Talk:Seikilos epitaph
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I created the score and midi using lilypond so that people who are more knowledgable on ancient greek music can write the actual article. If you follow the link to the score image, you will get the source code for lilypond if you want to make edits. You could also load the midi into a midi based editor or run it through the guido noteserver to get guido code to edit. Or leave me a message and I will fix any errors and reupload the files.
I've also heard media files on the web that have this melody set to chords, but I don't know enough to know whether the chords are accurate or supposition. If they're accurate, I'll add them to the files too.
--Chinasaur 21:39, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- As far as I know--as far as current research shows--there is no reliable evidence for any kind of chordal accompaniment in any ancient Greek music. There is a bit of conflicting evidence about use of a drone (though it sure sounds good to play it with one) but even this is usually disputed. At any rate the tune chiseled on the stone is purely monophonic. Good work putting this up! Antandrus 21:54, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)
