What role did music play in Ancient Greek society?

• most importnat things since alll students had to learn music
  • Everybody in ancient Athens played the lyre
• Not only for the Gods, but also way to understand mathematics, astronomy, analogies etc.
• For thousands of year had 7 year lyres because of mathetics

How is reconstructive research to make the instruments conducted and how are the instruments made?

• depictions on vases and pottery
• He had to see that acnient Greeks where shorter than modern greeks, so he had to adjust based on that
• It’s not a precise art

How do modern-day artists play Ancient Greek instruments if there is very little research on how it sounded?

• they play it like a modern harp basically
  • Modern greek lyrists use more octave range with enharmonics and more strings
• They play chords by muting specific strings
• Plectrums are good but not for fast playing
• They also use African and mediterranen playing styles to see how it really sounded

What instruments are used in Ancient Greek music?

• Varvitos, lyra, harps basically
• Panthoura was sometimes used that was between oud and bouzouki
  • Had bad reputation really
  • Was mostly played by women
• The main classes of instruments are lyres and aulos and variations based
• Aulos represents Dionysus, lyre is symbol of Apollo and was perfect ratio
  • Satyr named Marcias said was the best msuican and chalelnged apollo to a musical battle
    • The Muses judged the battle
    • Marcias played the aulos very well which got Apollo is bad
      • Apollo then said that music is good but he also needs to include singing
    • That made Marcias lose because he couldn’t sing since he was blowing with the aulos

What does Ancient Greek music sound like?

• Nobody knows and nobody can tell for sure