"Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” – Plato
lunes, 17 de abril de 2023
jueves, 13 de abril de 2023
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.
miércoles, 12 de abril de 2023
Folklore de España
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