Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A 'live' performance for solo lyre, of "Naiads (Water Nymphs)" - track 1 from my 2015 album, "The Lyre of Hermes":
open.spotify.com/album/2u8HTFrEJyn1kEqdEjVcWg
The track started life as a spontaneous improvisation for replica ancient Greek chelys (tortoise shell form lyre, with a soundboard of skin), in the dreamy, soft and feminine sounding ancient Greek Hypolydian Mode (equivalent intervals as F-F on the white notes of the piano and misnamed the 'Lydian' mode in the Middle Ages), in the wonderfully pure just intonation of antiquity.
In this piece, I wish to conjure through music, an evocation of the beautiful painting, “Hylas and the Nymphs” by John William Waterhouse:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylas_and_the_Nymphs_(painting)
In classical Greek mythology, a Naiad was the name given to any of the nymphs living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains.
Originally recorded for the album featuring the exotic, ancient timbre of my 11-string chelys (tortoise shell form) lyre with a skin soundboard, in this live version, I feature the lovely, pure harp-like timbre of my 10-string lyre - as can be seen in the performance, the limited range of the lyre's open strings can be effortlessly extended by the use of harmonics.
For countless hours more 'musical adventures in time travel', please see all my official artist links below - many thanks for watching!
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A 'live' performance for solo lyre, of "Naiads (Water Nymphs)" - track 1 from my 2015 album, "The Lyre of Hermes":
open.spotify.com/album/2u8HTFrEJyn1kEqdEjVcWg
The track started life as a spontaneous improvisation for replica ancient Greek chelys (tortoise shell form lyre, with a soundboard of skin), in the dreamy, soft and feminine sounding ancient Greek Hypolydian Mode (equivalent intervals as F-F on the white notes of the piano and misnamed the 'Lydian' mode in the Middle Ages), in the wonderfully pure just intonation of antiquity.
In this piece, I wish to conjure through music, an evocation of the beautiful painting, “Hylas and the Nymphs” by John William Waterhouse:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylas_and_the_Nymphs_(painting)
In classical Greek mythology, a Naiad was the name given to any of the nymphs living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains.
Originally recorded for the album featuring the exotic, ancient timbre of my 11-string chelys (tortoise shell form) lyre with a skin soundboard, in this live version, I feature the lovely, pure harp-like timbre of my 10-string lyre - as can be seen in the performance, the limited range of the lyre's open strings can be effortlessly extended by the use of harmonics.
For countless hours more 'musical adventures in time travel', please see 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
