The very first 'live' draft of the creation of "Hymn to Pasithea" - new music, for the recreated ancient Greek kithara (the large wooden lyre, performed by the professional musicians of classical antiquity). A more refined version of this piece will be included as a track on my new album in progress, currently under construction on Bandcamp & due for release in 2025:
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Pasithea was one of the ancient Greek Graces & the wife of Hypnos, god of sleep. She was the goddess of rest and relaxation. I attempt to evoke a feeling of quiet contemplation, through the use of the distinctively introspective ancient Greek Dorian Mode - the conjuction of 2 tetrachords which form the equivalent intervals as E-E on the white notes of the piano, but heard here, in the much more intense focus of just intonation.
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:
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For more detailed information on the kithara of classical antiquity, please also see my own website blog:
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