Stringed Instruments of Ancient Greece

Stringed Instruments of Ancient Greece
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9780300036862
ISBN-13 : 0300036868
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Book Synopsis Stringed Instruments of Ancient Greece by : Martha Maas

Download or read book Stringed Instruments of Ancient Greece written by Martha Maas and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No ancient culture has left us more tantalizing glimpses of its music than that of the Greeks, whose art and literature continually speak to us of the role of music, its power, and its significance to their society. In this book two scholars--one of music and one of classics--join together to explore the musical life of ancient Greece, focusing on the Greek stringed instruments and, in particular, on the all-important lyre family. Book jacket.


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