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To Please Both the Ear and the Eye: Moses Mendelssohn, Equal Temperament and the Delian Problem
… and the Eye: Moses Mendelssohn, Equal Temperament and the Delian Problem … David Halperin …
Sounds from the Divine: Religious Musical Instruments in the Ancient Near East
… Music is an indispensable part of religious acts in most, if not all, known cultures of the … function of a communication medium. As for general religious beliefs, communication through music was not restricted to …
The Balaĝ Instrument and its Role in the Cult of Ancient Mesopotamia
… played an important part in ancient Mesopotamian religion, but its identification has been disputed for many … time the term began to include a drum as well. However, I believe that this process did not occur because of the use of …
Greek Epic and Kypriaka: Why “Cyprus Matters”
… with temenoi or altar-court plans and kings with religious duties who bore the ancient title of wanax (e.g., …
Aristophanes’ Phrynichos and the Orientalizing Musical Pattern
… and assert their pre-eminence” (Kurke 1992: 98). The elites of archaic Athens felt that they belonged to the vast … and effeminacy (Miller 1997: 243–258), and the Athenian elite choose to discredit the Eastern luxuriance by …
Aspects of Music Culture in the Land of Israel during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Periods: Sepphoris as a Case Study
… artifacts found, this paper examines aspects of religious/ethnic identity of the multifaceted population, …
Sounds from under the Ashes: The Music of Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land
… Cults and Mysteries in the Ancient Vesuvian Land … Roberto Melini …
Ancient Music in the Modern Classroom
… and ancient musics was met with eagerness by those who believed that until Western music was seen in the setting of …
Between Tradition and Modernity
… Maier Levi’s transcriptions, performed by Cantor Amnon Seelig (Mannheim), accompany this publication and are …
Traces of Jewish Musicians in the Writings of Lomazzo
… In studying Lomazzo’s theory of art we often have the feeling that he is relying on sources that are unknown to us. …