Pre-Historic/Pre-Historic/Ancient MusicAncient Music

Prehistoric-Prehistoric-200 AD200 AD

Music Development Music Development TheoriesTheoriesMatch rhythmic sounds Match rhythmic sounds with human movement – with human movement – chanting, clapping, chanting, clapping, stomping, etc. stomping, etc.

Imitate Nature – birds, Imitate Nature – birds, ocean, rain, caves, etc. ocean, rain, caves, etc.

Music Music Development Development TheoriesTheoriesSpontaneous vocal Spontaneous vocal expression of emotion – expression of emotion – anger, fear, anguish, joy, anger, fear, anguish, joy, etc. etc.

communication – drums, communication – drums, trumpets, horns, bones trumpets, horns, bones

Proof of Proof of MusicMusicCave drawings Cave drawings Instruments have been Instruments have been

found – whistles, drums, found – whistles, drums, bones, sticks bones, sticks

Oral and written stories that Oral and written stories that have been passed down have been passed down

Why Music was Why Music was CreatedCreated Accompany rituals or ceremonies – Accompany rituals or ceremonies –

dances, births, deaths, hunting, dances, births, deaths, hunting, marriage, religion, etc. marriage, religion, etc.

Tell a story Tell a story Express emotion and communicate Express emotion and communicate Magical powers – thought to affect Magical powers – thought to affect

character, life and well-beingcharacter, life and well-being

GreeksGreeks Developed one of the first notation Developed one of the first notation

systems systems Created first music festival in 586 Created first music festival in 586

BC BC Greek words – music, rhythm, Greek words – music, rhythm,

harmony, and cymbal harmony, and cymbal Depicted instruments – lyre and Depicted instruments – lyre and

kithara (small harp)kithara (small harp)

GreeksGreeks

Syrinx (panpipes) Syrinx (panpipes) Tympanon (timpani) Tympanon (timpani) Hydraulus (water Hydraulus (water organ) organ)

GreeksGreeks Pythagoras, a famous Greek Pythagoras, a famous Greek

mathematician and scientist, mathematician and scientist, related the pitch of a note to related the pitch of a note to the length of the string.the length of the string.

He also developed the idea of He also developed the idea of the musical interval (the the musical interval (the distance between two pitches).distance between two pitches).

Ancient Ancient TimesTimes In tombs in Persia, China, In tombs in Persia, China,

Babylon, India and in the Babylon, India and in the pyramids of Egypt, musical pyramids of Egypt, musical instruments were buried with instruments were buried with the dead. the dead.

Some of these instruments Some of these instruments can still be playedcan still be played

Music in Ancient Music in Ancient TimesTimes Vocal and instrumental Vocal and instrumental

music became important music became important ways in which to honor the ways in which to honor the gods.gods.

Harps were made from bows Harps were made from bows by adding strings of several by adding strings of several different lengths.different lengths.

Music in Ancient Music in Ancient TimesTimes

Pipes were made from Pipes were made from hollow bones or hollow bones or bamboo. Holes were bamboo. Holes were made in pipes to change made in pipes to change the pitches.the pitches.