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Music In Antiquity Flashcards

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When did Babylonians start writings on music?

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1800 BCE

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When did Sakadas of Argos compete in Pythian Games?

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586

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When was Orestes composed?

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408

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Who wrote Orestes?

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Euripides

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When did Plato write Republic? What was the philosophical doctrine?

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380

the body and mind must be balanced, music should not change conventionally, or cause anarchy

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When did Aristotle write Politics? What was the philosophical doctrine?

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330

music imitated ethos

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When did Aristoxenus write Harmonic Elements and Rhythmic Elements?

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330

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When was Epitaph of Seikilos composed?

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1st century CE

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What instruments were used in Ancient Greece?

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aulos, kithara, lyre

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Harmonia

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the union of parts in an orderly whole

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Ethos

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one’s ethical character or behavior

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Tetrachord

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a scale of 4 notes spanning a 4th

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Genus

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one of 3 forms of tetrachords

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What is The Greater Perfect System?

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a system of tetrachords spanning 2 octaves

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What is The Lesser Perfect System?

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a system of tetrachords spanning a 4th, w/one conjunct tetrachord above the mese.

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Species

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P4, P5, and octave that are subdivided into tones (T) and semitones (S)

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Tonoi

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A scale or set of pitches within a specific range or region of the voice

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Edheduanna

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(2300 BCE)
earliest composer to write music
high priestess that wrote hymns to god and goddess of moon

19
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When did Plato live?

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429-347 BCE

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When did Aristotle live?

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384-322

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What did Pythagoras discover

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discovered the P4, P5, and octave using math

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What did Aristides Quintilianus do? When was he born?

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4th Century CE

created Greek music theory

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Who was Claudius Ptolemy? When did he live?

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127-148 CE

Astronomer who also wrote music

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