#ancient greek music

[daemonianymphe-official]

The ''Seikilos Epitaph'' is the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation, from anywhere in the world. This is our first ever interpretation of this ancient song using only an 'ancient' Greek lyre, kymbala('ancient' cymbals) and vocals (female & male) recorded 23 years ago. The piece was written by Seikilos and was probably dedicated to his deceased wife Euterpe, which said: 'While you live shine, have no grief at all, life exists only for a short while and time demands its toll'.

Released for the first time on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music and other digital platforms, enjoy!

ΕΙΚΩΝ Η ΛΙΘΟΣ ΕΙΜΙ. ΤΙΘΗΣΙ ΜΕ ΣΕΙΚΙΛΟΣ ΕΝΘΑ ΜΝΗΜΗΣ ΑΘΑΝΑΤΟΥ ΣΗΜΑ ΠΟΛΥΧΡΟΝΙΟΝ

ΟΣΟΝ ΖΗΣ ΦΑΙΝΟΥ,

ΜΗΔΕΝ ΟΛΩΣ ΣΥ ΛΥΠΟΥ.

ΠΡΟΣ ΟΛΙΓΟΝ ΕΣΤΙ ΤΟ ΖΗΝ,

ΤΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ Ο ΧΡΟΝΟΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΕΙ.

#seikilosepitaph #ancientgreekmusic #ancientruins #Σεικιλος #αρχαιαελληνικημουσικη #ancientgreece

#seikilos epitaph #ancient greek music #ancient ruins #Σείκιλος #Επιτάφιος του Σεικίλου #daemonia nymphe #spyros giasafakis #evi stergiou #ancient greek instruments #ancient greek lyra #αρχαια ελλαδα #δαιμονια νυμφη #ancient greece #αρχαία ελληνική μουσική

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Ancient Greek and Roman music Masterpost

As our national epic, the Odyssey, did I'll start from the middle. Please listen to the sound of medieval Greek music and then come back. It's an exercise, I command you!

Middle Ages Greek music is speculated to be "slowed down ancient Greek music"! 😁 So, take notes on that!

Christodoulos Halaris - Anthology of Byzantine Secular Music

(Christodoulos Halaris was a prominent Greek composer, researcher, and musicologist. He focused on secular Byzantine and traditional music, incorporating his extensive research into a solid and singular musical language.)

After your warm-up (and perhaps some confusion) let's get into what you came here to see.

What Ancient Greek and Roman Music Sounded Like - A Beginner's Introduction

Α fantastic introduction by a composer, musician, and researcher who calls himself:

OKAY, OKAY, HE IS FARYA FARAJI, YOU GOT ME.

So, this is going to be another excellent video where he spits facts. He gives a great impression of how ancient Greek and Roman music sounded like.

And no, they didn't sound like the watered-down (north)-eurocentric "ancient Greek music" on youtube videos you find. (who's surprised at this point, after all this Northwestern appropriation) Unless they are made by Farya Faraji because… the man knows his shit (and our shit 😂)

By the way, I called it "watered down", not because I believe western music is lame, but because the performers apply western rules to ancient Greek music, stripping it of all the Heterophonic complexity.

In the video above, you'll learn how the lyre should actually be played!!! And what instruments have been in continuous use in Greece for more than 2.000 years! And see all the ways our ancient and traditional music is more complex than Western music - such as Western music can be more complex than ours in other ways! (as also stated in the video)

And before you ask: Why does ancient Greek and Byzantine/traditional Greek music sound Oriental? Well, that's just your ear and biases and Hollywood stereotypes, my dear friend. See, these sounds are not (just) Oriental! They are originally Greek, too!

Many tunes and the way of singing the West associates today with the Middle East came from the Greek world (where these tunes are still in use, mind you) or other Mediterranean countries. That's not to say that Middle Eastern nations didn't have these scales and twirls for a long time - because they did. That's their ancient music, too.

Please see the video below to make more sense of my ramblings:

The Greco-Roman Influence on Middle-Eastern Music

All of Farya's videos have their sources in the description so make sure to check them out!

Now you can better enjoy the Epitaph of Sekeilos you heard in the first Middle Ages video! You can also listen to another great version by Farya, where he uses the above ancient Greek principles he mentioned in his video. That's why his version actually feels fun to listen to, thank god! (Of course Chalaris also orchestrates the Epitaoh in an excellent way)

Personal commentary: I am happy to share Farya's work online because he put into words why reconstructions of ancient Greek music online don't sound Greek at all. Greeks have a hard time relating to it because... that's not our folk music. They sound boring like Chopin playing piano when he was 3 years old. (But by now you know why! 😉)

Of course, ancient and traditional Greek music are not identical and no one expects them to be. But given our history, our music history, and cultural evolution, we know the sounds of our music - as all people can identify the music of their land and area. I am glad my gut feeling was right and the music wasn't actually that simple. With the complexity of our ancient chants and the plethora of instruments we had in antiquity, there was no excuse for our ancient melodies to be that simple.

