Music Era Greece

Credible music history begins from the past and was pioneered by Asian music, Persian music, india music, Jewish music, music roman, music Mesopotamian, Egyptian music, Islamic music, and Greek music. However, of all the music, the era of Greek music is the music the best and most popular among others. Greek music literacy is influencing the development of music in the world. In the period after the ancient Greek, the Greek music theory pioneered the religious music in the western world and classical music.

Like Greek history full of glory in the field of discovery and civilization of its people, music is also well developed. In Greece in the past, the music used for entertainment, celebration of the people, and also kegamaan activities. Music is essential for the Greek civilization. In fact, in ancient Greece, music is a compulsory subject in which the men of ancient Greece has taught music since the age of 6 years.

In the era of ancient Greek music, musical instruments played by the Greek society is very interesting to measure these times. Salah satu alat musik yang sangat terkenal adalah aulos yang terbuat dari dua buah alang-alang. Then there is also a stringed musical instrument called a lyre. But there are also specific and special type of lyre called kithara. Musical instruments from the ancient Greek era, the future became the embryo of the modern musical instrument. One example, Lyre future became the embryo of the lute.

Real examples from the era of Greek music is folk music, which is divided into acritik songs and songs klephtic. Music akritic from Akrites, a border guard of the Byzantine empire. While the development of the music klephtic era began after the end of the Byzantine empire. Music klephtic developed shortly before the Greek revolution. Music was developed by Kleftes, troops who fought against the ottoman empire. Basically, klephtic music is monophonic and uses no harmony at all.

There are many more music from the era of the famous Greek. Call it palea dhimotika played with kleftiko. Then there is a nisiotika folk songs from Aegean islands. One of the famous song from Nisiotika is ikariotiko traghoudhi or better known by the name of the song from Ikaria. Then there is also music from the island of Crete, Greece still belonged region. Lots of talented players from the Cretan Lyra. Call it Nokos Xylouris, Antoniss Xylouris, Thanassis Skordalos, and Kostas Moundakis. One of the famous song from Crete is tabachaniotika which is the origin of rebetiko, music from the café, which is a safe combination of Greek music and eastern music. This is thanks to several people who came from Crete, Asia.