Music of Ancient Rome and Greece

[Iulia Cassia Vegetia]

Look what I found on Amazon .com-waaaaay cool stuff! 8)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000 ... oding=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004 ... nce&n=5174

And you can listen to excerpts.

[Tarbicus]

If you have ITunes, I believe it's available there, and a couple of others.

[Iulia Cassia Vegetia]

I have Limewire. I'll have to check it out there. Good idea!

[Virilis]

I have "Musique de la Grèce Antique" by Gregorio Paniagua and "Somnia Imperii, Roman Music" composed by David Marshall (Played on reconstructed instruments by Praecones Britanniae). I like them both.

By the way, have you noticed that "Gladiator" soundtracks opening battle theme reminds very much Gustav Holst`s "Planets" opening theme "Mars, the bringer of war", which is in my opinion much better. I like very much "Alexander" soundtracks battle-themes, they are quite good too...

[Robert Vermaat]

Good link Iulia, thanks!

[Iulia Cassia Vegetia]

Good link Iulia, thanks!

You're most welcome

Hey!, the Egyptian is very sweet & soft, the second one is good too but is more electronic, I'm listening others,Crusades &the Bible etc.

Some dont have tunes

Yes, once I started looking, I had to check them ALL also! :lol: They say that fine minds think alike :wink:

[Barbara]

If you are interested in ancient music I have something new for you:

http://www.musicaromana.de/de/synpan.html

This is the new CD of Musica romana, a project from germany, playing on reconstructed instruments. They do great research with ancient papyrii and they did find several fragments of noted music they are "reenacting".

The english version of their homepage is recently under construction, but soon will be online again.

The cd I linked is very very good, but unfortunately too short...

[TIBISIVS]

the group that put the music in gladiator is the Italian group
synaulia. This it leaves in ebay.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00007 ... nce&n=5174
This group has several cd's this is the web.
http://www.soundcenter.it/

[hoplite14gr]

Try google "Daemonia Nymphe" for listening MP3 samples from reconstructed Ancient instruments.
Arthes (Cristina) posted a link of someone who tries to renact homeric singing.
Kind regards
S

[Arthes]

Greetings,
those Roman tracks remind me of something else I have heard.....
Why do all the Hymnes to Apollo I have heard, sound like monks chanting.....?
The Hymne Au Soleil is much more evocative.... :roll:
My opinion is that early musicians are too often thought to have no skill in the use of melody... :?
I think I prefer the Ali Jihad Racy (Hymn to Osiris and the Isis lament make me think of water birds....) or the Crusades music here....
Daemonia Nymphe are far closer to what I think ancient Greek music REALLY sounded like..... they are excellent... :wink:
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regards
Arthes

[Tib. Gabinius]

I just can agree to Barbara about "Musica Romana".
The group is lead by a music-archaelogical and the booklet is a great introduction into the deep of their work.

I just can recommen (right word?) their CD.

[richsc]

I don't know how accurate these reconstructions are, fanciful? Reminds me of the reconstructions you eat of Roman food that tastes like so much mush. The atonality may not be right, and yes, so much sounds like droning of monks, and far too mournful.
Anyway, what there is of Roman musical notation is found on, far as I know, one scrap of papyrus in the Univ of Michigan collection
Roman Music Notation Papyrus with sounds
They also have an online exhibit: Roman music exhibit

[Arthes]

Anyway, what there is of Roman musical notation is found on, far as I know, one scrap of papyrus in the Univ of Michigan collection
Roman Music Notation Papyrus with sounds
They also have an online exhibit: Roman music exhibit

Sounds like it could be from a Roman jazz band....!
Visions of a Glenn Miller type ensemble all standing up at the appropriate time and rattling their sistums and bells at a Aulos playing conductor....well....why not :?: :roll:
regards
Arthes

[Tib. Gabinius]

I don't know how accurate these reconstructions are, fanciful? Reminds me of the reconstructions you eat of Roman food that tastes like so much mush. The atonality may not be right, and yes, so much sounds like droning of monks, and far too mournful.
Anyway, what there is of Roman musical notation is found on, far as I know, one scrap of papyrus in the Univ of Michigan collection
Roman Music Notation Papyrus with sounds
They also have an online exhibit: Roman music exhibit

Of whom are you talking? There are now 4 or 5 different groups called.

[richsc]

Truly, I've only heard three or so of the groups, and have CD's, and they all sound rather mournful. I was extrapolating to the rest of them. I'm not sure how they come to their musical conclusions in their recordings.