Marsyas the satyr, or silen, was seen as a mythological founder of aulos playing or a divine judge of it by the ancient Greeks. https://www.worldhistory.org/Marsyas/ #History #Athena #Aulos #GreekMusic

Here's a lovely little #composition on a #replica of the Louvre #aulos, an Ancient Greek double-reed pipe found in #Egypt dating back to the 2nd or 1st-century BC. The #instrument was also popular throughout the #Roman Empire, and was, e.g., depicted on an altar to the goddess Vagdavercustis in Cologne, where it was shown being used in a religious context.
The channel "The Aulos Collective" is pretty young still, and has tutorials and, of course, recordings on this fascinating instrument.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWwtNO168kI

J’ai un goût particulier pour les représentations de joueurs et joueuses d’aulos, en voici donc 4. Je mets en Alt des informations sur chacune d’elle. #greceantique #antiquité #musique #aulos

In ancient Greece, dance had a significant presence in everyday life. https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Dance/ #History #Aulos #Dionysos #GreekDance

The tympanon (tympanum in Latin) was the most popular frame-drum in ancient Greek music, producing a loud rumbling sound not far from the sound of the orchestral timpani drums today. https://www.worldhistory.org/Tympanon/ #History #Aulos #Dionysos #GreekArt

Music (or mousike) was an integral part of life in the ancient Greek world, and the term covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and the performance of poetry. A wide range of instruments was used to perform music which was played on all manner of occasions such as religious ceremonies, festivals, private drinking parties (symposia), weddings, funerals, and during athletic and military a...https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Music/ #Aulos #Greece #GreekDance #History

#improvisation by Callum Armstrong playing on an exact replica of an ancient #Greek double #pipe called #Aulos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOK7bU0S1Y&t=8m18s
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