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Music in Ancient Greece - Melody, Rhythm and Life (Paperback)
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Music in Ancient Greece - Melody, Rhythm and Life (Paperback)
Series: Classical World
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Life in ancient Greece was musical life. Soloists competed onstage
for popular accolades, becoming centrepieces for cultural
conversation and even leading Plato to recommend that certain forms
of music be banned from his ideal society. And the music didn't
stop when the audience left the theatre: melody and rhythm were
woven into the whole fabric of daily existence for the Greeks.
Vocal and instrumental songs were part of religious rituals,
dramatic performances, dinner parties, and even military campaigns.
Like Detroit in the 1960s or Vienna in the 18th century, Athens in
the 400s BC was the hotspot where celebrated artists collaborated
and diverse strands of musical tradition converged. The
conversations and innovations that unfolded there would lay the
groundwork for musical theory and practice in Greece and Rome for
centuries to come. In this perfectly pitched introduction, Spencer
Klavan explores Greek music's origins, forms, and place in society.
In recent years, state-of-the-art research and digital technology
have enabled us to decipher and understand Greek music with
unprecedented precision. Yet many readers today cannot access the
resources that would enable them to grapple with this richly
rewarding subject. Arcane technical details and obscure jargon veil
the subject - it is rarely known, for instance, that authentic
melodies still survive from antiquity, helping us to imagine the
vivid soundscapes of the Classical and Hellenistic eras. Music in
Ancient Greece distills the latest discoveries into vivid prose so
readers can come to grips with the basics as never before. With the
tools in this book, beginners and specialists alike will learn to
hear the ancient world afresh and come away with a new, musical
perspective on their favourite classical texts.
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