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12 Easy Melodies for the 5string Lyre (or for lyres with more than 5 strings)
19.00 €
“There is no benefit when music stands secret and hidden.” — Lucian
Learn your first songs on the lyre, including 5 ancient surviving melodies.
Including: Tetrasimon ✦ Exasimon ✦ Dodekasimon A ✦ Amazing Grace ✦ Dodekasimon B ✦ Okto & (Deka) simon ✦ Majestic ✦ Harmonics
“In this book, you will find a series of melodies ideal for learning for a beginner lyre player.” says Lina Palera, a world-renowned lyre player and much-beloved lyre instructor at the LyreAcademy.com. “In our effort to standardize the Greek lyre to make it easier to teach and produce specialized educational material, we adapted each of the melodies to the needs of a 5string lyre with the standard tuning of C4 D4 E4 F4 G4. ” In this book, you will find original ancient melodies, along with modern songs, ideal for anyone willing to take the first step and learn some easy melodies on his ancient lyre or kithara.
“This Sheet Music Book is one of our latest additions to our effort to enrich the available educational resources for lyre and lyre-like musical instruments,” Nikolaos Koumartzis, the series’ director, explains. The book is part of the Lyre Sheet Music series, in which some of the greatest lyre players around the world participate, including Thanasis Kleopas, Michael Levy, Theodore Koumartzis, Giorgio Sancristoforo, et cetera.
Pages: 24 | Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches
(sheet music for a 5strings lyre/kithara, or for lyres/kithara with more than 5 strings)
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There is no benefit when music stands secret and hidden.
— Lucian, 2nd c. CE
SEIKILO Museum offers a fine selection of premium products closely related to our ancient world's musical heritage. Whether a replica of a lyre or another ancient musical instrument, sheet music of ancient surviving melodies, books about the history & myths of music in ancient Greece, or pristine quality recordings of ancient-inspired melodies, you can take with you a unique piece of history that you will cherish for a lifetime and even pass on to the next generation of your family.
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