It’s all Greek to me:
MUSIC IN ANCIENT GREECE WITH MS. VASQUEZ!
Music and creativity in Ancient
Greece- Tim Hansen
https://youtu.be/-1aAunaw1GA
Characteristics
1
2
Some
Heterophony
Primarly
Monophonic
• One melodic line
with
embellishment.
• Melody without
harmony
3
Improvisation
during
performances
Instruments
Lyre
Aulos
Lyre
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Plucked string instrument; most
important and well known
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7 strings
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Hermes (our main thief) invented it
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Integral part of Greek education
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An “I’m sorry” gift to apollo for
stealing yo cow.
Plato
Played alone or accompaniment to
singing or lyric poetry
“good music”
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Aulos
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Double-reed instrument; wind
instrument
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used in rituals, theatre, therapy and
amusement.
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to worship Dionysus, Greek god
of wine, in the singing of the
dithyrambs, Greek dramas.
Breathing Technique:
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Circular breathing
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“bad music”
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Ex: https://youtu.be/aI7YwJ1jBhY
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