catharsis

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At the side of these were musicians dressed as fauns and satyrs, who played on citharas, formingas, flutes, and horns.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah

All at once lyres and citharas sounded from the side room, and there entered a procession of eight youths in shining silken garments of a gold-green colour.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix

The music of citharas was heard in descending chords; the harps rang out; the notes of double flutes quavered through the evening air with a magic intoxication of melody.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

Single pipes and double pipes, tinkling lyres and many-stringed citharas, not to forget herdsmen’s reed flutes, cymbals, and tambours, all made melody and noise together.

From A Victor of Salamis by Davis, William Stearns