Music in Ancient Greece: Melody, Rhythm and Life
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Availability:In StockContributor:Spencer A. KlavanSeries:Classical WorldPublish date:2021-02-11Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350119925ISBN-10:135011992XUPC:9781350119925Book Category:History, Music, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & Criticism, History & SurveysBook Topic:Greece, Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC89QDBP4X
Music in Ancient Greece: Melody, Rhythm and Life
Life in ancient Greece was musical life. Soloists competed onstage for popular accolades, becoming centrepieces for cultural conversation and even leading Plato to recommend that certain forms of music be banned from his ideal society. And the music didn't stop when the audience left the theatre: melody and rhythm were woven into the whole fabric of daily existence for the Greeks. Vocal and...
Series: Classical World
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury AcademicISBN-13:9781350119925ISBN-10:135011992XUPC:9781350119925Book Category:History, Music, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Ancient, History & Criticism, History & SurveysBook Topic:Greece, Ancient & ClassicalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SC89QDBP4X
Spencer A. Klavan is an assistant editor at The Claremont Institute, USA. He has published widely in scholarly journals such as Classical Quarterly, Mnemosyne, and Greek and Roman Musical Studies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
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