Kopie von: Greek compositions

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The main source is:

Egert Po''hlmann, _Denkma''ler Altgriechischer Musik_, (Verlag Hans Carl,
Nu''rnberg, 1970).

Thomas Mathiesen and M(artin).L.West have published surveys of works
uncovered since this time. Mathiesen is controversial and West's recent
monograph on Ancient Greek Music presents some useful alternative readings
(sorry I haven't got the exact reference). Also recommended is Warren
Anderson's MUSIC AND MUSICIANS IN ANCIENT GREECE (1994).

There have also been a couple of recordings made of reconstructions - for
example, the _Musique de la Grece Antique_ by the Atrium Musicae de Madrid
(harmonia mundi cd HMA 1901015) - about which I am unenthusiastic.

I have also heard tell that Andrew Barker has founded an International
Society for the Study of Greek and Roman Music (ISSGRM) with a newsletter -
but I have thus far been unable to obtain any more information.

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"Gary's observations that synthetic instrumental sounds with integer
harmonic spectra are satisfactory substitutes does illustrate how other
aspects of sound - particularly the envelope - may be equally or more
critical to our recognition of a sound.
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There are plenty of really interesting examples of envelopes and other
aspects of a sound producing a greater feeling of recognition than overtone
structure. One that pops into mind is the ol' Rhodes electric piano.
Since it uses (more or less) piano hammers to strike tuning forks, it
produces a quintessentially piano-like envelope with an equally
quintessentially NON-piano-like overtone structure.

But even beyond that, strictly-harmonic equivalents of most orchestral
intruments are far to similar with their "real" counterparts for attack
transients, vibrato characteristics, or even noise characteristics, to be
attributable to this phenomenon.

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