Magic of the Kithara: Hymn to Himeros
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- New music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025:
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Himeros was the ancient Greek god who represented desire and unrequited love. Himeros was identified by his carrying a taenia, a colourful headband worn by athletes. He is described in Hesiod's Theogony as being born alongside Aphrodite.
In this piece, I attempt to evoke a feeling of unrequited love and yearning desire, by the use of dissonance and the intensely introspective ancient Greek Hypodorian Mode - the conjunction of two tetrachords white form the equivalent intervals as A-A on the white notes of the piano, but heard here, in the intense focus of just intonation.
As no surviving actual ancient Greek kithara has yet been discovered, the recreation was based upon the many illustrations seen on countless ancient Greek vases, sculptures and artwork.
The kithara reached its pinnacle during the 5th century BCE. There is plenty of controversy about the construction - the curious spring-like structures clearly illustrated below the crossbeam to which the strings are attached, could either be interpreted as structural (providing equal & opposite reaction to the downward pull of the strings on the slender arms of the kithara, as most academic scholars believe), or maybe even evidence of some form of mechanical vibrato/portamento mechanism!
My ancient Greek kithara was recreated in modern Greece, by Luthieros:
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For more detailed information on the kithara of classical antiquity, please also see my own website blog:
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😌 awesome!
Thanks.
Magic ✨🎶✨
That is indeed the magic of the kithara! No more than 7 - 12 strings, strikingly analogous to the approximate average to the maximum number of decades in the human lifespan, yet just like the brief number of decades in our lives, infinite creative possibilities lie, just waiting to be plucked forth from these precious few, magical strings into ontological reality! Let us all strive to be the kithara performers of our own lives...
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This is incredible! I had no idea anyone was building these ancient instruments let alone composing new music on this, what a gem to find!! Subscribed for more thanks! 🙏🏻
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm (having no record company, I rely entirely on the enthusiasm of my supporters to help 'spread the word' about my music to others!). My entire musical mission is to 'continue where the ancients left off' in creating new music for the recreated ancient lyre-. Do also please check out my catalogue on Spotify:
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Warmest wishes to you!
beautiful, therapeutic, much appreciated Micheal.
I clicked on this for the woman
As always you delighting us so magically, thanks for this master piece and self expression! Im bathed on your notes, inspiring me to embrace divinity and beauty! Thanks Michel Levy 🕊️✨💎🌀🌊🧜🏻♂️🩷🦌🕊️🌿🌿🌟🌟