Vocal Music Aspects in Ancient Greece
Vocal Music Aspects in Ancient Greece

Summary/Abstract: Considered a mandatory characristic of the human being, the voice is actually a special gift that helps us communicate throughout our lives. Conscious of this fact, the Greek antiquity gave singing supernatural powers, for religion and art constituted a unity. The ancient Greek tragedy and comedy required a culture of singing and speech, for the acoustic conditions of outdoor scenes required it, so it had to be developed, obviously by means of training. In order to increase the voice performance of the solist, the voice pedagogy focused on tone, voice intensity, rhythmic flux and subtleties of voice modulation, but also on an appropriate presentation.

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