Reproductions/Recreations of Ancient Music

**Orb** · 02-11-2007, 23:24

Very interesting stuff!

**Severian Huizi** · 02-11-2007, 23:43

Did the Ancient Greeks themselves actually use Pythagorean tuned 12-tone chromatic scale? Actually, the "Ligy" sample sounds very Sun Ra-- a lover of esoteric flute and oboe melodies.

**Elthore** · 02-12-2007, 04:29

this is very interesting, just not much info on it though...

pythagoras' original theories on music didnt specifically state a 12 tone scale. He did say that 12 was important, but he also connected music with celestial bodies. Turkish music was derived from pythagoras' theories, but you can hear that it is very different from Western music which is also based on pythagoras.

heres a link :
http://www.davesabine.com/Music/Arti...9/Default.aspx

**The Celt** · 02-12-2007, 23:19

Well it's about time you guys started looking for the real stuff.

I love ancient music and TBH I couldn't stand the in game soundtrack for EB as it's too "Hollywood". Glad to see some more folks interested in finding something a little more "Real".
BTW check out some of the Cithara tunes on the site oudysseos posted. Some of them would sound really awesome on the strat map.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 02-13-2007, 01:06

Where does one go if they want to hear something very realistically "celtic"? It seems like it's such a mess; "authentic celtic music" turns up crap even in a search - and lots of it. Are there any groups or individuals who reconstruct anything like what ancient celtic music might have been like? It would seem like there would be many of them, but I've no idea and don't have the ability to slog through the different classifications of what is celtic music to understand.

**Eduorius** · 02-13-2007, 03:02

Dont know dude, but you have the most awesome signature I have seen.

**Teleklos Archelaou** · 02-13-2007, 03:08

Hehe.

Thanks, but I'm just waiting on Caratacos to get some unit images done for some hellenic factions, and then I'll probably turn "traitor" and use one of them instead.

We've got to get someone to also actually *make* that unit that you see depicted there. We don't even have anyone lined up for it at the moment.

**The Celt** · 02-14-2007, 23:49

Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou

Where does one go if they want to hear something very realistically "celtic"? It seems like it's such a mess; "authentic celtic music" turns up crap even in a search - and lots of it. Are there any groups or individuals who reconstruct anything like what ancient celtic music might have been like? It would seem like there would be many of them, but I've no idea and don't have the ability to slog through the different classifications of what is celtic music to understand.

You could always try old French! Tho thats probably alittle too germanized. Perhaps take an Irish harp and some Goblet Drums and play them alongside a Cithara and a Duduk? Wish I could be of more help TA but I'm kinda new to this music hunting thing.