The Lyre of Hermes | Asteriai (Nymphs of the Stars)

A live performance of track 2, "Asteriai (Nymphs of the Stars)", from my forthcoming re-recorded, extended length re-release of my original 2015 album, "The Lyre of Hermes".
I am re-releasing the an extended length version of the album across all the usual digital music platforms on 1st January 2024, with re-recorded, extended & remastered versions of the original tracks, plus 4 new pieces - including this one! CD quality audio plus a PDF boolet of the details album notes is available now, only on Bandcamp:
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According to classical mythology, most Asteriai were daughters of the Titan Atlas including the Pleiades and Hyades, both of which were also classed as Oreiades (Mountain-Nymphs).
I attempt to evoke a dreamy, timeless feeling of a sweeping starry vista in this improvisation for solo chelys (tortoise shell form) replica ancient Greek lyre, in the profound and timeless ancient Greek Phrygian mode, (equivalent intervals as D-D on the white notes of the piano and misnamed the 'Dorian' Mode in the Middle Ages) in the just intonation of antiquity.
The original 2015 EP album was recorded in collaboration with the latter day ancient Greek lyre makers "Luthieros", who are based in Thessaloniki, Greece
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The original EP length album features a recreated 'chelys' - the tortoise shell form of lyre played in ancient Greece, which had a resonator either made from an actual tortoise shell, or from wood carved in the form of a tortoise shell.
The lyre I am playing, is the Lutherios "Lyre of Apollo III" model - massive in size, with a soundboard of goat skin & a tortoise shell style resonator made in much more resonant wood, the instrument is certainly worthy of the mythological deity which inspired its creation!
My book, featuring sheet music of 13 of my original melodies for recreated ancient lyre is also published by Luthieros:
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This is a beautiful and mesmerizing performance on the lyre. Thank you for sharing this captivating piece of music.

[@MichaelLevyMusic]

Your feedback is really invaluable! I have just about completed the final, extended version of this track for inclusion on track 2 of the rer-release of my album, "The Lyre of Hermes" - out on all the usual digital music platforms on 1st January 2024! 😀