Music in ancient Greek civilitation

According to its etymology, what does

the word “Music” mean?

• We don’t know its origin but it could have been created in ancient Mesopotamia.

• It derives from Greek and means "art of the muses".

• It derives from Latin of the concept “mass and psalms”.

• It derives from Latin and it is related with an ancient instrument called "melodium".

Acording to mythology, ¿who was the best musician, capable of dominating creatures and taming beasts?

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Orpheus

• Calliope

According to the beliefs of ancient Greece ...

• Music had magical powers that could cure illnesses.

• Music was related to the movement of the stars in the sky.

• Music could modify the behavior of animals.

• Music was used mainly in religious ceremonies in temples.

What is the oldest complete preserved

score?

• The infertile Woman's Prayer

• Seikilos Epitaph

• Hurrian Hymn to Nikkal

• Cuneiform tablet from Nippur

Where is the Seikilos epitaph written?

• In a temple dedicated to the god Apollo.

• On a tablet from the city of Ugarit.

• On the lintel at the entrance to the Tralles cemetery.

• On a funerary pillar on a tomb.

1. Which Greek philosophers thought that music should be used in education to build the character of young people?

• Plato and Aristotle

• Heraclitus and Epicurus

• Pythagoras and Anaxagoras

• Diogenes and Parmenides

String instrument from Ancient Greek associated with the god Apollo.

• Lyra

• Aulos

• Salpinx

• Zills

Brass instrument from ancient Greek like a spiral horn or trumpet.

• Lyra

• Aulos

• Salpinx

• Zills

Woodwind instrument from ancient Greek, like a double recorder, associated with the god Dyonysus.

• Lyra

• Aulos

• Salpinx

• Zills

Small percussion instrument from ancient Greek that sounds metallic and high-pitched.

• Lyra

• Aulos

• Salpinx

• Zills