Michael Levy | Invocation to Astreaus (Ancient Greek God of Dusk) @MichaelLevyMusic | Uploaded April 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
Carrying on where the ancients left off - more new music, for the recreated ancient Greek lyre!
"Invocation to Astreaus (Ancient Greek God of Dusk)" - in ancient Greek mythology, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. Appropriately, as god of the dusk, Astraeus married Eos, goddess of the dawn. Together as nightfall and daybreak they produced many children who are associated with what occurs in the sky during twilight.
They had many sons, including the four Anemoi ("winds"): Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars", i.e. planets): Phainon (Saturn), Phaethon (Jupiter), Pyroeis (Mars), Eosphoros/Hesperos (Venus) and Stilbon (Mercury).
He is also sometimes associated with Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds, since winds often swell up around dusk [source - Wikipedia]
In attempting to convey the feeling of dusk, I use the distinctively dark & introspective qualities of the ancient Greek Hypodorian Mode - misnamed the 'Aeolian' mode by scholars during the Middle Ages, this mode consists of 2 conjoined tetrachords, forming the equivalent intervals as A-A on the white notes of the piano (but heard here, in the pristine, pure focus of just intonation). I feature a repetitive motif in the left hand later on in the piece, in order to attempt to evoke the chirping rhythm of cicadas at dusk. I also feature the use of harmonics, in an attempt to musically evoke the shimmering rays of the setting sun.
The lyre featured, in the 'Lyre of Thamyris' - handmade in modern Greece, bu Luthieros:
luthieros.com
For countless hours more 'musical adventures in time travel', please also check out all my official artist links below. Many thanks for watching!
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Official Website:
ancientlyre.com
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Carrying on where the ancients left off - more new music, for the recreated ancient Greek lyre!
"Invocation to Astreaus (Ancient Greek God of Dusk)" - in ancient Greek mythology, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. Appropriately, as god of the dusk, Astraeus married Eos, goddess of the dawn. Together as nightfall and daybreak they produced many children who are associated with what occurs in the sky during twilight.
They had many sons, including the four Anemoi ("winds"): Boreas, Notus, Eurus, and Zephyrus and the five Astra Planeta ("Wandering Stars", i.e. planets): Phainon (Saturn), Phaethon (Jupiter), Pyroeis (Mars), Eosphoros/Hesperos (Venus) and Stilbon (Mercury).
He is also sometimes associated with Aeolus, the Keeper of the Winds, since winds often swell up around dusk [source - Wikipedia]
In attempting to convey the feeling of dusk, I use the distinctively dark & introspective qualities of the ancient Greek Hypodorian Mode - misnamed the 'Aeolian' mode by scholars during the Middle Ages, this mode consists of 2 conjoined tetrachords, forming the equivalent intervals as A-A on the white notes of the piano (but heard here, in the pristine, pure focus of just intonation). I feature a repetitive motif in the left hand later on in the piece, in order to attempt to evoke the chirping rhythm of cicadas at dusk. I also feature the use of harmonics, in an attempt to musically evoke the shimmering rays of the setting sun.
The lyre featured, in the 'Lyre of Thamyris' - handmade in modern Greece, bu Luthieros:
luthieros.com
For countless hours more 'musical adventures in time travel', please also check out all my official artist links below. Many thanks for watching!
Subscribe:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Klezfiddle1
Official Artist Links:
Official Website:
ancientlyre.com
Digital Music Artist Profiles:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v
iTunes & Apple Music:
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-levy/id4324920
Amazon:
amzn.to/2zmJph3
Bandcamp:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/beautifullyre
Twitter:
twitter.com/AncientLyre
Instagram:
instagram.com/mlevy1400bce
Patreon:
patreon.com/Michael_Levy_Ancient_Lyre_Music
