11/24/17

Ancient Lyre - First Written Melody - Michael Levy - Visualmyth

                         
Michael Levy plays the first written melody on a replica of an ancient lyre that he made. His website is a journey into the music of the ancient world.
http://ancientlyre.com/ 

The image in this video is from the J. Paul Getty Museum collection, Cycladic marble harp player, circa 2500 bc. Michael Levy's arrangement is based on the original transcription of the melody, as interpreted by Prof. Richard Dumbrill. Powered by ONADIME. Music © Michael Levy. Visualmyth © Patrick Burke.