I'm kind of curious how one deciphers these old scores - are there any manuscripts found that describe the notation or what is the musical equivalent of the Rosetta stone?
Sounds like a sun and moon flute from pokemon sun or moon game when Lilly and pokemon trainer arrive at the Temple of Sunne and Mune in different versions of game
Is it correct to assume that the hydraulis has a diatonic "keyboard", or is it chromatic/enharmonic? It seems like all of the perfomances I've seen Mr. Willberg play have been in one particular mode, leading me to believe the instrument has a diatonic keyboard...
I believe you're correct. The first flat key (B flat) did not appear before the Middle Ages, and the other flat/sharp keys appeared in the 15th century. It used to be a practice where high voices sang in the key of C while low voices sang a fifth below in the key of F requiring B flat.
@@johnhudelson2652 that makes sense! I wonder what mode this is set up to play. Sounds like Dorian but my ear for modes isn't super sharp. I could probably spend hours experimenting with it.
There is an irony in all of this. My ancestors tried to conquer Germania umpteen times, and today Germans are salvaging bits and bobs of ancient Rome. *Gratias ago tibi Germania.*
The Roman's contracted the disease from the Greeks mostly spreading it until Ceasar became Kaiser and Saturnalia is celebrated in function if not name.
@@julesl6910 Wrong. This is an ALEXANDRIAN invention, as in HELLENIC. Africa was a term coined by the Romans anyways. Search for your history harder and elsewhere.
i dunno, I think Synaulia's 'weird stuff' is taking into account that every music tradition that has its 'mainstream' aspects and then some aspects that get pretty strange, relative to the 'mainstream.' A lot of Medieval music, like chants and troubadour songs, sounds pretty 'normal' to our ears, but then there's Ars Nova polyphony and some Italian songs like the ones that imitate a tree full of birds, that get pretty out there and awfully 'weird'. Then there's regional styles which can get weirder still and rarely show up in music documents, but one has to assume they existed back then too, b/c it'd be pretty strange if all Roman music sounded stylistically the same and not alien. Synaulia does pretty odd things with trumpets that could well be in line with how trumpeters often do things, for example.
They did (well, basic forms of it), but it was never put to actual work because it was just seen as an intellectual curiosity. Water was a much better understood and more effectively utilized power source in industrial settings, and they already had slaves.
Hydraulis was invented by the great ancient Greek mathematician, engineer and inventor Ctesebious, in the 3d century B.C. He was best known mainly for his following achievements: A. Plumbing. the Cylinder Piston the curved siphon . the Pressure Pump . The first press machine to have two pistons capable of delivering 105 litres/minute. the Depression-suction pump , manual still used by firefighters today, resembles a see-saw. the Hydraulic Clock and the Hydraulic Musical Instrument ( Hydraulos ), the first keyboard and polyphonic instrument in history which is also the first harmonium . B. Military. Remote weapons . Steam engines that operated with compressed air. Hoist . A heavy lifting machine that operated with water pressure. Hydraulic catapults . Catapults whose belts or ropes were stretched hydraulically. Hourglass . Astronomical hydraulic instrument - chronometer. The Hourglass of Ctesibius was also called hydraulis , in contrast to the hydraulus , which was called the musical instrument.
The part around 15:16 really suprised me. It actually sounds modern
sounds like philip glass ! lol love it
Everything is derivative.
The real question is, can you play the hymn "In the Garden of Eden" by the cryptic composer I. Ron Butterfly?
I really enjoyed this lecture and performance. It really left me with a feeling for the sounds of the ancient world. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for this fascinating documentation of ancient Greek music. I am especially impressed by your work on the hydraulis!
That was good. Couldn’t stop watching!
This should have alot more views
I never realized the Romans had such thangs so cool.
Thank-you for such a lovely subject put over simply n fun. I'm looking g for more. Xxxx
Yes, Thank You for this beautiful insight in to ancient music!
I'm kind of curious how one deciphers these old scores - are there any manuscripts found that describe the notation or what is the musical equivalent of the Rosetta stone?
Greeks had musical notation, but only 6 records were found so far.
drone never goes outta sytyle
Hurdy Gurdy!
Very impressive. Thanks.
Sounds great. Really wish he'd play the intro to Ban Halen's RIGHT NOW
Sounds like a sun and moon flute from pokemon sun or moon game when Lilly and pokemon trainer arrive at the Temple of Sunne and Mune in different versions of game
So the ancient Greeks went for the big finish ! Really really interesting .
