Martem Accendere Cantu: The meaning of music on the battlefield

This paper examines in detail an under-appreciated passage from Philodemus of Gadara’s On Music in order to elucidate several important controversies in Hellenistic musical philosophy. The Stoic Diogenes of Babylon claimed that the emotional impact of trumpet tunes can inspire soldiers to fight. But...

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Huvudupphovsman: Klavan, SA
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: Brill 2019

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