Music in the ancient times

By: Teresa Ares, Manuela Benítez, Sofía de la Cruz, Pilar Faria, María Fernández y Bea

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HISTORIC CONTEXT

• The Ancient Age began with the invention of writing and goes until the fall of the Roman Empire at the hands of the barbarians, in the V century AD, in 476. In this era developed advanced cultures in Asia Minor (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine) as well as in Greece and Rome.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MUSIC

• In Greece, the first symptoms appeared and written decipherable music are now preserved in manuscripts. It is from the Greek word from which comes the music (mousike) which includes both poetry and dance and music. They felt that the music comes from many Greek gods and Plato regarded as the basis of education.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

In the Classical antiquity the general concepts of beauty were the harmony,

order and proportion. Greek music is also known through the writings

of Plato, Aristotle and Pythagoras.There were also found brief fragments

of papyrus alphabetical notation and stone inscriptions. In theaters, the choir and the

instrumentalists were placed in front of the stage, in a space called the orchestra.

THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MUSIC

• In Greece, the music had an educational character, as it was thought that it helped the social order. It was also credited an ethical value, it was thought that hearing a certain type of music influenced in the behavior. The music was closely associated with poetry and dance, especially in Greek tragedy.

MUSICAL MODES

The Greeks invented the musical modes: • Doric: from d to D: Finalis: Re, Tenor:

La, tessitura: re • Phrygian:from e to E. Finalis: I, Tenor:

C, tessitura: mi• Lydian:from f to F: Finalis: Fa, Tenor:

C, tessitura: Fa• Mixolydian: from g to G: Finalis:

Sol, Tenor: Re tessitura: Sol

The Zither

The Lute

The Harp

The LyreThe Pipe Organ

The Aulos

The Sistrum

Video explicativo

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzt7oATna1Q