Music In Antiquity Flashcards
When did Babylonians start writings on music?
1800 BCE
When did Sakadas of Argos compete in Pythian Games?
586
When was Orestes composed?
408
Who wrote Orestes?
Euripides
When did Plato write Republic? What was the philosophical doctrine?
380
the body and mind must be balanced, music should not change conventionally, or cause anarchy
When did Aristotle write Politics? What was the philosophical doctrine?
330
music imitated ethos
When did Aristoxenus write Harmonic Elements and Rhythmic Elements?
330
When was Epitaph of Seikilos composed?
1st century CE
What instruments were used in Ancient Greece?
aulos, kithara, lyre
Harmonia
the union of parts in an orderly whole
Ethos
one’s ethical character or behavior
Tetrachord
a scale of 4 notes spanning a 4th
Genus
one of 3 forms of tetrachords
What is The Greater Perfect System?
a system of tetrachords spanning 2 octaves
What is The Lesser Perfect System?
a system of tetrachords spanning a 4th, w/one conjunct tetrachord above the mese.
Species
P4, P5, and octave that are subdivided into tones (T) and semitones (S)
Tonoi
A scale or set of pitches within a specific range or region of the voice
Edheduanna
(2300 BCE)
earliest composer to write music
high priestess that wrote hymns to god and goddess of moon
When did Plato live?
429-347 BCE
When did Aristotle live?
384-322
What did Pythagoras discover
discovered the P4, P5, and octave using math
What did Aristides Quintilianus do? When was he born?
4th Century CE
created Greek music theory
Who was Claudius Ptolemy? When did he live?
127-148 CE
Astronomer who also wrote music
