Echoes of Ancient Greece...(4 of 4)

[richyrichrich1990]

its nice hearing something extraordinary, other than then music we have today (rap, rock, country, etc...) beautiful music. keep it up

[SeikilosLyre]

I'm learning this ancient melody on the lyre too. This is a lovely arrangement of the First Delphic Hymn, Michael.

[Klezfiddle1]

Glad you like my new version! I love the way that in all of these amazing surviving fragments of ancient Greek music, that the rhythm is determined soley by the syllables of the text to which the music accompanies...the result sounds so much more natural & "free", compared to the confines imposed on all modern Western music, by all our dull, standardized, souless artificial "time signatures"!

[drunkensilenus]

I know this is off topic, but when I listen to Klez's music such as this tune, among many reactions, I cannot help but give Nino Rota credit for his work in Fellini Satyricon, which in my mind is light years ahead of any other film in capturing the otherworldliness---the utter alienation a modern viewer would feel when confronted with a 2000 yr old, dead culture. Ben Hur, Gladiator, and Troy be damned!

[drunkensilenus]

Sorry for the double post, above. As an afterthought, I find it oddly interesting that we know more about ancient Greek music than ancient Roman music, despite the fact that the latter civilization existed more recently.

Anyway, thanks for your wonderful work!

[Klezfiddle1]

Glad you like it! All details of my 2 albums of mystical lyre music can be found on my "ancientlyre" website...please spread the word! As far as I know, there is just one pityful fragment of Roman music - which can be heard on the recording "Musique de la Grece Antique"...presumably the rest was destroyed either in the great fire of Rome, or the sacking of Rome at the end of the Roman Empire?? Does anyone out there know if there IS any other surviving bits of genuine ancient Roman music?

[drunkensilenus]

I know this is somewhat off topic, but I hear Klez's music, and among many reactions, I can't help but give Nino Rota kudos for his work in Fellini Satyricon, which in my mind is light years ahead of any other film in capturing the otherworldliness--the utter alienation we would feel when confronted with a 2000 year old, dead culture. Gladiator, Troy, and Ben Hur be damned.

[xYEAHxKYLEx]

cool nice vid wooo i got the first comment and view =)

[rakkav]

And you have no more to say than that? :)

This is one of Klez's more interesting videos (at least to me); he just keeps improving. Check out the rest of his stuff, and if you like it, buy a CD or two or else download the tracks! :) (Shameless plug.)

[Klezfiddle1]

Thanks, John! Your "shamless plug" is MUCH appreciated - I haven't managed to sell a single CD in months, with this gloomy global ecconomic MELTDOWN!! :o(