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Symphony: From Greek Harmony ‘Symphonia’ to Orchestral Masterpieces
Symphony, from Greek ‘symphonia’ (sounding together), refers to a large-scale orchestral music composition with multiple movements.
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Music derives from Greek word Μουσική (Musiki) that is very close related from the word Μούσα (Moùsa – Muse).
“Quatre Muses: Euterpe, Polihímnia, Clio, Melpòmene, Museu de Cirene” by Sebastià Giralt is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Muses were the inspirational godesseses for the arts.
Symphony, from Greek ‘symphonia’ (sounding together), refers to a large-scale orchestral music composition with multiple movements.
The word “harmony” has its etymology and origin in ancient Greek.
The word “lyric” has its origins in ancient Greece. It comes from the Greek word “lyrikos,” which means “singing to the lyre.” The lyre was a musical instrument with strings that was commonly used in ancient Greece. The term “lyric” originally referred to a type of poetry that was meant[…]
Verb listen in Greek is Ακούω (Akuo). From the same verb is the Greek word Ακουστική (Akustiki).Word Ακουστική is the Greek word for the sense of sound. E.g The Ancient Theatre in Epidavros has great acoustic.We also use the same word as adjective for organs that not electrically amplified. Acoustic[…]