Marsyas the satyr, or silen, was seen as a mythological founder of aulos playing or a divine judge of it by the ancient Greeks. https://www.worldhistory.org/Marsyas/ #History #Athena #Aulos #GreekMusic

In ancient Greece, dance had a significant presence in everyday life. https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Dance/ #History #Aulos #Dionysos #GreekDance

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Here the great Galician musician and ancient instruments player Abraham Cupeiro plays the #aulos https://youtu.be/psW7xQHYVdY

The tympanon (tympanum in Latin) was the most popular frame-drum in ancient Greek music, producing a loud rumbling sound not far from the sound of the orchestral timpani drums today. https://www.worldhistory.org/Tympanon/ #History #Aulos #Dionysos #GreekArt

Music (or mousike) was an integral part of life in the ancient Greek world, and the term covered not only music but also dance, lyrics, and the performance of poetry. A wide range of instruments was used to perform music which was played on all manner of occasions such as religious ceremonies, festivals, private drinking parties (symposia), weddings, funerals, and during athletic and military a...https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Music/ #Aulos #Greece #GreekDance #History