Instrumental music — typically played on stringed instruments like the lyre — was tuned with near-perfect harmonic precision, deliberately avoiding dissonance to produce a sound that was ...

What ancient Greek music REALLY sounded like: Researchers reconstruct a song not heard for 2,000 years. ... Apollo illustrated playing his Lyre, a key part of ancient Greek music.

Apollo plays the lyre. Wikimedia Commons. What about the tunes – the melody and harmony? This is what most people mean when they claim that ancient Greek “music” is lost.

Greek drama had music as well as words. Academics are bringing the sound back to life. ... Homer tells us that bards of his period sang to a four-stringed lyre, called a "phorminx".

A powerful symbol. With their soft, ethereal tones, the harp, lyre and zither have long held a place in the collective ...

It's called "My Painted Lyre" and will celebrate music in the neighborhood. It'll feature 26 interpretations of the lyre, an ancient Greek instrument.

Academy Village resident Anne Kilmer will speak on "Ancient Music" at a special Arizona Senior Academy presentation Wednesday. Scheduled for 3:30 p.m., the program will also include harpist Lorna ...

Greek drama had music as well as words. Academics are bringing the sound back to life. ... Homer tells us that bards of his period sang to a four-stringed lyre, called a "phorminx".