Ancient Musical Instruments By Sherri Bohne Music 1010
Hollow bones, First musical instrument
Animal horns made practical instruments
Music accompanied comedies and pantomimes in Greece
The Water Organ or Hydraulis is the first known keyboard
Lyre is oldest string instrument, in Greek mythology invented by Hermes
Kithara used for entertainment for both Greeks and Romans, similar to guitar
Aulos, a wind instrument, played simultaneously (hard to master!)
Pan, God of the forest, played Pan Pipes to pick up girls, in Greek mythology
Littus, a variant of the tuba, used for both music and to scare the enemy in Celtic war
Conch shell, a natural trumpet, used for prayers for rain and fertility
Bullroarer, known on every continent, used to signify the presence of spirits
Idiophones, shaken or scraped, popular in many countries like Africa
Early drums made from animal skins used to send signals as well as for music
Music in ancient Greece was tied up in their mythology
Music was omnipresent at the first Olympic Games
Instruments we play today had roots in Greece, we have them to thank for our orchestras and bands