The term 'music' may have Greek roots ('mousikè technè'), but we no longer really have an idea of the original 'art of the muses'. In practice, Greek music will have been linked to poetry, theater and all kinds of social and religious events. Remarkably, the more theoretical view of music was also a form of cosmology. At least Pythagoras and Plato believed that the planets and their orbits
… had the same mutual proportions as the notes within the scale. On this CD Greek music comes a little closer thanks to a connection with poetry. Like that of the lesbian role model Sappho, whose literary legacy has been shattered over time. Or of the Athenian statesman Solon, who was counted among the Seven Sages. The term 'Seven Sages' was quite elastic, by the way, as Luciano de Crescenzo's ironic remark shows: "There were twenty-two of them." The poetry written down could be accompanied by declamatory signs, comparable to the neumes of Gregorian chant. Such signs were mnemonics rather than concrete musical notes and rhythms. Well, the word has to get out now: the music on this CD is newly composed. And that is precisely why she is recommended. After all, most of us have no knowledge of the original context, ie the poetic, musicological and instrumental backgrounds. For this we depend on specialists such as Conrad Steinmann and his Ensemble Melpomen. (HJ) The poetry put in writing could be accompanied by declamatory signs, comparable to the neumes of Gregorian chant. Such signs were mnemonics rather than concrete musical notes and rhythms. Well, the word has to get out now: the music of this CD is newly composed. And that is precisely why she is recommended. After all, most of us have no knowledge of the original context, ie the poetic, musicological and instrumental backgrounds. For this we depend on specialists such as Conrad Steinmann and his Ensemble Melpomen. (HJ) The poetry written down could be accompanied by declamatory signs, comparable to the neumes of Gregorian chant. Such signs were mnemonics rather than concrete musical notes and rhythms. Well, the word has to get out now: the music of this CD is newly composed. And that is precisely why she is recommended. After all, most of us have no knowledge of the original context, ie the poetic, musicological and instrumental backgrounds. For this we depend on specialists such as Conrad Steinmann and his Ensemble Melpomen. (HJ) the music of this cd is newly composed. And that is precisely why she is recommended. After all, most of us have no knowledge of the original context, ie the poetic, musicological and instrumental backgrounds. For this we depend on specialists such as Conrad Steinmann and his Ensemble Melpomen. (HJ) the music of this cd is newly composed. And that is precisely why she is recommended. After all, most of us have no knowledge of the original context, ie the poetic, musicological and instrumental backgrounds. For this we depend on specialists such as Conrad Steinmann and his Ensemble Melpomen. (HJ)more
