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Music is greatly influenced by the time period(s) it belongs.
Can you think of any examples of where events of certain time periods affected the music of
the times?
1960s
Vietnam War
Equal Rights (Racism)
Hippie Movement
Let’s visit Ancient Greece
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LET’S GET THIS IN PERSPECTIVE!!!
•Time? 800 B.C. – 400 A.D.
•Place? Ancient Greece
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YOU ARE
HERE
Greece is
WAY OVER HERE
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Classical GreeceIdeas?
• The Greeks believed that the universal idea of beauty could be attained by a great commitment to LOGIC, ORDER, REASON, AND
MODERATION.
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Who had the greatest influence on the Greek understanding of music?
SO…………..
Pythagoras (c. 569 B.C. – 475 B.C.)
Circa means “around”.
MUSIC THEORY BASED ON MATHEMATICAL
LOGIC.
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Who was Pythagoras?
• Philosopher – (The word, "philosopher," literally means
"lover of wisdom.”)
• He was one of the great thinkers of ancient Greece.
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• Mathematician – (a person skilled in mathematics) Known as the “Father of Numbers”.
Who was Pythagoras?
• He believed that mathematical laws governed all of life’s activities (including music).
• He was the man who came up with the Pythagorean Theory (for the RIGHT
TRIANGLE):
a2 + b2 = c2
Classical GreeceWho was Pythagoras?
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Classical Greece•Some accounts tell of
Pythagoras passing a blacksmith shop and hearing the different
tones created when hammers of differing weights struck anvils of
various sizes.
•Upon returning home, he experimented by striking hanging weights of a variety of sizes until
he found the combination of intervals that he determined were
pleasing to the ear.
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The effects of Pythagoras’ discovery of music:
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•Pythagoras eventually established an academy, the Order of the Pythagoreans, and one of their disciplines
was music.
•Greeks believed that music had the ability to heal those who were sick when no other treatments
worked.
•Greeks also believed that music had the ability to defeat
armies.
Classical GreeceDIFFICULTIES OF STUDYING ANCIENT DIFFICULTIES OF STUDYING ANCIENT
GREEK MUSICGREEK MUSIC
Musicians often improvised, leaving no printed music for scholars to study.
Composed pieces were passed down ORALLY.
Many written compositions were DESTROYED by the Christian church to get rid of PAGAN influences (religion that is not Christ
centered.) *Remember, the Greeks worshiped many gods.*
Music authorities disagree on how to interpret what Greek music they have found.
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Piece of Greek music.Modern Music
Classical GreeceHow was music used in Greek life?
Music was a part of the general education system. Aristotle and Plato both wrote about the importance of music that was essential to the complete education of
young scholars
Musicians entertained at:
social gatheringsathletic games (like the
OLYMPICS) recitation of poetrypart of religious rites
drama
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LYRE AULOS
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Many believe that Pythagoras committed suicide
because he was depressed after a rich man, who
had been denied entrance into the order, killed many of his students.
Sorry to end on a sad situation:
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