#ancient greek music #instruments #music history #middle ages #history of music #lyre #harp #ancient greek #classics #classic civilizations #bagpipes #aulos #pipes #roman history #panflute #mediterranean #historian #antiquity #farya faraji #chants #Youtube #byzantine music #byzantine empire #byzantium

[revolutionaryshiori]

I like "Classical music" I listen to "Bach/Mozart/Beethoven/Chopin"

I actually like classical music, and only listen to Sappho's Ode to Aphrodite sung in ancient greek.

(you can look it up on YouTube there are a lot of different versions.)

#classical music #classical antiquity #saphic #sappho #lesbian pride #gay girls #lesbian #ancient greece #ancient greek memes #Ancient Greek music #sappho of lesbos

[richo1915]

#music #farya faraji #ancient greek music #corinthian music #toe tapper

[the-good-spartan]

Further to the post about the Gymnopaidia, here is Pyrhiche, the Pyrrhic Dance :)

#ancient greek music #pyrrhic dance #Youtube

[kenobicoffee]

but imagine people a million years from now forget the name of your favorite song, and because you loved it so much you put it on your tombstone, people just call it yours. And it ends up being the oldest full composition they’ve ever tracked down. Seikilos really liked that one, out of all of them. So now it’s his forever and ever.

#epitaph of seikilos #Ancient Greek music #ancient greek #music history

[neuro-chaos]

Phrygian Harmonai

An experiment with one of my favourite modes, using the modern diatonic form. https://on.soundcloud.com/s5JUD

#ancient greece #ancient greek music #greek modes #classical modes #ancient music #world music #phrygian mode #stochastic music #generative music #electronic music #synthesiser

[madart9]

Hc that Hermes created the Lin Manuel persona as a joke but Hamilton was wildly successful so he just kept it up and Apollo is FURIOUS that a) he’s overstepped into his domain and b) he’s so damn GOOD at it (much to the chagrin of literally everyone)

It’s like the dam cow thing all over again, but this time instead of stealing fifty of his cows Hermes stole his bit.

#greek mythology #greek gods #greek tumblr #ancient greece #percy jackson fandom #percy pjo #pjo tv show #pjo fandom #pjo series #pjo #pjo spoilers #percy jackon and the olympians #percy and annabeth #percy jackson #hermes #apollo #lin manuel miranda #hamilton musical #pjo disney+

[voluptuarian]

shit I would get down at the club to

#petros tabouris #ancient greece #ancient greek music #music #audio #Spotify

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

This man nearly made me snort bread up my nose, so here:

#Farya Faraji #ancient Greek music #musical fuckery #historical shitposts

[daemonianymphe-official]

From the Ruins of the Temple of Poseidon:

‘’ It is finally time to announce that we have entered the studio to record our new album, ten years after our latest opus ‘Psychostasia’. We have been working for quite some time now composing, recording and mixing new material.

We are documenting the process and will post some photos and videos of the development of the work. We still have a long way to go, so we cannot announce the title of the album or the release date yet; we will keep you updated though, so please stay tuned.’’ Spyros Giasafakis II

The new album will be recorded in Thessaloniki, Athens and London.

#daemonia nymphe #new album #recording #new work #ancient greece #lyra #poseidon #temple of poseidon #tinos #δαιμονια νυμφη #spyros giasafakis #evi stergiou #ancient greek instruments #ancient greek music #ancient greek lyra #αρχαια ελλαδα #ναος του Ποσειδωνα #νεα ηχογραφηση

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Reposted (with two links): I really like this music scheme! I just found it tbh! To my understanding, Spanish, Italians and Greeks help in different stages! They came to Thessaloniki recently!

#luthieros #ancient greek music #it's possible giorgo also has greek heritage judging from name and surname #it's good to see some patrida xD #but everyone is very talented give them some love!!

[salutebellamy]

Dorian Nights - Ancient Greek Music

#youtube #Dorian Nights #ancient greek music

[sir-virtem]

the great and distinguished aristoxenus hijacked cirus the great's channel to teach us about ancient greek music

#farya faraji #music #youtube #music yt #video #ancient history #ancient greece #ancient greek music

[lightthereis]

Daemonia Nymphe ‘Enchanting Oneiro’

#youtube #daemonia nymphe #greek #ancient greek music #music #atmosperic

[reno-matago]

Glory to the gods!

#Youtube #ancient greece #ancient greek music #polytheism #helpol #pagan