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Describes the musical notation found on papyri and includes audio samples of these melodies.
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Ancient Greek Music on Papyrus Click on either of these images to hear the music represented on these ancient papyri) Among the many extraordinary treasures that have been dug from the sands of Egypt are the musical papyri: scraps of papyrus (the ancient equivalent of...Listen to music and fragments of melody by composers in Greece during the first century BC.
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kal/agm/
Describes the musical information found in archaeological finds, stone-carvings and rock-paintings and suggests why music was used by prehistoric man.
http://www.musica-romana.de/en/musik1-e.html
Simple descriptions with illustrations of the main instruments played in Ancient Rome.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/muse/
Information about the discovery of a set of prehistoric pipes in Ireland. Includes photographs and a discussion of how they were played.
http://www.mglarc.com/projects/musical_instrument.htm
Description of the origins, notation and instruments used. Includes illustrations and charts of different modes.
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/1452/ROMAN.HTML
Information about instruments, players and composers in Ancient Greece and Rome. Includes theory, the hydraulic organ, pan-pipes and army-music.
http://www.swentelomania.be/ancient/