![]() “ Art of the Hellenistic Age and the Hellenistic Tradition.” (April 2007) “ Prehistoric Cypriot Art and Culture.” (October 2004) “ Cyprus-Island of Copper.” (October 2004) “ The Technique of Bronze Statuary in Ancient Greece.” (October 2003) “ The Rise of Macedon and the Conquests of Alexander the Great.” (October 2004) “ Athletics in Ancient Greece.” (October 2002) “ Greek Gods and Religious Practices.” (October 2003) ![]() “ Ancient Greek Colonization and Trade and their Influence on Greek Art.” (July 2007) “ Africans in Ancient Greek Art.” (January 2008) “ Mycenaean Civilization.” (October 2003) “ Intellectual Pursuits of the Hellenistic Age.” (April 2007) “ Greek Hydriai (Water Jars) and Their Artistic Decoration.” (July 2007) See on MetPublications Additional Essays by Seán Hemingway New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000. Greek Art from Prehistoric to Classical: A Resource for Educators. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1994.īundrick, Sheramy D. ![]() (October 2001) Further ReadingĪnderson, Warren D. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. “Music in Ancient Greece.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Greek philosophers saw a relationship between music and mathematics, envisioning music as a paradigm of harmonious order reflecting the cosmos and the human soul. The art of singing to one’s own stringed accompaniment was highly developed. Shepherds piped to their flocks, oarsmen and infantry kept time to music, and women made music at home. Instrumental music or the singing of a hymn regularly accompanied everyday activities and formal acts of worship. Most Greek men trained to play an instrument competently, and to sing and perform choral dances. 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. In addition to the physical remains of musical instruments in a number of archaeological contexts, depictions of musicians and musical events in vase painting and sculpture provide valuable information about the kinds of instruments that were preferred and how they were actually played. In Athens during the second half of the fifth century B.C., the Odeion (roofed concert hall) of Perikles was erected on the south slope of the Athenian akropolis-physical testimony to the importance of music in Athenian culture. The archaeological record attests to monuments erected in honor of accomplished musicians and to splendid roofed concert halls. Likewise, inscriptions provide information about the economics and institutional organization of professional musicians, recording such things as prizes awarded and fees paid for services. Although extant musical scores are rare, incomplete, and of relatively late date, abundant literary references shed light on the practice of music, its social functions, and its perceived aesthetic qualities. Our knowledge of ancient Greek music comes from actual fragments of musical scores, literary references, and the remains of musical instruments. If that falls through, we really need some music we can play.Music was essential to the pattern and texture of Greek life, as it was an important feature of religious festivals, marriage and funeral rites, and banquet gatherings. I have suggested that she get one of her more talented musician friends to pick up one of the lutes for sale we have seen online, and try and perform for them, but we're not sure if he'll be able to master a lute guitar in time. She's rented out a lovely garden and is now looking for music that will really capture the sound of the medieval lute. My friend is getting married and she is going all out to make sure there is a very authentic feel to her ceremony. There's a lute page for those who want to purchase lutes as well as find teachers.Ĭan anyone recommend some good lute music that could be performed at a medieval themed wedding? ![]() If you live in England there is an organization called the Lute Society which promotes the lute. ![]() It seems like an instrument that needs a unusually high amount of effort in order to master. Then I found out that they are actually hard to play, due to the high number of strings and the lute's tuning being especially difficult, so I wasn't so sure. There is something very striking about seeing a troubador with a lute instrument and it made me want to buy a lute. November 28, - I went to a Renaissance Faire over the summer and some of the performers were performing music on authentic instruments used in medieval times, such as the lute. ![]()
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