MUS 351 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Seikilos Epitaph, Early Christianity, Gregorian Chant
Document Summary
Music in ancient greece and early christian rome. The history of western european culture begins with ancient greece and rome. Evidence of this connection can be seen today in the design of civic buildings, in thoughts about platonic love, and in discussions of the oedipus complex. Western music also has links that go back more than three thousand years. Little is known about the music of ancient greece. Written and iconographical evidence suggests that music in ancient greece has much in common with western music. Music in the early christian church assimilated aspects of greek music theory. In the early christian era, diverse musical practices gradually gave way to the dominance of roman liturgy and the repertoire known as gregorian chant. Ancient greece: greek gods and demigods were musical practitioners. Musical qualities: most of the surviving musical works are from relatively late periods, music was primarily monophonic.
