“There is no benefit when music stands secret and hidden.” — Lucian

Learn how to play eight of the greatest songs by the beloved Wandering Melodist.

Songs’ list: Drama’s Bridge ✦ Hymn to Muse Kalliope & Apollo ✦ I Wish I Were Wind ✦ Immortal’s Wish ✦ Look at Me Sweet Love ✦ Ode to the Sun ✦ On the oleander’s blossom ✦ Perfume

“In this sheet music book, I chose to include some of the songs that I began to learn as a beginner lyre player a few years ago” says Thanasis Kleopas, a celebrated lyre player. “Most of them are inspired by the rich Greek musical tradition, while others are my own compositions, either with genuine lyrics or based on surviving hymns straight out of Greek antiquity. So, learn by studying the sheet music, but don’t forget why you were lured into music in the first place: for the joy of playing and expressing yourself.”

In this book, you will find a series of original and traditional melodies, ideal for anyone willing to take the next step and exercise on intermediate to advanced songs for the ancient lyre and the ancient kithara. “This Sheet Music Book is among 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 Lina Palera, Michael Levy, Theodore Koumartzis, Giorgio Sancristoforo, et cetera.

Pages: 36 | Dimensions: 9 x 12 inches

(sheet music for a 13strings lyre or kithara)