"Lyra," New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Stanley Sadie, editor (London and New York: Macmillan, 2004).

"Lyra," New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, Vol. 2 (New York and London: Macmillan, 1984): 576-577.

"The Modern Greek Lyra," Journal of the American Musical Instrument Society 5/6 (1979/80): 144-165.

The Modern Greek Lyra: An Organological Study of the Lyra Collection of Sam Chianis, Binghamton, New York, M.A. Thesis (Binghamton, NY: State University of New York at Binghamton, 1974).

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