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Topic: Ancient Greek Music

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  Music    Greek  
  Ancient    Greek Latin and Ancient History  
  Ancient Greek Art    Ancient Greek god  
  Ancient Greek culture    Ancient Greek Coins  
  Ancient Greek religion    Ancient Greek Architecture  
  Ancient Greek Olympics    Ancient Greek and Roman Food  

 
 
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Most admires:Cleopatra,  Lady Godiva
Religion(s):Zoroastrianism
Favorite era(s):Prehistoric times
Favorite great leader(s):Alexander the Great,  Ataturk
Interest(s):Greek mythology
Favorite great thinker(s):Pythagoras,  Archimedes,  Ptolemy
Favorite movie(s):My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Favorite computer game(s):Civilization,  Age of Mythology,  Age of Empires
Favorite destination(s):Turkey,  Baghdad
Favorite philosopher(s):Plato,  Cicero,  Socrates
Favorite quote(s):"After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one." - Cato the Elder (234-149 BC)
 
 
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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic

It arose as a result of the efforts of a group of Italian intellectuals in Florence who wanted to recreate the drama of the ancient Greeks, in which music played a key role.
Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

The Vedic-Sanskrit scholars of ancient India and the Greeks, as well as other cultures, understood music to be mathematical.
Borrowing from the intonation systems of the ancient Greeks, he created a scale of 43-tones per octave, in part to enable him to capture the nuances of speech in his music, and to forge purer harmony.
Pete Trengle,
Bass Player

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Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

Through mythology, music, and art the children are given a taste of how the ancient Indians, Persians, Egyptians, and Greeks viewed the world.
Both harmful and beneficial effects of music have been recognized by the ancient Greeks and Romans, including Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristotle, Galen, and Celsus.
You can accompany your game-play with a selection of ancient Greek music transcribed from papyrus scrolls that are contemporary to the myths.
Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent

The ancient Greeks and Romans used harp music for festivals and dancing.
Anita Ganesh,
Poet

However, from the beginning, the Festival grew to include music and plays by other great playwrights - from the ancient Greeks to contemporary writers.
Going back to the accounts of how music stirred the emotions of the ancient Greeks, Italian Renaissance humanists called for a new style of music that could move its audience to tears.
We don't know what it sounded like, but the ancient Greeks never thought of separating the poetry of their drama from music.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

We believe music instruction helps children to think critically (ancient Greeks had the same theory), to develop higher communication skills, and to simply unwind.
 
 
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