{"id":2137,"date":"2016-02-29T22:37:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T22:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2137"},"modified":"2016-03-18T21:44:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T21:44:07","slug":"music-vocabulary-in-greek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/music-vocabulary-in-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"Music vocabulary in Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"By<\/a>

By dalbera under a CC license on flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

At the moment, Greece is sliding into\u00a0one of the most serious humanitarian crisis, in its modern history. For some of us who are incurable dreamers, the only antidote is art.<\/p>\n

In ancient Greek mythology, the god Apollo (\u0391\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong>) was the leader of the Nine Muses (\u0395\u03bd\u03bd\u03ad\u03b1 \u039c\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>) who were nymphs associated to arts:<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce<\/strong> (Erato)<\/em>: erotic poetry<\/p>\n

\u0395\u03c5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c1\u03c0\u03b7<\/strong> (Euterpe)<\/em>: lyric poetry<\/p>\n

\u0398\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> (Thalia)<\/em>: comedy and idyllic poetry<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03b1\u03bb\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c0\u03b7<\/strong> (Calliope)<\/em>: epic poetry<\/p>\n

\u039a\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce<\/strong> (Clio)<\/em>: history<\/p>\n

\u039c\u03b5\u03bb\u03c0\u03bf\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03b7<\/strong> (Melpomene)<\/em>: tragedy<\/p>\n

\u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (Urania)<\/em>: astronomy<\/p>\n

\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd\u03bc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> (Polyhymnia)<\/em>: sacred hymn<\/p>\n

\u03a4\u03b5\u03c1\u03c8\u03b9\u03c7\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7<\/strong> (Terpsichore)<\/em>: dance<\/p>\n

\"By<\/a>

By Ian B Scott under a CC license on flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

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The art of the muses was initially called \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong> (music). Later it took the meaning of music as we know it now and became an international word. The organic or instrumental music (\u03bf\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>) appeared for the first time in the 6th century BC.The most popular instrument was \u03bb\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> (lyre), a string instrument which was also a symbol of Apollo.<\/p>\n

The Greek note names are: \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf, \u03c1\u03b5, \u03bc\u03b9, \u03c6\u03b1, \u03c3\u03bf\u03bb, \u03bb\u03b1 , \u03c3\u03b9<\/strong> (C, D, E, F, G, A, B).<\/p>\n

List of musical terms<\/span>:<\/p>\n

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\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03c1\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7<\/strong> (\u03b7): natural sign<\/p>\n

\u03b1\u03c1\u03bc\u03bf\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): harmony<\/p>\n

\u03b2\u03b1\u03b8\u03cd\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>: bass \/ contralto<\/p>\n

\u03b4\u03af\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7<\/strong> (\u03b7): sharp<\/p>\n

\u03ad\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03b1):string instruments<\/p>\n

\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9\u03c4\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03bf): semitone<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03af<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03bf): key: \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03af \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf \/ \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03bf\u03bb \/ \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03b1<\/strong>: the key of C \/ G \/ F<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): scale: \u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03b6\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1, \u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5: major scale \/ \u03b5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c3\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1, \u03bc\u03b9\u03bd\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5: minor scale<\/p>\n

\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03b1): percussion instruments<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03c9\u03b4\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7):melody, tune<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03b5\u03c3\u03cc\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>: mezzo-soprano<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03bf):meter<\/p>\n

\u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf,\u03b7): musician<\/p>\n

\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7) \/ \u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf\u03b9): note \/ notes<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): sheet music<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03bd\u03b5\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03b1): wind instruments<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03ba\u03c4\u03ac\u03b2\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): octave<\/p>\n

\u03cc\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03bf): instrument: \u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \/ \u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03c9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c1\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf<\/strong>: to play \/ to learn how to play an instrument<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03c1\u03c7\u03ae\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): orchestra<\/p>\n

\u03bf\u03c1\u03c7\u03b7\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf<\/strong>: orchestral<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03af\u03b6\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>: to play music<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7): discord<\/p>\n

\u03c0\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ac\u03b3\u03c1\u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03bf<\/strong> (\u03c4\u03bf): staff<\/p>\n

\u03c1\u03c5\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf): rhythm<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03ad\u03c4\u03c9 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>: to compose music<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03ad\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf): composer<\/p>\n

\u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03b4\u03af\u03b1<\/strong> (\u03b7):chord<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b5\u03bd\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (\u03bf): tenor<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c5\u03b4\u03ce<\/strong>: to sing<\/p>\n

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Below there is a video of \u00a0the piece of orchestral music \u0392\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae<\/strong> (Rain)\u00a0\u00a0by Manos Hatzidakis, one of the most significant Greek composers.<\/p>\n