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The Epitaph of #Seikilos

ΟΣΟΝ ΖΗΣ ΦΑΙΝΟΥ / ΜΗΔΕΝ ΟΛΩΣ ΣΥ / ΛΥΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΣ ΟΛΙ / ΓΟΝ ΕΣΤΙ ΤΟ ΖΗΝ / ΤΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ Ο ΧΡΟ / ΝΟΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΕΙ

As long as you're alive, shine, don't be sad at all; life is short, time asks for its due

#NonChalantSongs
#HashtagGames
#music #nerd
#elegiacdistich
#musichistory

Hear a transliterarion of the melodic fragment at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikilos_epitaph

The Epitaph of #Seikilos

ΟΣΟΝ ΖΗΣ ΦΑΙΝΟΥ / ΜΗΔΕΝ ΟΛΩΣ ΣΥ / ΛΥΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΣ ΟΛΙ / ΓΟΝ ΕΣΤΙ ΤΟ ΖΗΝ / ΤΟ ΤΕΛΟΣ Ο ΧΡΟ / ΝΟΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΕΙ

As long as you're alive, shine, don't be sad at all; life is short, time asks for its due

#NonChalantSongs
#HashtagGames
#music #nerd
#elegiacdistich
#musichistory

Hear a transliterarion of the melodic fragment at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikilos_epitaph

Seikilos Epitaph, a timeless Greek classic from the c. 1st - 2nd century AD.

#seikilos #seikilosepitaph #seikiloshymni #seikiloshymn #seikilossong #ancientgreekmusic #greek #music #cithara #kithara #lyra #lyre #ancientgreekmusic

"while you live, shine // have no grief at all // life exists only for a short while // and Kronos demands his due"
— Song of Seikilos (first century CE)

#litter #waste #cardboard #urbanphotography #photography #Glasgow #citylife #capitalism #cars #seikilos

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated me. As a side project, I'm delving into how Greece's rich heritage translates into modern media. 🏛️✨

Here is "Seikilos Moderna," composed by Daniel Hay, accompanied by a digital artwork featuring Euterpe, the muse of flute-playing.

https://youtu.be/FR0H06y28cg.

#AncientGreece #ModernMedia #PhDLife #MusicalAdventures #DigitalArtistry #EmbracingThePast #artisticresearch #flute #flautist #seikilos

Ancient civilizations have always fascinated me. As a side project, I'm delving into how Greece's rich heritage translates into modern media. 🏛️✨

Here is "Seikilos Moderna," composed by Daniel Hay, accompanied by a digital artwork featuring Euterpe, the muse of flute-playing.

https://youtu.be/FR0H06y28cg.

#AncientGreece #ModernMedia #PhDLife #MusicalAdventures #DigitalArtistry #EmbracingThePast #artisticresearch #flute #flautist #seikilos

@Homo_viator - yes, I agree, this is wonderful <3 especially because it is such a beautiful song, that still touches people from vastly different background. ^_^

BTW, I also tried it on my alto recorder, today.

https://youtu.be/zYdUhA_vblU

#fippleflutist #recorderplayer #musician #seikilos #ancientmusic #ancientgreek

@Homo_viator - yes, I agree, this is wonderful <3 especially because it is such a beautiful song, that still touches people from vastly different background. ^_^

BTW, I also tried it on my alto recorder, today.

https://youtu.be/zYdUhA_vblU

#fippleflutist #recorderplayer #musician #seikilos #ancientmusic #ancientgreek

Today, I learned an Ancient Greek song on my lyre (inspired by my online friend Tosca). ^_^

I used Egert Pöhlmann's 1970 book, but had to transpose the melody from e to d because of this lyre's tuning. 😅 Hope you like it!

https://youtube.com/shorts/LByu4XKjjE8

#lyre #ancientmusic #ancientgreek #seikilos

@Curator

Today, I learned an Ancient Greek song on my lyre (inspired by my online friend Tosca). ^_^

I used Egert Pöhlmann's 1970 book, but had to transpose the melody from e to d because of this lyre's tuning. 😅 Hope you like it!

https://youtube.com/shorts/LByu4XKjjE8

#lyre #ancientmusic #ancientgreek #seikilos

@Curator

"L’épitaphe de #Seikilos est l'une des plus anciennes et des plus précieuses traces de musique grecque. L’histoire de sa découverte et celle qu’elle renferme ont participé à la renommée de cette épitaphe qui trône actuellement au Musée National du Danemark, à Copenhague. [...] Afin de retranscrire les notes présentes sur la stèle de Seikilos, dans notre système de notation musical actuel, les chercheurs ont fait appel aux "Tables d’Alypius", un précieux traité qui consigne, dans différentes tables, le nom de chacune des notes de musique et y a associé le signe correspondant dans la notation de la #musique vocale et le signe correspondant dans la notation de la musique instrumentale. Une véritable "Pierre de Rosette" de la musique de la Grèce antique.
C’est grâce à ces fameuses #TablesdAlypius que les archéo-musicologues ont réussi à redonner vie à cette musique du IIe siècle avant notre ère, que l’on peut entendre ci-dessous."
https://www.rtbf.be/musiq3/article/detail_epitaphe-de-seikilos-une-musique-du-iie-siecle-avant-notre-ere-qui-reprend-vie?id=10862338