The study of music in ancient Greece was included in the curriculum of great philosophers, Pythagoras in particular believed that music was subject to the same mathematical laws of harmony as the mechanics of the cosmos, evolving into an idea known as the music of the spheres. Specifically the teachings of the Pythagoreans, Ptolemy, Philodemus, Aristoxenus, Aristides, and Plato compile most of our understanding of ancient Greek music theory, musical systems, and musical ethos. The music and music theory of ancient Greece laid the foundation for western music and western music theory, as it would go on to influence the ancient Romans, the early Christian church and the medieval composers. The word music comes from the Muses, the daughters of Zeus and patron goddesses of creative and intellectual endeavours.Ĭoncerning the origin of music and musical instruments: the history of music in ancient Greece is so closely interwoven with Greek mythology and legend that it is often difficult to surmise what is historically true and what is myth.
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There are some fragments of actual Greek musical notation, many literary references, depictions on ceramics and relevant archaeological remains, such that some things can be known-or reasonably surmised-about what the music sounded like, the general role of music in society, the economics of music, the importance of a professional caste of musicians, etc. It thus played an integral role in the lives of ancient Greeks. The music of ancient Greece was almost universally present in ancient Greek society, from marriages, funerals, and religious ceremonies to theatre, folk music, and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry. Ancient Greek warrior playing the salpinx, late 6th–early 5th century BC, Attic black-figure lekythos
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