Secular Music of Greek Antiquity, Vol. 2

Melos Archaion - I mousiki tôn Anthrôpôn, Vol. 2
Secular Music of Greek Antiquity - Musique séculière de l'Antiquité grecque - Weltliche Musik des Griechichischen Altertums
Petros Tabouris et al.
F.M. Records PAIAN 809

Contents:

{P} Original music fragment
{Q} The music of these pieces is inspired by the composer, based on musical theoretical works of ancient Greek writers such as Aristoxenos, Aristides Quintilianus, Aristotle, Nichomachus, Ptolemy, etc.

    Anon.
  1. « Epitaph of Seikilos » {Q}

    2. Anon.
  2. « Kirkis » Dance {Q}

    3. Anon., contemporary
  3. Cretan « sympotic » song

    4. Alkaios
  4. A revel on the gloaming {Q}

    5. Anon.
  5. « Kolavrismos » Dance {Q}

    6. Anon.
  6. « Ithyphallic » song to Demetrios Poliorketes {Q}

    7. Anon.
  7. Pythian Ode (instr.) {P}

    8. Anon.
  8. Melic poem {Q}

    9. Sappho
  9. « The bridal day » (Hymeneal) {Q}

    10. Simonides
  10. « Enkomion » {Q}

    11. Anon.
  11. Spartan choral {Q}

    12. Pindar
  12. « Partheneion » {Q}

    13. Alkman
  13. « Nature's sleep » {}

    14. Anon.
  14. « Nivatismos » Dance {Q}

    15. Anon.
  15. « Ithyphallic » song {Q}

    16. Anon.
  16. « Askaulos » (instr.) {Q}

    17. Anakreon
  17. « Eros the boxer » {Q}

    18. Homer / K. Nikopulos
  18. Excerpt from Iliad {Q}

Performers:
Aulites [Giannis Basiliou (aulos), Giannis Dobridis (askaulos - bagpipe), Stavros Kouskouridas (souravli), Françoise Bucquet (lyre, barbitos), Stavros Beris (kithara), Nestoras Drougas (krotala, tympanon, rhoptron), Petros Tabouris (pandora, trigonon, piktis, hydraulis)]
Singers: Tasos Aloupis, Alexandra Adamopoulos, Kostis Georgalis, Nikos Konstantinopoulos, Giorgos Kostantzos, Apostolos Makridis, Efi Minakoulis, Stavros Beris, Fenny Nousias, Dafni Panourias, Nikos Psarianos
Readers: K. Konstantopoulos, Elini Felipa, Stavroula Seitanidou
with participation of "Early Music Workshop".

Recording site and date:
Unknown [ca 1992]

Excerpts:
[5], [9], [10], [12], [16], [18] F.M. Records PAIAN 653 Music of the Greek Antiquity

Compilation:
F.M. Records PAIAN 606 [CDx2] Melos Archaion: I mousiki tôn Anthrôpôn, - Secular Music of Greek Antiquity - Musique séculière de l'Antiquité grecque - Weltliche Musik des Griechichischen Altertums

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Pierre-F. Roberge