque, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show of Baroque and early music which she originated on WSHU in 1987.