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Classical Greece

Classical Greece. 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?. 1960 s. Vietnam War. Equal Rights (Racism). Hippie Movement. Let’s visit Ancient Greece. Classical Greece.

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Classical Greece

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  1. Classical Greece

  2. 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?

  3. 1960s Vietnam War Equal Rights (Racism) Hippie Movement

  4. Let’s visit Ancient Greece

  5. Classical Greece • Time? 800 B.C. – 400 A.D. • Place? Ancient Greece LET’S GET THIS IN PERSPECTIVE!!!

  6. Classical Greece YOU ARE HERE Greece is WAY OVER HERE

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  8. Classical Greece Ideas? • The Greeks believed that the universal idea of beauty could be attained by a great commitment to LOGIC, ORDER, REASON, AND MODERATION. M.O.R.L.

  9. Classical Greece SO………….. Who had the greatest influence on the Greek understanding of music? Pythagoras (c. 569 B.C. – 475 B.C.) Circa means “around”. MUSIC THEORY BASED ON MATHEMATICAL LOGIC.

  10. Classical Greece Who was Pythagoras? • Philosopher – (The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom.”) • He was one of the great thinkers of ancient Greece.

  11. Classical Greece Who was Pythagoras? • Mathematician – (a person skilled in mathematics) Known as the “Father of Numbers”. • He believed that mathematical laws governed all of life’s activities (including music).

  12. Classical Greece Who was Pythagoras? • He was the man who came up with the Pythagorean Theory (for the RIGHT TRIANGLE): a2 + b2 = c2

  13. Classical Greece How did Pythagoras get music out of numbers?

  14. 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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  16. Classical Greece The effects of Pythagoras’ discovery of music: • 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.

  17. Classical Greece DIFFICULTIES OF STUDYING ANCIENT GREEK 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.

  18. Classical Greece Modern Music Piece of Greek music.

  19. Classical Greece How 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 ritesdrama

  20. Classical Greece INSTRUMENTS LYRE AULOS

  21. Classical Greece Sorry to end on a sad situation: 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.

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