As a result, the sounds, as faithfully rendered by Uderzo in these scenes from Asterix and the Big Fight and Asterix in Spain and Asterix and the Normans, are not pleasant musical tones, Instead, Caconofix produces more abrasive CLONG, CLING, TOING, CLONG, TDZOiiiiNG, DZOOOONG, and TZiiiiiiiiNG. Instead of strumming the lyre strings with a plectrum, Cacofonix plucks the strings of his lyre. Perhaps part of the reason Cacofonix's audience reacted so negatively to his music was that the Gaulish Bardic style of playing the lyre appears to be different from what the Greeks and Romans used. though once in a while Fulliautomatix takes pleasure from smashing the lyre itself, as shown in this scene from Asterix and Caesar's Gift. Usually, however, the bashing is reserved for Cacofonix himself. Occasionally even the Romans join in and attempt to prevent Cacofonix from singing, as in Asterix the Gladiator. One of the running gags throughout the Asterix books is the glee with which Fulliautomatix the blacksmith delights in bashing Cocofonix and smashing his lyre anytime he even looks like he might begin to sing, as illustrated in these scenes from Asterix and the Goths, Asterix and Cleopatra, and Asterix and the Great Crossing. It may be that a lyre made from animal horns is easier to repair or rebuild than one made from wood. Instead of a wood frame with a resonator and soundboard, the frame for this lyre appears to be made from two bull horns, with some metalwork to support the strings and embellishment at the horn tips. Cacofonix's lyre is of a different style from the Roman lyre. He is rarely seen without it, and is constantly playing it and trying to sing - much to the consternation of anyone else who happens to be nearby. The lyre is, by far, Cacofonix the Bard's favorite musical instrument.
Management is forced to conceed the issue in order to keep the troops at bay. In Asterix and the Mansions of the Gods the legionaries demand that the more pleasant musical sounds of the lyre be used to announce mealtimes instead of buccina. This class distinction apparently became an issue once collective bargaining and unions began to assert themselves as tools for empowerment by the common man. Meals to the accompaniment of lyres was also the priviledge of Roman olympian Gluteus Maximus in Asterix and the Olympic Games Notice the two diffent lyre constructions: wood and animal horn. Not only were the elite politicians entertained a mealtime my music.
In Asterix and the Roman Agent, a musical ensemble consisting of a wood lyre, aulos and tambor provide music for a meal in Julius Caesar's villa. In the world of Asterix, the lyre was used by the Romans to accompany meals. Part 6: Stringed Instruments (Lyre, Harp, Lute, Rebec) Russell Professor of Acoustics & Director of Distance Education The Adventures of Asterix the Gaul Daniel A. Musical Instruments of Antiquity as Illustrated in Musical Instruments in Asterix & Obelix #6: Stringed Instruments
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