AlbumGreece
Track 1074/10Seikilos Song
Igor Dvorkin (PRS) | Duncan Pittock (PRS) From the album GreeceAuthentic, original melody from the 1st Century BC Greece
Cue Sheet Information
Artists & ComposersIgor Dvorkin (PRS)50%Duncan Pittock (PRS)50%
PublishersAudio Network Rights Limited (PRS)100%
ISWCT0101164242
ISRCGB-FFM-04-07410
Release Year2004
Musical Features
KeyA
Metre3/4
Tempo120 BPM
Tempo notesSlow
FactoidThis melody was found inscribed in a tomb stele (or tombstone) probably set up by Seikilos and dating from between 250 and 50 BC. Here it is recorded using Askomandura, Duduk, Ney & Lyre. It is not known what was used originally, but scholars guess it would have been a line up of this type.
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