Athenaios (ca. 128 BCE): First Delphic Hymn to Apollo (fragment)
Performed by Atrium Musicae de Madrid, directed by Gregorio Paniagua
In addition to being the earliest surviving substantial fragment of ancient music, the First Delphic Hymn may also have been the longest, perhaps even longer than the Second Delphic Hymn, which runs to 40 lines; unfortunately, the First Hymn does not survive complete…
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It really doesn’t make sense to me why there isn’t that many ancient pieces of music that still exist, especially if they were engraved in stone…
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