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Music In Ancient Greece: What Was It Like? |
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| Date Added: March 31, 2010 05:55:55 AM | |
| Author: kennnedy34 | |
| Category: Computers & Internet: Web Directories: Niche Directories: Internet | |
MUSIC is an art which acts as an accurate mirror of social and cultural changes. If the society or the culture of a particular area is declining, the music of that place will demonstrate the same. Likewise, when the society or the culture is thriving, the music will also thrive. Thus, music has a major function in the tracing the past of a country. The music world owes much to the Ancient Greeks. In fact, the term "music" is derived from the 9 Ancient Greek muses, who were goddesses ruling over the arts and sciences. Modern day musicians refer to their muse, which is somebody who impacts on another person's creative work. A number of musical terms originated from Greek. Nevertheless, with the decline of Ancient Greece and the collapse of the Byzantine and Roman Empires, Greek music hibernated for a few centuries until it was revived in the Nineteenth century. Greeks are said to have considered music a way of worshipping God. Music was also an essential part of their social life. It was played on all kinds of social occasions. Since drama was also quite popular in Greece, they also used music when drama was staged. Greek music is often believed to have lacked harmony. It was mainly sung by one singer and not by a choir as is normally demonstrated in Greek plays. In Ancient Greece the laws of music were observed very strictly, and one form was not allowed to mix with another. The rules were so stringent that the viewers or listeners were not allowed to clap. The aim of musical shows was not to entertain but to teach common people. Pythagoras suggested the use of numbers to mark musical scales. This concept spread to Ancient Greek Music, and Pythagoras became known as the father of music theory. Most musical works, as stated, was monophonic. Therefore, they were quire similar. But when musicians began introducing new things to music, Plato considered it sacrilege of the purest form of music. Today Greek music is made up of folk music and Eastern and Western tendencies. |
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