Ancient Greek Music Quiz

What is the basis for reconstructing the sound of Homeric music?

• D. The language of the Greeks

• C. The ancient documents with melodic notation

• A. The instruments used in ancient Greece

• B. The rhythms inscribed in the meter

What is the name of the double pipe that is in the Louvre and has been replicated precisely?

• D. Lyre

• C. Aulos

• B. Our loss

• A. Kitaru

What technique is used by the Pipers to produce continuous sound on the instruments?

• C. Holding breath for a long time

• B. Blowing air continuously

• A. Circular breathing

• D. Using a special mouthpiece

What is the name of the hymn of praise in honor of Apollo that has melodic notation preserved on a stone from Delphi?

• B. The chorus from Euripides' Orestes

• D. The ancient Greek anthem

• C. The Homeric melody

• A. The Delphic pean by Athenes

What is the finale of the performance in the Australian Museum?

• A. A chorus from Euripides' Orestes

• B. An ancient Greek dance

• C. A hymn of praise in honor of Apollo

• D. A melody from the ancient world

What is the earliest music that can be reconstructed from around 700 BC?

• C. The melody from the Delphic pean

• D. The notes from the stone at Delphi

• B. The ancient Greek anthem

• A. The music of Homer

What is the name of the instrument that is the concert version of the lyre?

• D. Lyre

• A. Kitaru

• B. Our loss

• C. Aulos

What is the most exciting piece of music that survives from antiquity?

• C. The ancient Greek anthem

• A. A melody from the ancient world

• B. The chorus from Euripides' Orestes

• D. The notes from the stone at Delphi