Secular Music of Greek Antiquity, Vol. 1

Melos Archaion - I mousiki tôn Anthrôpôn, Vol. 1
Secular Music of Greek Antiquity - Musique séculière de l'Antiquité grecque - Weltliche Musik des Griechichischen Altertums
Petros Tabouris et al.
F.M. Records PAIAN 808

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.

    Simonides
  1. « Threnos » (Lament) {Q}

    2. Anon.
  2. Excerpt from the Byzantine Funeral Mass

    3. Anon.
  3. « Bacchic » Dance {Q}

    4. Anon.
  4. « Epitaph of Seikilos » (instr.) {P}

    5. Pindar
  5. First Pythian Ode {Q}

    6. Anon.:
  6. « Sikkinis » Dance from the satyrical drama {Q}

    7. Sappho:
  7. The wedding festival (Epithalamium){Q}

    8. Sappho:
  8. Epithalamium: The bridegroom {Q}

    9. Anon.
  9. Instrumental fragment from Contrapollinopolis (P)

    10. Anon.
  10. « Kosmou ekpyrosis » Dance {Q}

    11. Anakreon
  11. Love unheeded {Q}

    12. Anon.
  12. Homeric Ode to Hermes {Q}

    13. Anon.
  13. Cane flute {Q}

    14. Alkman
  14. « Partheneion » (In old age) {Q}

    15. Anon.
  15. « Aulima » {Q}

    16. Anon.
  16. Song of the Sicilian Shepherds {Q}

    17. Anacreon
  17. A Lesbian Love {Q}

    18. Anon.
  18. « Gypones » Dance {Q}

    19. Ivikos
  19. « Euryalos » (Enkomium){Q}

    20. Anon.
  20. Entrance song of the « Phallophoroi » {Q}

    21. Skolio
  21. To « Kithara » {Q}

    22. Pindar
  22. Second « Olympionikos » {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:
[1], [4]-[6], [8]-[9], [16], [20] 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