Thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoyed my blog. I am not going to be writing posts for a while but if you are desperate for information, click my source links. A few of my favorite findings are: The first lyre was made from a turtle shell, the Greeks played the conch shell like a trumpet, and how the Greeks played music for the gods. Don't forget to look at my photos and videos!
In Greece, people honored the gods so they played instruments in their honor. Festivals had music specially written for the gods. The kitharis is similar to the lyre. The difference is that the kitharis had square base and the lyre has a rounder one. Another instrument is the conch shell. Greeks played it like a trumpet and used triton, cassis, and strombus gigas shells to make them. To Greeks, singing was just as important as playing instruments. Instruments that you don't play with your mouth were often accompanied by singing. We don't known what most music sounded like because there wasn't a way to record it. Cymbals are a percussion instruments and were played often in Greece. They are two disks with handles that you clap together. Cymbals’ sizes range from as big as a plate to as big as a trash can lid! Sources: History For Kids lyravlos Instruments Ancient Water Organs are one of the oldest automatic instruments. They are also known as the Hydraulic Organ. It not only had pipes, but it also had keys and levers that opened and closed the pipes and pumped the water inside. There was also a lever that helped to keep the organ running. You play it similarly to a piano and pushing the key pumps are. The air bounces on the water and make a sound. Each key pumps differently so each key make a different sound. The water organ was created by Ctesibius of Alexandria. This happened in the 3rd century BC. Sources: Wikipedia Camera Zizario videos on Youtube The Greek psaltery was similar to the modern day harp. It has strings and there are many types of psalteries. Some of them are the Ancient European, Zither, and Modern. They are all similar but have slightly different looks. It is similar to a guitar in the way it is played, but it is sort of triangular. Not entirely but to get a more precise idea of the look, go to my pictures page. The word psaltery come from psallo which means pluck or pull. Another instrument is the Pan Pipes. They are also called Pandean pipes and Syrinx. They are made out of many wooden or metal pipes attached to each other with wax and cord. In the fictional movie, Peter Pan, he carries one around with him and plays a note or two. Click Here For My Sources: Encyclopedia Britannica Ancient History Encyclopedia HI all! In this blog, you will learn about some of ancient Greek’s musical wonders, Instruments! I love music, singing, playing piano, and watching pop concerts so I thought it would be cool to learn about past instruments. As far as I known, Greece didn't have pop music, but their national anthem has a nice rhythm. I will specifically focus on pan pipes, water organs, and psalteries. These instruments are winds and strings. I also have a page with bullet point facts on other instruments. Some facts just don't weave into my posts so on that page there will be what I like to call, Hodge Podge facts. Hi all! Do you want to learn about some ancient greek instruments? If so, keep reading! Feel free to watch videos an look at my favorite pictures!
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