Music in Ancient times

 

Unit 1 Prehistory and Classical Antiquity, una ficha interactiva de almunuera
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Music in Prehistory

 

MUSIC HISTORY!! Ancient music to Middle Ages

Facts about Ancient Egyptian Music

• They used small shells as whistles
• They believed the God Bat invented music
• In many rituals music and chanting was commonly used
• Chanting played an important role in Egyptian religion and was often accompanied by clappers
• There is evidence showing that in the old Kingdom they use flutes, harps and even clarinets

Egyptian music sheet

 

Facts About Ancient Greek Music:

• The Kithara was an Ancient Greek lyre.
• The earliest known organ was called the Hydraulis.
• Musicians would rest instruments on their shoulder and use a sling made of leather ot hold it to their body.
• Strings of the instruments were muscles of different kinds of animals.
• We know what we do about Ancient Greek music because poets and writers wrote about them.
• Some hymns were found that were written to the gods but none of them had music written on them. One famous one was called “Hymn to Apollo.”
• Mount Parnassus was the place where the temple of the god of Apollo lived and was considered the most sacred place in Ancient Greece. This was a big place of music and dance.

Facts About Ancient Roman Music:

• Much of the Roman music was adopted by Greek musical traditions.
• The Romans followed Ancient Greek methods of using four notes and different rhythms.
• Little Ancient Roman music has survived, and the written music is rarely found.
• Roman music consisted of a single melody.
• Roman music did not have harmony.
• One form of music that was used with dance was called pantomimus.
• Nero was the one that was known for organizing musical contests.
• The tympana were a small drum what was carried in the Ancient Roman hands.
• The tintinnabulum was a bell-shaped whistle.
• The tibia was like a pipe flute.

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Singing the notes

 

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