Ancient Greek Music

[Anne Beetem]

>Ann(e)  Beetem mentioned "beautiful ancient Greek music" which got me
>wondering if such a thing exists. Did the ancient Greeks have musical
>notation? Another thing I heard waas that not one Greek lyre has been
>preserved to the present day. These are often the forst illustration in
>piano history books. Any comments?
>
>
>Philip Jamison
>West Chester, PA


Of course it did.  Where do you think Dorian, Phyrgian, Lydian,....modes
came from?  Did they have notation?   I am not certain.   The last time I
read about and wrote about Greek music I was in grade  school.    There are
sufficient memorializations of Greeks playing music in the plays, in
sculpture and architectural friezes to consider as evidence.

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Anne Beetem
Harpsichords & Historic Pianos
2070 Bingham Ct.
Reston, VA  20191
abeetem@wizard.net