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Music of ancient Greece
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Music was almost universally present in ancient Greek society, from marriages, funerals, and religious ceremonies to theatre, folk music, and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry. This played an in
Ancient Greek warrior playing the salpinx, late 6th–early 5th century BC, Attic black-figure (lekythos)
Ancient Greek warrior playing the salpinx, late 6th–early 5th century BC, Attic black-figure (lekythos)
Musical scene with three women painted by the Niobid painter. Side A of a red-figure amphora, Walters Art Museum
Musical scene with three women painted by the Niobid painter. Side A of a red-figure amphora, Walters Art Museum
A 17th-century representation of the Greek muses Clio, Thalia, and Euterpe playing a transverse flute, presumably the Greek photinx.
A 17th-century representation of the Greek muses Clio, Thalia, and Euterpe playing a transverse flute, presumably the Greek photinx.
The Cylix of Apollo with the tortoise-shell (chelys) lyre, on a 5th century BC drinking cup (kylix)
The Cylix of Apollo with the tortoise-shell (chelys) lyre, on a 5th century BC drinking cup (kylix)
Mode (music)
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In music theory, the term mode or modus is used in a number of distinct senses, depending on context.
Excerpt from Boethius' De musica depicting a scale
Excerpt from Boethius' De musica depicting a scale
Modes Illustrated Using Movable Do Solfege (USA)
Modes Illustrated Using Movable Do Solfege (USA)