Is it correct to assume that the hydraulis has a diatonic "keyboard", or is it chromatic/enharmonic? It seems like all of the perfomances I've seen Mr. Willberg play have been in one particular mode, leading me to believe the instrument has a diatonic keyboard...
I believe you're correct. The first flat key (B flat) did not appear before the Middle Ages, and the other flat/sharp keys appeared in the 15th century.
It used to be a practice where high voices sang in the key of C while low voices sang a fifth below in the key of F requiring B flat.
@@johnhudelson2652 that makes sense! I wonder what mode this is set up to play. Sounds like Dorian but my ear for modes isn't super sharp. I could probably spend hours experimenting with it.
@MLNG I agree with you. Maybe this hydraulis had extra keys.
Sabía del Hidráulis. Éste pariente del órgano lo ha conocido Nerón según crónicas de época. Y cuentan que gustaba de tocarlo.
Amazing, I just love it!
His slaves did a good job pumping and pulling the stops.
Wow crazy stuff. History is amazing.
I felt like I was in line down at the coliseum buying some peanuts and grapes for the show.
Fascinanting
There is an irony in all of this. My ancestors tried to conquer Germania umpteen times, and today Germans are salvaging bits and bobs of ancient Rome.
*Gratias ago tibi Germania.*
The Roman's contracted the disease from the Greeks mostly spreading it until Ceasar became Kaiser and Saturnalia is celebrated in function if not name.
It was in my hometown! It's pity I didn't notice.
Thank you for your video! I love it! 🎹🎼👍
Pretty advanced for 2, 000 years ago. Somebody in the Roman Empire was on the ball
This is a north African invention.
They copied from the greeks since they invented the Organ
@@julesl6910 Wrong. This is an ALEXANDRIAN invention, as in HELLENIC. Africa was a term coined by the Romans anyways. Search for your history harder and elsewhere.
love it!!
Age of Empires was right.
Thats excatly what I thought lol! I thought it was just cheesy 90s bit music.
What is the tune in the intro?
This is more akin to the music of the middle ages and doesn't sound alien at all, unlike the weird stuff that Synaulia does.
i dunno, I think Synaulia's 'weird stuff' is taking into account that every music tradition that has its 'mainstream' aspects and then some aspects that get pretty strange, relative to the 'mainstream.' A lot of Medieval music, like chants and troubadour songs, sounds pretty 'normal' to our ears, but then there's Ars Nova polyphony and some Italian songs like the ones that imitate a tree full of birds, that get pretty out there and awfully 'weird'. Then there's regional styles which can get weirder still and rarely show up in music documents, but one has to assume they existed back then too, b/c it'd be pretty strange if all Roman music sounded stylistically the same and not alien. Synaulia does pretty odd things with trumpets that could well be in line with how trumpeters often do things, for example.
Wooooow
this beat goes hard
between this and the steam turbine, how the heck did the ancients not invent the steam engine??
Slavery was more effective than steam engine for them lol
They did (well, basic forms of it), but it was never put to actual work because it was just seen as an intellectual curiosity. Water was a much better understood and more effectively utilized power source in industrial settings, and they already had slaves.
@@wyattsteel411 Exactly. Hero's aeolipile and other interesting inventions
I think they already did
I'll be honest. This kind of sounds like Med evil music. Guess they influenced that time line hard too say.
Hydraulis was invented by the great ancient Greek mathematician, engineer and inventor Ctesebious, in the 3d century B.C.
He was best known mainly for his following achievements:
A. Plumbing.
the Cylinder Piston
the curved siphon .
the Pressure Pump . The first press machine to have two pistons capable of delivering 105 litres/minute.
the Depression-suction pump , manual still used by firefighters today, resembles a see-saw.
the Hydraulic Clock and
the Hydraulic Musical Instrument ( Hydraulos ), the first keyboard and polyphonic instrument in history which is also the first harmonium .
B. Military.
Remote weapons . Steam engines that operated with compressed air.
Hoist . A heavy lifting machine that operated with water pressure.
Hydraulic catapults . Catapults whose belts or ropes were stretched hydraulically.
Hourglass . Astronomical hydraulic instrument - chronometer. The Hourglass of Ctesibius was also called hydraulis , in contrast to the hydraulus , which was called the musical instrument.
Muchas gracias por su aportación al conocimiento de este inventor antiguo ,
Yo ignoraba de su existencia ,,🙄🤔🤷👍
ooooooooh he's cherman
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