Michael Levy | Magic of the Kithara: Hymn to Zephyrus @MichaelLevyMusic | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
New music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara
As no surviving actual ancient Greek kithara has yet been discovered, the recreation was based upon the many illustrations seen on countless ancient Greek vases, sculptures and artwork.
The kithara reached its pinnacle during the 5th century BCE. There is plenty of controversy about the construction - the curious spring-like structures clearly illustrated below the crossbeam to which the strings are attached, could either be interpreted as structural (providing equal & opposite reaction to the downward pull of the strings on the slender arms of the kithara, as most academic scholars believe), or maybe even evidence of some form of mechanical vibrato/portamento mechanism!
My ancient Greek kithara was recreated in modern Greece, by Luthieros:
luthieros.com
This piece was inspired by the mythology of Zephyrus, the god and personification of the West wind. He was one of the several wind gods, known as the Anemoi. The son of Eos, the goddess of the dawn, and Astraeus.
I attempt to evoke the feeling of a soft breeze in this piece, by creating a feeling of movement, by passages of complex cross-rhythms between the left and right hand.
For more detailed information on the kithara of classical antiquity, please also see my own website blog:
ancientlyre.com/the-kithara-of-ancient-greece-rome
Many thanks for watching!
Support:
patreon.com/Michael_Levy_Ancient_Lyre_Music
Subscribe:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Klezfiddle1
Official Artist Links:
Official Website:
ancientlyre.com
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/beautifullyre
Twitter:
twitter.com/AncientLyre
iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-levy/id4324920
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v
Amazon:
amzn.to/2zmJph3
Bandcamp:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com
CD Baby:
cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelLevy
New music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara - the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity. This piece will probably be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com/album/magic-of-the-kithara
As no surviving actual ancient Greek kithara has yet been discovered, the recreation was based upon the many illustrations seen on countless ancient Greek vases, sculptures and artwork.
The kithara reached its pinnacle during the 5th century BCE. There is plenty of controversy about the construction - the curious spring-like structures clearly illustrated below the crossbeam to which the strings are attached, could either be interpreted as structural (providing equal & opposite reaction to the downward pull of the strings on the slender arms of the kithara, as most academic scholars believe), or maybe even evidence of some form of mechanical vibrato/portamento mechanism!
My ancient Greek kithara was recreated in modern Greece, by Luthieros:
luthieros.com
This piece was inspired by the mythology of Zephyrus, the god and personification of the West wind. He was one of the several wind gods, known as the Anemoi. The son of Eos, the goddess of the dawn, and Astraeus.
I attempt to evoke the feeling of a soft breeze in this piece, by creating a feeling of movement, by passages of complex cross-rhythms between the left and right hand.
For more detailed information on the kithara of classical antiquity, please also see my own website blog:
ancientlyre.com/the-kithara-of-ancient-greece-rome
Many thanks for watching!
Support:
patreon.com/Michael_Levy_Ancient_Lyre_Music
Subscribe:
youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=Klezfiddle1
Official Artist Links:
Official Website:
ancientlyre.com
Facebook Page:
facebook.com/beautifullyre
Twitter:
twitter.com/AncientLyre
iTunes:
itunes.apple.com/us/artist/michael-levy/id4324920
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v
Amazon:
amzn.to/2zmJph3
Bandcamp:
michaellevy.bandcamp.com
CD Baby:
cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelLevy
