Ancient Greek Music

The basis of the Greek system of music theory was the tetrachord.

The idea that music, like drama, consisted of an imitation of what?

How many notes make up a tetrachord?

What did the lyre symbolize to the Ancient Greeks?

The Greek tonos was a type of scale

Who was the Greek god of prophecy and music?

Ancient Greek singers were accompanied by what?

The aulos was a triple reed pipe played in a pair

The basic Greek scale ranged two octaves and was called what?

How music affects the listener's character and behavior is known as what?

The kithara was of what origin?

What is this instrument?

The oldest surviving Greek musical instruments are made of what?

The lyra and the kithara were types of what?

Who believed that music was a mathematical expression of the cosmic order?

An octave is a series of how many consecutive notes?

Greek music is often served to support only athletic events.

Which of the following were Greek activities and events that used music?

For Ancient Greeks, music was viewed as quite literally a gift from whom?

Relatively little music notation has survived to allow study of Greek music.

The basis of the Greek system of music theory was what kind of chord?

What instrument is the person in the picture playing?