Greece

Track 1074/10Seikilos Song

Igor Dvorkin (PRS) | Duncan Pittock (PRS) From the album Greece

Authentic, original melody from the 1st Century BC Greece

Cue Sheet Information

Artists & ComposersIgor DvorkinPRS: 00230113830, 50%Duncan PittockPRS: 00161906769, 50%
PublishersAudio Network Rights LimitedPRS: 01159006470, 100%
ISWCT0101164242
ISRCGB-FFM-04-07410
Label Code27831
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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