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Although the ancient Greeks were familiar with many kinds of instruments, three in particular were favored for composition and performance: the kithara, a plucked string instrument; the lyre, also a string instrument; and the aulos, a double-reed instrument.
The musical system of ancient Greece evolved over a period of more than 500 years from simple scales of tetrachords, or divisions of the perfect fourth, into several complex systems encompassing tetrachords and octaves, as well as octave scales divided into seven to thirteen intervals.
The Greeks themselves were at least partly aware of such influences: the geographer Strabo, for example, working in the first century ce, acknowledged Asiatic influences on Greek musical instruments and melodic forms ( Geography 10.3.17).
5 sty 2013 · For the ancient Greeks, music was viewed as quite literally a gift from the gods. The invention of specific instruments is attributed to particular deities: Hermes the lyre, Pan the syrinx and Athena the aulos (flute).
31 lip 2019 · An overview of instruments and instrumental techniques used in traditional Greek music, richly illustrated with color photographs from Anoyanakis’s personal collection, now housed in the Museum of Greek Folk Instruments in Athens.
Concerning the origin of music and musical instruments: the history of music in ancient Greece is so closely interwoven with Greek mythology and legend that it is often difficult to surmise what is historically true and what is myth.
18 cze 2024 · In this post, we’re going to take a look at 21 traditional Greek instruments. So if you’re interested in learning more about them, or if you’re planning on visiting Greece and want to know what to listen for, read on. Table of Contents. 1. Outi (Oud)
