Music of the Spheres Music of The Ancients & The Golden Record

Meet the Greeks And what they thought about…….everything

Music and the Greeks The music of ancient Greece was almost universally present in society, from marriages and funerals to religious ceremonies, theatre, folk music and the ballad-like reciting of epic poetry. The word music comes from the Muses, the daughters of Zeus and patron goddesses of creative and intellectual endeavours. In ancient Greece music was a part of everyday life In ancient Greece music was a part of everyday life

Greek Civilization Society First democracies Valued Education Used myths to explain the world around them. Logic & Reason Art Theater was the chosen form of entertainment Comedies – People lived Tragedies – People died Plays were performed in outside theaters.

Greek Music and Philosophy Musica Universalis (lit. universal music, or music of the spheres) is an ancient concept that regards the movement of the planets and moons as a form of music.

Greek Instruments The principle woodwind of Classical antiquity is the aulos, consisting of a pair of cylindrical pipes with double reed mouthpieces. Originally made of reed stems, wood, or bone, at the Hellenistic age it became a refined instrument with an ivory core covered by a delicate mechanism of bronze or silver sliders and turning sleeves, which enabled the player to control a considerable number of finger holes. While earlier instruments played simple scales within a constricted range, these expensive new professional auloi provided for modulation between different keys, and gave access to especially low notes as well as to a high register of shrill sound.

The Cithara The cithara (kithára) is the wooden type of the Greek lyre, especially the large concert instruments.

How they Organized Music The Greeks had rules for almost everything....they are the guys who gave us modern math after all. Divided their music into 7 scales called modes. These names are derived from Ancient Greek subgroups (Dorians), one small region in central Greece (Locris), and certain neighboring (non-Greek) peoples from Asia Minor (Lydia, Phrygia).

Modes Mixolydian:Lydian:Phrygian:Dorian:Hypolydian:Hypophrygian Common, Locrian, or Hypodorian:

Voyager 1 Today’s Music of the Shepres

Voyager 1 Satellite Voyager 1 is a 722-kilogram (1,592 lb) space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977 to study the outer Solar System. Operating for 36 years, 4 months, and 21 days as of 26 January 2014, the spacecraft communicates with the Deep Space Network to receive routine commands and return data. Voyager 1 is the furthest object away from Earth that has been made by a human. It will continue to hold that record until humans find a faster way to travel through space. Since passing Pluto, our Voyager crafts are not headed anywhere specific. It will be a long time before they might come across anything else.

"We cast this message into the cosmos… If one such civilization intercepts Voyager and can understand these recorded contents, here is our message: We are trying to survive our time so we may live into yours… This record represents our hope and our determination and our goodwill in a vast and awesome universe.” - President Jimmy Carter’s message on the Voyager spacecraft. - President Jimmy Carter’s message on the Voyager spacecraft.

The Golden Record The Voyager space probe carries a gold platted audio visual disc in case Voyager is ever found by intelligent life. The disk contains photos of Earth, voice recorded greetings and samples of music and literature. Music on the golden record includes: Various works by W.A. Mozart, Blind Willie Johnson, Chuck Berry and various performances of indigenous music from around the world. Music on the golden record includes: Various works by W.A. Mozart, Blind Willie Johnson, Chuck Berry and various performances of indigenous music from around the world.