Vocables and microtones in ancient Greek music

This article discusses ways in which non-lexical utterances are linked in ancient Greek music to the representation of musical phrases. It first considers the possible use of ‘vocables’ in ancient Greek, i.e. vocal utterances lacking lexical content which may be substituted for the rhythms of a song...

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Main Author: D'Angour, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2016