Van Cat and the lyre of Apollo

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Knowing the Ancient
Musical Tradition of Greece

According to the ancient Greeks,

 music was divine as it assisted in healing both

soul and body.

On Tuesday, 11 December 2012
 we experienced  the rare feeling
 of the contact with the Music of Ancient Greece,

by Lyravlos

Music is closely related to other sciences

such as mathematics and philosophy.

Thus it was one of the important subjects

in young people’s education.

The most widely used

and popular string instrument
 in Ancient Greece

was the lyre

as not only professional musicians played it.

It was a symbol of Apollo

and was not used in outdoor performances.

It was the musical instrument

that was primarily used

as part of young people’s education

and could be characterized

as the national instrument

of the ancient Greeks.

Masterpieces of ancient Greek literature

such as the Homeric epics and Ancient Tragedies

were preserved thanks to music.

  

According to the ancient Greeks,

 music was divine as it assisted in healing both

soul and body.

Van Cat is playing the lyre,
symbol of Apollo
and he likes it very much!

Apollo, where are you?