May 12, 2012
PART TWO
Subject: " The Origins of Music"
The Philosophy of Music, a historical analysis
Credit goes to the Greek philosopher
PYTHAGORAS
Article by: Evi Martyn
It is highly probable that the Greek initiates gained their knowledge of the philosophic and therapeutic aspects of Music from the Egyptians, who, in turn,
considered HERMES the founder of the Art.
According to one legend, this God constructed the first Lyre by stretching strings
across the concavity of a turtle shell. Both Isis and Osiris were patrons of music and
poetry. PLATO , declared that songs and poetry had existed in Egypt for at least
ten thousand years.
The Lyre was regarded as the secred symbol of the human constitution, the body of
the instrument representing the physical form, the strings the nerves, and the musician the spirit.
While the early Chinese, Hindus, Persians, Egyptians, Israelites, and Greeks employed both vocal and instrumental music in their religious ceremonies, it was
PYTHAGORAS who raised the art to its true dignity by demonstrating its mathematical foundation. Although he himself was not a musician, he is now generally credited with the diatonic SCALE. ( check the 1996 discussion on Harmonics, Music, Pythagoras and the Universe from the Alexandria City,
Ray Tomes, Andrew Green, Joseph Milne).
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The subject Music is vast and I will continue with a PART THREE , where we will discuss
the Evolution of Music, Periods of Music, Instrumentation, vocal music etc.
Meanwhile, those of you who didn't see the VIDEO on" THE ORIGINS OF MUSIC"
please, click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5gZjhqW74 from my lecture
May 15, 2011 and enjoy.
.
Evi Martyn : concert pianist
Hellenic Culture Advocate
PART TWO
Subject: " The Origins of Music"
The Philosophy of Music, a historical analysis
Credit goes to the Greek philosopher
PYTHAGORAS
Article by: Evi Martyn
It is highly probable that the Greek initiates gained their knowledge of the philosophic and therapeutic aspects of Music from the Egyptians, who, in turn,
considered HERMES the founder of the Art.
According to one legend, this God constructed the first Lyre by stretching strings
across the concavity of a turtle shell. Both Isis and Osiris were patrons of music and
poetry. PLATO , declared that songs and poetry had existed in Egypt for at least
ten thousand years.
The Lyre was regarded as the secred symbol of the human constitution, the body of
the instrument representing the physical form, the strings the nerves, and the musician the spirit.
While the early Chinese, Hindus, Persians, Egyptians, Israelites, and Greeks employed both vocal and instrumental music in their religious ceremonies, it was
PYTHAGORAS who raised the art to its true dignity by demonstrating its mathematical foundation. Although he himself was not a musician, he is now generally credited with the diatonic SCALE. ( check the 1996 discussion on Harmonics, Music, Pythagoras and the Universe from the Alexandria City,
Ray Tomes, Andrew Green, Joseph Milne).
*******************************************************************************************
The subject Music is vast and I will continue with a PART THREE , where we will discuss
the Evolution of Music, Periods of Music, Instrumentation, vocal music etc.
Meanwhile, those of you who didn't see the VIDEO on" THE ORIGINS OF MUSIC"
please, click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5gZjhqW74 from my lecture
May 15, 2011 and enjoy.
.
Evi Martyn : concert pianist
Hellenic Culture Advocate
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